Ethical prinicples.pptx

Ethical Principles Objectives: Describe the ethical principles related to respiratory care Ethical Theories and Principles Ethics is primarily concerned with the question, “How should we act?” Ethical Theories and Ethics is primarily concerned with the question, “How should we act?” Principle...

Ethical Principles Objectives: Describe the ethical principles related to respiratory care Ethical Theories and Principles Ethics is primarily concerned with the question, “How should we act?” Ethical Theories and Ethics is primarily concerned with the question, “How should we act?” Principles - Autonomy - Principle acknowledges patients’ personal liberty and their right to decide their own course of treatment - Basis for “informed consent” - Under this principle, any use of deceit to get patient to reverse decision to refuse treatment is considered unethical Ethical Theories and Ethics is primarily concerned with the question, “How should we act?” Principles - Veracity - Binds health care provider and patient to be truthful - Problems with veracity center around issues with benevolent deception (withholding truth from patient for his or her own good) - In most cases, telling truth is best policy Ethical Theories and Ethics is primarily concerned with the question, “How should we act?” Principles - Nonmaleficence - Principle obligates health care providers to avoid harming patient and to actively prevent harm when possible - Problems occur when treatment has serious side effects Ethical Theories and Ethics is primarily concerned with the question, “How should we act?” Principles -Beneficence - Raises “do-no-harm” requirement to higher level - Requires health care workers to contribute to health and well-being of their patients Ethical Theories and Ethics is primarily concerned with the question, “How should we act?” Principles -Confidentiality - Requires health care workers to respect patient’s right to privacy - Risks of inadvertent disclosure of patient’s protected health information (PHI) has increased exponentially with advent of social networking sites - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to establish standards for privacy of individually identifiable health information Ethical Theories and Ethics is primarily concerned with the question, “How should we act?” Principles -Role duty - Practitioners have duty to understand limits of role and to practice with fidelity - Respiratory therapists must not perform duties outside defined role Thank You