RIU 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 74: Continuing Medical Education, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Personal Protective Equipment
9 Jul 2020
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Four commonly accepted principles of health care ethics include: The patient has the capacity to act intentionally, with understanding, and with free will. This principle is the basis of informed consent. In making voluntary, knowledgeable decisions, the patient is assumed to be of sound mind. Requires that we avoid needless harm or injury to the patient, whether by action or inaction. Imposing careless or unreasonable risk of harm on a person is negligence. The actions of health care providers should benefit the patient. This duty extends from individual patients to our entire community. It includes improving a patient"s health, as well as preventing disease in the general population. Generally, people who are equals should qualify for equal treatment, regardless of age, gender, educational background, and other factors. Process by which patients are educated about the essentials of a medical procedure. This process allows them to make an informed, educated, and voluntary decision about the health care they are to receive.
