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A home health aide noticed a client had been failing to take her medications; however, the
client asked the aide to document that she was taking them, and the aide agreed to do so.
Which principle did the home health aide violate? - Answer legal principles
A health insurance navigator was working with a client who was having difficulty understanding
the differences among their options over the phone. The frustrated navigator at last simply
made the decision for the client.
Which principle did the insurance navigator violate when making this decision? - Answer the
ethical principle of autonomy
Which example demonstrates a violation of legal principles? - Answer A client who had
recently lost his job and health insurance asked the billing specialist at his local physician's office
to bill his former insurance policy "just to see if it will work," and the billing specialist does so.
What is one difference between ethical principles and legal principles? - Answer Legal
principles have defined rules and penalties.
An adult day care recently received a generous donation from the community. The
administration debated the best use of the funds. One suggestion was to create an emergency
fund where clients in need could request assistance; however, as the community outreach
specialist pointed out, this would only help some clients. The outreach specialist used the funds
to lower the costs of services, which would help all clients.
Which ethical theory states that the correct action to take is the action that leads to the most
good? - Answer consequential ethics
Which ethical theory establishes norms for conduct and researches how individuals should act?
- Answer normative ethics
While working with a client, a community outreach specialist noticed that a client did not have
much food in the house and was covered in bruises. The client denied any abuse or neglect;
however, the outreach specialist was doubtful and decided to report to Adult Protective
Services. Ultimately, the client was moved to a safer environment despite their caretaker's
protest.
, A young woman sought resources from a community outreach specialist, concerned she might
be pregnant. The woman stated that if she were pregnant, she would keep the baby because of
her religious beliefs.
Which ethical principle describes the woman's decision-making process? - Answer religious
ethics
An intake coordinator received a call about a potential client who was interested in receiving
services. After talking to the client's caregiver, she realized that the client was not qualified for
the services offered at her facility. The intake coordinator approved him anyway because he was
a friend of her grandfather.
Which factor led the intake coordinator to make an unethical decision? - Answer partial
reasoning
Upon seeing that a new client had Medicaid, a physician told her secretary to cancel the client's
appointment and tell the client that they were not accepting new patients, even though the
office was actually accepting new patients with private insurance. The secretary knew that if he
did not cancel, he would be reprimanded, so he canceled the appointment.
Which factor caused the secretary to make an unethical decision? - Answer failing to create an
organizational culture of ethics
A transplant coordinator refused to accept women of childbearing age to the waitlist for kidney
transplants because pregnancy is hard on the kidneys. He was not willing to discuss any other
data about this subject that might change his point of view.
Which factor led to the transplant coordinator's unethical decisions? - Answer circular
reasoning
A patient was complaining of pain in his abdomen. The physician told the patient that she was
prescribing him medication to help with the pain, but instead prescribed a medication that was
intended to treat psychiatric disorders because she wanted to study the effects of the new
medication on a patient.
Which factor led to the physician's unethical decision? - Answer a lack of a moral compass
When used correctly, what does a decision-making model allow an HHS professional to do? -
Answer reach an ethically sound decision
Which option describes a decision making model in healthcare? - Answer a tool