NUR 104 HEALTH CARE ETHICS

STUDENT ACTIVITY SHEET BS NURSING / THIRD YEAR

Session # 1

LESSON TITLE: THE HUMAN ORGANISM Materials:

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Book, pen and notebook, index card/class list Upon
completion of this lesson, the nursing student can:

1. Enumerate the four essential characteristics of a profession; References:

Ethics of Health Care: A Guide for

2. Differentiate the sanctions associated with inappropriate
Clinical
legal, ethical and professional etiquette conduct; and, Practice Fourth Edition, Raymond S.
Edge, J. Randall Groves 3. Compare proper and improper professional Etiquette

Subject Orientation (20-30 minutes)

Your classroom instructor for this subject, Health Care Ethics is the application of the core  principles of bioethics
(autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice) to medical and health care decisions. It is a multidisciplinary lens
through which to view complex issues and make recommendations regarding a course of action . Listed below are the
additional information vital in orientation:

1. The calendar of activities for major examinations must be relayed.

2. Classroom rules and regulations will be informed per the instructor’s discretions.
3. Computation of grades specific for this subject must be thoroughly explained to students.
4. The essence and significance in grade computation of these modules must be introduced.
5. If this is the first subject of the class, the instructor must initiate an election for block officers.
6. Any other information that will be deemed necessary by the instructor must be properly coordinated to the class.

MAIN LESSON (20-25 minutes)

Please turn your reference book (Ethics of Health Care: A Guide for Clinical Practice Fourth Edition, Raymond S. Edge, J.
Randall Groves) to Chapter 1 and read the following:
● Entering a Health Care Profession
- Allied health

– Twentieth century: over 200 specialties added to health care team

– Provides over 80% of direct patient care

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 – Combines science and technology with patient care

• Essential Characteristics of a Profession

– Competence in specialized body of knowledge and skill
– Provision of particular service to society
– Standards of education and practice
– Self-regulation

• Legal Practice Act

– Outlines activities providers perform in delivery of patient care
– Develops code of ethics to assist in self-regulation
– Outlines profession’s mission and objectives

• Specialty Practice Acts

– Scope of professional practice
– Requirements and qualifications for licensure or certification – Exemptions to basic requirements.
– Grounds for administrative actions
– Penalties and sanctions for unauthorized practice

• Sanctions for Lapse in Ethical, Legal, and Professional Etiquette Ethical conduct – right or wrong?
– Sanction: loss of professional reputation, loss of professional affiliations

Legal requirements – legal or illegal?

– Sanction: punishment as prescribed by law

Professional etiquette – proper or improper?

– Sanction: loss of professional respect and fellowship

● Professional Etiquette
• Avoid talking badly about another practitioner (especially in front of patients)
• Maintain appropriate relationships at the worksite
• Stay within role boundaries of your specialty
• Rules of etiquette help maintain order and civility

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING (15 minutes)

You will answer and rationalize this by yourself. This will be recorded as your quiz. One (1) point will be given to correct
answer and another one (1) point for the correct ratio. Superimpositions or erasures in you answer/ratio is not allowed.
You are given 15 minutes for this activity:

Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following is NOT considered one of the four essential characteristics of a profession?
A. Competence in a specialized body of knowledge and skill
B. The provision of a particular service to society
C. Grounds for administrative actions
D. Standards of education and practice
ANSWER: C
RATIO: Grounds for administrative actions belongs to the specialty practice acts. Therefore, it is not considered an
essential characteristics of a profession.

2. Specialties including therapist, athletic trainers and dieticians fall under the umbrella title of?

A. Advances health
B. Allied health
C. Rehabilitative health
D. Partnered Health

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ANSWER: B
RATIO: During the twentieth century, as a result of technological and therapeutic advances, over 200  specialties were
added to the health care team under the umbrella title of allied health. Some of these, such as physical  therapists, athletic
trainers, and dietitians, are well known to the public.

3. Specialty practice acts will vary in emphasis, but the majority will address which of the following?
A. Requirements and qualifications for licensure or certification
B. Penalties and sanctions for unauthorized practice
C. Scope of professional practice
D. All of these apply
ANSWER: D
RATIO: All of the following apply to the specialty practice acts and majority address all of the following.

4. The type of sanction commonly associated with lapse in appropriate etiquette is?
A. Loss of professional affiliations
B. Loss of professional respect and fellowship
C. Loss of professional values
D. Loss of professional reputation
ANSWER: B
RATIO: Sanctions associated with a lapse in appropriate legal, ethical and professional etiquette are given below:
Ethical Conduct: Sanction: Loss of professional reputation
Legal Requirements: Sanction: Punishment as prescribed by law
Professional Etiquette: Sanction: Loss of professional respect and fellowship

5. In regard to clients and patients, practitioners have a(n) _________ relationship which requires them to act
primarily in the best interest of those they serve.
A. Fiduciary
B. Proper
C. Formal
D. Formulaic
ANSWER: A
RATIO: A relationship in which an individual places complete confidence, trust, and reliance in someone who has
a fiduciary duty to act for the individual's benefit.

RATIONALIZATION ACTIVITY (THIS WILL BE DONE DURING THE FACE TO FACE INTERACTION)
The instructor will now rationalize the answers to the students. You can now ask questions and debate among themselves
for 10 minutes. Write the correct answer and correct/additional ratio in the space provided.
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LESSON WRAP UP (5-10 minutes)

You will now mark (encircle) the session you have finished today in the tracker below. This is simply a visual to help you
track how much work you have accomplished and how much work there is left to do.

You are done with the session! Let’s track your progress.

AL Activity: MINUTE PAPER

For today’s activity you will use index cards or half sheets of paper to provide written feedback to the following questions:
You are given one minute to answer the questions. You will be given 1 minute to complete the task. I will collect all your
papers before leaving the class.

1. What was the most useful or meaningful thing you learned from this session?

2. What question(s) do you have as we end this session?

(For next session, continue reading Chapter 1 of the book)

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