Professional Responsibilities and Ethics Flashcards
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Which of the following scenarios BEST represents a violation of the ethical principle of veracity?
Answer: Inflating documentation of functional deficits to justify ongoing insurance coverage
Veracity requires honesty in all professional communications; inflating documentation to justify coverage is both fraudulent and a breach of truthfulness.
A PT receives a subpoena requesting patient records. The MOST appropriate response is to:
Answer: Consult legal counsel and release only what is legally required
A subpoena is a legal demand, and the PT should consult legal counsel to ensure proper compliance while protecting patient rights.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a PT practice is REQUIRED to:
Answer: Make reasonable accommodations to ensure accessible services for patients with disabilities
The ADA requires healthcare providers to make reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to services for individuals with disabilities.
A PT who disagrees with a facility's policy that conflicts with ethical practice has a professional obligation to:
Answer: Advocate for policy change through appropriate channels while continuing ethical practice
PTs must advocate for ethical practice by working through appropriate professional and institutional channels to address problematic policies.
A patient who has capacity refuses a recommended intervention. After thorough education, the PT should:
Answer: Document the refusal and respect the patient's autonomous decision
Respect for autonomy requires honoring a capacitated patient's informed refusal and documenting it thoroughly in the clinical record.
Which of the following actions by a PT MOST clearly demonstrates the principle of social responsibility?
Answer: Volunteering at community health screenings to improve public access to care
Social responsibility calls on PTs to promote health and wellness in the community, including providing services that expand equitable access to care.
A PT discovers an error in a previously written progress note. The CORRECT way to correct this error is to:
Answer: Draw a single line through the error, initial it, date it, and add the correction
The correct method for correcting documentation errors is to draw a single line through the mistake, initial and date it, and write the correct information.