Hlt 305 t Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Topic 2 DQ 3 Description: Professional ethical standards focus on confidentiality, negligence, malpractice, and the protection of human rights. Discuss why each of these are critical focal areas in today's health care system.

Topic 4 DQ 2 Description: What ethical issues surround the use of kidney dialysis machines? What roles do you think social or economic factors play in decisions? Do the rich and poor have the same access? What criteria would you use to decide who would receive dialysis if the resource was limited?

Description: Your health care team is presented with the following case: A 6-year-old develops a high fever accompanied by violent vomiting and convulsions while at school. The child is rushed to a nearby hospital. The attending physician makes a diagnosis of meningitis and requests permission from the parents to initiate treatment. Both parents are Christian Scientists, and they insist that no medical treatment be given to the child. The physician initiates treatment anyway, and the parents l...

Topic 2 DQ 4 Description: Given the changing health care system, what is a current hot topic in the health care profession that would challenge your standards of practice? How would you overcome that challenge?

Topic 6 DQ 4 Description: Share how team collaboration and gratitude/recognition can positively impact health care professionals mental and physical health. Please share any examples you may have with the class.

Topic 6 DQ 2 Description: What are some options to reduce burnout with medical professionals? This is a more challenging question as workload reduction is not an option in many situations. What are some creative and inspirational ways to reduce stress in the workplace? Please share any examples you may have with the class.

Topic 1 DQ 2 Description: The textbook discusses the eight stages of health care revolution. Which of these specific events do you feel have had the most significant impact on professional value systems? Why?

Topic 8 DQ 1 Description: Consider the problem of rising health care costs and the current health care crisis. Offer some possible solutions. How is this an ethical issue?

Topic 3 DQ 3 Description: Explain the Patients' Bill of Rights and share an example of how these apply to different situations in health care today.

Description: When examining the communication between a medical professional and a patient, it is important to see a real-world example of what that communication looks like. Please examine the example of a basic patient informed consent form for the common surgical procedure of gallbladder removal entitled, "Gallbladder - Cholecystectomy With Common Duct Exploration (Laparoscopic) (Cholecystectomy With Possible Common Duct Exploration [Laparoscopic])," located in your readings for this topic...