Professional Standards and Ethics Flashcards
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A gastroenterologist offers tickets to a sporting event in exchange for scheduling his patients preferentially. What ethical principle is violated?
Answer: Justice and professional integrity (anti-kickback)
Accepting gifts for preferential treatment violates justice and professional integrity, and may violate anti-kickback regulations.
A medical device malfunctions during endoscopy, causing minor patient injury. What reporting obligations apply?
Answer: Internal incident report, risk management notification, and FDA MedWatch if device caused/contributed to injury
Device-related injuries require internal reporting, risk management notification, and FDA MedWatch reporting.
What is the nurse's role in ensuring cultural competence during informed consent?
Answer: Ensure language interpretation, respect cultural health beliefs, and verify understanding culturally appropriately
Cultural competence requires providing qualified interpretation, respecting diverse health beliefs, and verifying understanding through culturally appropriate methods.
A GI nurse witnesses a breach in sterile technique during endoscopy. The physician dismisses the concern. What should the nurse do?
Answer: Advocate for the patient by escalating through the chain of command
The nurse must advocate for patient safety by escalating through the chain of command.
What ethical framework guides decisions about allocation of limited endoscopy resources?
Answer: Distributive justice — fair allocation based on clinical need, urgency, and equity
Distributive justice requires fair allocation based on clinical need, urgency, and equitable principles.
A newly certified CGRN is asked to precept a new graduate nurse. Which mentoring practice best supports professional development?
Answer: Provide graduated responsibility with constructive feedback and competency validation
Effective precepting involves graduated responsibility, regular feedback, and formal competency validation.