Ethics, Safety & Professional Practice Flashcards
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An audiologist receives a gift worth $150 from a hearing aid manufacturer after purchasing a large supply of their devices. According to ethical guidelines, what is the most appropriate response?
Answer: Decline or return the gift to avoid conflicts of interest
Accepting gifts from manufacturers creates conflicts of interest that can compromise clinical objectivity and violate ethical guidelines.
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'nonmaleficence' as it applies to audiology practice?
Answer: Avoiding harm to patients through negligent or intentional actions
Nonmaleficence means 'do no harm' — audiologists must avoid actions that cause unnecessary harm to patients.
When performing otoacoustic emission (OAE) testing on neonates, what is the primary safety consideration regarding probe insertion?
Answer: Using appropriate probe tip size and gentle insertion to avoid canal trauma
Neonatal ear canals are delicate; using the correct probe tip size and gentle technique prevents trauma during OAE testing.
An audiologist suspects they may have made a diagnostic error that delayed a patient's treatment. What is the ethical obligation?
Answer: Disclose the error to the patient and document it appropriately
Ethical practice requires transparency; audiologists must disclose errors to patients and document them accurately.
A patient with significant cognitive decline is accompanied by an adult child who asks the audiologist not to discuss the diagnosis directly with the patient. What should the audiologist do?
Answer: Assess the patient's capacity and communicate directly with the patient to the extent possible
Patient autonomy must be respected to the extent the patient retains capacity; communication should involve the patient as much as possible.
According to OSHA standards, which of the following best protects an audiologist from occupational noise exposure while conducting hearing conservation program audiometry?
Answer: Using personal hearing protection when ambient noise levels are excessive during testing
OSHA requires audiologists to use hearing protection when occupational noise exposure exceeds permissible limits.
A supervisee asks their clinical supervisor to sign off on a session the supervisor did not observe. What is the most appropriate response?
Answer: Decline to sign off, as signing unobserved sessions is unethical and potentially fraudulent
Signing documentation for sessions not observed constitutes fraudulent attestation and violates ethical and legal standards.