Professional Ethics & Standards Flashcards
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A CAA witnesses a surgical error but is pressured by the surgeon to omit it from documentation. The CAA should:
Answer: Accurately document the event and report it through incident reporting channels
Accurate and complete documentation is a professional and legal obligation; omitting adverse events constitutes falsification of medical records.
The principle of beneficence in anesthesia practice means the CAA should:
Answer: Act in ways that promote the patient's well-being and best interests
Beneficence requires actively promoting patient welfare, which includes providing safe, effective anesthesia care tailored to each patient's needs.
Which action by a CAA would constitute a breach of professional boundaries?
Answer: Entering a personal romantic relationship with a current patient
Romantic or sexual relationships with current patients violate professional boundaries because they exploit the inherently unequal power dynamic in the provider-patient relationship.
A CAA who routinely documents anesthesia times that differ from actual times to increase billing is committing:
Answer: Healthcare fraud and a serious ethical violation
Falsifying anesthesia times to inflate billing constitutes healthcare fraud under federal law and is a severe ethical and legal violation.
When ethical disagreement arises between a CAA, the surgeon, and the patient's family about treatment goals, the best resource is:
Answer: An institutional ethics committee consultation
Hospital ethics committees provide structured, multidisciplinary consultation to help resolve complex ethical conflicts in a fair and patient-centered manner.
Cultural competence in anesthesia care ethically requires the CAA to:
Answer: Recognize and respect cultural differences that may affect patient care preferences
Culturally competent care involves recognizing individual cultural values and preferences that may influence treatment decisions, communication, and consent.
A CAA who self-discloses a personal struggle with substance abuse to their licensing board is demonstrating which professional virtue?
Answer: Integrity and accountability
Voluntarily disclosing a substance abuse problem demonstrates integrity and accountability, which are foundational professional virtues that protect patient safety.