Medical Ethics & Patient Rights Flashcards
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A client with a hearing impairment arrives for electrolysis treatment. What is the electrologist's ethical obligation?
Answer: Provide reasonable accommodations to ensure effective communication and informed consent
Electrologists must provide reasonable accommodations to ensure clients with disabilities receive effective communication and can give informed consent.
An electrologist discovers a suspicious mole on a client's skin during treatment. What is the most appropriate ethical action?
Answer: Document the finding and recommend the client see a dermatologist
Practicing within scope of practice means referring clients to appropriate medical professionals when abnormalities are observed.
Which ethical principle requires an electrologist to act in the client's best interest even when it may conflict with the practitioner's financial interests?
Answer: Beneficence
Beneficence obligates healthcare providers to act in ways that benefit the patient, even at personal cost to the provider.
A client requests that the electrologist perform a procedure the practitioner believes is medically inadvisable. What is the best course of action?
Answer: Explain the risks, document the client's decision, and proceed only if safe
Respecting autonomy means informing clients of risks, documenting their informed decision, and proceeding only when it is safe to do so.
What does the principle of justice require of an electrologist when pricing services?
Answer: Applying fees consistently and fairly without discrimination
Justice in healthcare ethics requires fair, non-discriminatory treatment and consistent application of policies to all clients.
An electrologist is asked by an insurance company to provide details of a client's treatment history. What is the correct ethical response?
Answer: Provide records only after obtaining written authorization from the client
HIPAA requires written client authorization before releasing treatment records to third parties, including insurance companies.
Which scenario best illustrates a breach of professional boundaries in electrology practice?
Answer: Accepting a client's social media friend request and discussing treatments online
Accepting personal social media connections with clients blurs professional boundaries and can compromise the therapeutic relationship.