Patient Rights and Ethics Flashcards
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Financial exploitation of a client involves:
Answer: Misusing the client's money or property
Stealing or misusing a client's money or property is financial exploitation, a form of abuse.
A client from a different culture has specific dietary customs. The HHA should:
Answer: Respect and accommodate cultural preferences when possible
Respecting cultural and religious preferences is part of dignified, ethical care.
The principle of beneficence in care means:
Answer: Acting in the client's best interest
Beneficence means acting to benefit and promote the well-being of the client.
Neglect of a client can include:
Answer: Failing to provide needed food, hygiene, or care
Withholding basic needs such as food, hygiene, or care is neglect.
A client confides personal information and asks the HHA to keep it secret, but it indicates self-harm risk. The HHA should:
Answer: Report the safety concern to the supervisor
Safety concerns override confidentiality and must be reported to protect the client.
Respecting a client's right to make a poor but informed choice reflects:
Answer: Autonomy
Competent clients have the autonomy to make their own decisions, even unwise ones.
An ethical HHA documents care that was:
Answer: Actually performed and accurate
Documentation must accurately reflect care that was actually provided.