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sabina

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A patient's son has medical power of attorney and has arrived at the patient's bedside to discuss care options with her. The patient has just been dialyzed, has not received any pain medication, and is rational in her decision making.
 
  The patient's son decides that she should not receive any more dialysis treatments due to the acute state of her illness, the discomfort that she has suffered, and her inability to care for herself. The patient disagrees. Which decision should be followed? a. The patient's son
  b. The patient
  c. Both, and the hospital ethics committee should convene and decide
  d. Neither, this is a legal decision and should be done by a court of law

Question 2

Provide some examples ethical leadership.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 3

Mobile applications for health information technology are increasing, in part due to the many benefits that these programs offer. Some of these benefits include which of the following? Select all that apply.
 
  a. Inexpensive d. Privacy offered by hand-held device
  b. Portable e. Training manuals included with device
  c. Easy to hide f. Easy to use anytime



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Answer to Question 1

B
Even though the patient has given her son legal power of attorney over her health care decisions, if she
is competent and disagrees with her agent's (her son's) wishes or decisions, her decisions are the ones
that prevail.

Answer to Question 2

Correct answers should include some of the following points.
o Ethical leaders emphasize altruism, integrity, and role modelling.
o Ethical leaders focus on moral management and awareness of others.
o Ethical leaders emphasize ethical standards.
o Ethical leaders influence the conduct of followers and the ethical decision making of these employees through role modelling and communicating the importance of ethical standards.

Answer to Question 3

A, B, F
Mobile applications in health care are generally inexpensive, portable, and easy to use anytime. They
are also viewed as intuitive and user-friendly, so most people can download and use the many
computer applications available for them quickly without much training or basic computer literacy.




sabina

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Reply 2 on: Jul 7, 2018
Wow, this really help


xiaomengxian

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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