Truth-telling and disclosure — Flashcards

A _____ is a medical outcome that should never occur

Examples of the beers criteria include drugs that increase the risk of _____ (benzodiazepines, opioids)

Which type of medical error analysis involves a forward-looking approach to prevent failure occurrence?_____

Patients undergoing splenectomy should be vaccinated against _____ organisms

beneficience (bioethics)

respect for patient autonomy (bioethics)

Give examples of four common situations in which breaching patient confidentiality may be justified or required (state specific).

Patient has difficulty taking medications.

A drug company offers a "referral fee" for every patient a physician enrolls in the study.

You order an invasive test for the wrong patient.