Exam Preview for 19790: Ethics: Applications to the Clinical, Acade

Ethics: Applications to the Clinical, Academic and Corporate Worlds

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1. The professional code of ethics Provide standards that allow for the proper discharge of audiologists' responsibilities to the persons we serve Protect the integrity of the profession Both A and B None of the above
2. Patients who seek the advice and services of audiologists must have the assurance that recommendations made for services or products are made Based on the profitability of the practice Solely by the practitioner without patient input Solely on the behalf of the patients' interests None of the above
3. When deciding on hearing aids Patient benefit should be prioritized Incentives offered by the manufacturer should be prioritized Profitability of the practice must trump all patient decisions All of the above
4. When providing services Audiologists may exclude patients from their practice on the basis of sexual orientation Audiologists may exclude patients from their practice on the basis of religion Audiologists may exclude patients from their practice on the basis national origin Audiologists may not exclude patients on the basis of sexual orientation or religion
5. When providing services Audiologists should only provide services for which they are qualified by education and training Audiologists should provide any service within the scope of practice regardless of training and education If you have an Au.D., you must be competent to provide any and all services None of the above
6. Audiologists in practice Have earned their degree and do not have to worry about continuing competence Shall maintain professional competence, including participation in continuing education Are capable of delivering any and all services by the nature of their training All of the above
7. Audiologists shall Not charge for services not rendered Are permitted to participate in activities that might be considered a conflict of interest Not w orry about getting consent from patients prior to collecting research data None of the above
8. Audiology patients Are not entitled to accurate information about their hearing loss Are not entitled to know about possible side effects of procedures that might be delivered as a part of a research project Are entitled to accurate information about the treatment and management of their hearing problem Both A and B
9. Audiologists may Not share the prognosis or results with patients Not share results since this is the responsibility of the referring physician Make a statement of prognosis, but not guarantee results, mislead, or misinform persons served May share results with whomever they see fit
10. Audiologists Shall work in their personal best interests and not worry about the negative effects on the profession Do not need to worry about ethics as long as what they are doing is legal Should uphold the dignity of the profession Should let their state organization worry about ethical issues