Ethics

Question 1

Serious reportable events

Answer 1

1. Surgery or other invasive procedure performed on the wrong site.
2. Surgery or other invasive procedure performed on the wrong patient.
3. Wrong surgical or other invasive procedure performed on a patient.
4. Unintended retention of a foreign object in a patient after surgery or other invasive procedure.
5. Intraoperative or immediately postoperative/postprocedure death in an American Society of Anesthesiologists class I patient.

Question 2

Beneficence

Answer 2

the duty to do good

Question 3

Double effect

Answer 3

when both good and harmful effects accompany an action (chemo). Balance should favor the good.

Question 4

Justice

Answer 4

all cases treated equally, no special preference

Question 5

Advanced oral directives

Answer 5

1 advanced oral directives, #2 living will, #3 power of attorney #4 family