Asked by ty
Which of the following do you have to follow as a healthcare professional?
your friends’ advice
laws
codes of ethics
professional standards of care
advice from patients
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You must follow: laws, codes of ethics, and professional standards of care.
- Laws: legal requirements (statutes, regulations, licensing rules) that you are legally bound to obey.
- Codes of ethics: professional bodies’ ethical rules guide conduct and can be enforced by licensing boards or employers.
- Professional standards of care: clinical standards and accepted practice guidelines that define competent care and can have legal consequences if not met.
You do not have to follow friends’ advice.
Advice from patients must be respected and considered (patient autonomy), but you are not obliged to follow it if it would be unsafe, unlawful, or contrary to accepted standards — instead you discuss options, refuse or decline unsafe requests, and document the discussion.
- Laws: legal requirements (statutes, regulations, licensing rules) that you are legally bound to obey.
- Codes of ethics: professional bodies’ ethical rules guide conduct and can be enforced by licensing boards or employers.
- Professional standards of care: clinical standards and accepted practice guidelines that define competent care and can have legal consequences if not met.
You do not have to follow friends’ advice.
Advice from patients must be respected and considered (patient autonomy), but you are not obliged to follow it if it would be unsafe, unlawful, or contrary to accepted standards — instead you discuss options, refuse or decline unsafe requests, and document the discussion.
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