Bnol143 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 I wanted to begin a thread discussing various ethical interview questions and how individuals would answer them. I have looked at a couple sample interview question lists and wanted to sharpen my knowledge of ethical debates and perspectives. What potential questions have you seen/had to answer in previous interviews? What personal experiences have you had with ethical decisions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arosswoods Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 @Bnol143 Where did you find the sample interview question lists? Can you post a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Common sense dictates the answer to any ethical question you will receive. Classic questions are 1. Your supervising doc or fellow PA is drunk at work, what do you do? 2. Pt is sent home at end of a long day but you gave him a med he's allergic to. Your doc says don't worry he'll be fine, what do you do? Also know that it is unethical to treat your own family, and if you are seeing a friend's sick kid they still have to be brought into the office and documented on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bnol143 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 This is the list of potential interview questions. http://science.iupui.edu/sites/default/files/Physician%20Assistant%20Interview%20Questions.pdf What about the ethical and legal implications of parents refusing life saving treatment for a minor? Refusing treatment on religious grounds is a patient's autonomous right. However, when this involves a minor it becomes a potential issue of child abuse/homicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bnol143 Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 This is the list of potential interview questions. http://science.iupui.edu/sites/default/files/Physician%20Assistant%20Interview%20Questions.pdf What about the ethical and legal implications of parents refusing life saving treatment for a minor? Refusing treatment on religious grounds is a patient's autonomous right. However, when this involves a minor it becomes a potential issue of child abuse/homicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreasmo Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 From what I understand, parents can only deny life saving treatments if the tx is experimental or if the parents find a way/ provider to have alternate treatments. In either case, if you aren't sure when you are answering at the interviews you can say I would refer to my SP and the hospitals legal team. Just remember the key is you are always advocating for the patients. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I would be really surprised if they asked that complex of an ethical question. Anyway the answer would be try to convince the parent, call social services, call in your supervising physician, and ultimately in most cases the treatment will be given anyways, etc. Again COMMON SENSE. I wouldn't stress about this stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToppDog Posted July 23, 2013 Share Posted July 23, 2013 The ethical questions are designed to have a lot of grey area so they can see how you think. There is no single perfect answer to them, so you would be better off listening to the question carefully & thinking before stating your answer. Trying to ask for past examples & how they were answered is not a really good idea. The questions do not typically require any in depth medical knowledge etc. They are designed to see what your morals & ethics are like, & to see if you can be tactful, etc. Canned responses will be seen a mile away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ejsmith829 Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 So I bought that book "how to ace the physician assistant school interview" before my first interview last month... I read it cover to cover and WAY over prepared! During my interview, the only question directly from that book I was asked was an ethical one-- they asked what you would do if your patient is diagnosed with syphillus but doesn't want to tell his wife. I went with the books answer, which uses HIV as an example, and said you had to report it to the cdc and to the wife because it's a public health risk. Wrong. Apparently this doesn't hold true for all STIs... Anyway... Lessons learned- 1. Trust your gut. I knew all about HIPPA and still went with the book answer 2. Don't overthink it. 3. Apparently, syphillus does not have to be reported... Noted. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deborahkarp Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Just to clarify for current applicants: I just looked up the CDC list for my upcoming interview, and syphillis is on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loliz Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 To clarify further-- if a disease is "reportable" this means that a provider is required to report the diagnosis to the health department. It does NOT mean that you need to report to the wife. You are the patient's healthcare provider and the patient's privacy is still your responsibility. The health department will notify partners if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye88 Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Recently had an interview and did a lot of ethical prep for it which I think helped a lot. A friend sent me a massive 100 page document about medical ethics that I was going to post but I found the source of it. I'd read each of these sections, its really helpful. Even if you think you know about some of these things, such as DNR orders or parental decision making, I'd read those sections anyway since this website teaches more how to think than what to do. Hope this helps! https://depts.washington.edu/bioethx/resource/readings.html#advanced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennedypa Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 helpful stuff here guys! thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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