Healthcare Laws1
This law protects patient information.
What is HIPPA?
Healthcare is mainly affected by this law.
What is civil law?
Focuses on what SHOULD be done.
What are ethical responsibilites?
Maintaining a clean, neat appearance.
What is professional appearance?
Integrity, initiative, dependability & reliability, adaptability and professionalism are in this category of common employee skills.
This type of tort leads to unintentional harm.
What is negligence?
Goes into effect if a patient cannot communicate their own decisions.
What is advanced directive?
The principle of avoiding harm to patients.
What is non-maleficence?
Kept visible to help patients identify you as a trusted caregiver.
What is a name badge?
This is how early you need to arrive for your shift.
What is 15 minutes early?
Format used by nurses to document patient information.
What are SOAP notes?
Restraining an individual or restricting their freedom.
What is false imprisonment?
Educating patients and receiving voluntary permission for treatments and procedures.
What is informed consent?
You take responsibility for your actions by admitting and learning from mistakes.
What is accountability?
This is how you begin your emails.
What is Greeting?
Strengthened HIPPA by adding rules for digital health information.
What is HITECH Act?
Gives patients the right to make informed decisions, refuse care and access their medical records.
What is the Patient Bill of Rights?
Prioritizing patient well-being, respecting their dignity, rights and autonomy to make their own health decisions.
What is Patient Welfare and Autonomy?
Ability to adjust to rapidly changing situations and unexpected challenges.
What is Adaptability and Flexibility?
Utilizing a clear, polite and constructive tone with patients, families and team members.
What is effective communication?
These are the 3 parts of a healthcare contract.
What is Offer, Acceptance and Consideration?
Medical ethics started in this time period.
What is Ancient Greece?
You find evidence of a colleague deficient in competence or character.
What is reporting misconduct?
Offering assistance to colleagues during busy periods.
What is Team Collaboration?
This is the part of the email where you put a brief description of your email.
What is Subject?