What is the term that means, statement one expects to prove true?
100
guardian
Term that means court-appointed protector for an individual incapable of making his or her own decisions.
100
federal law
Name the term that means jurisdiction is given to federal courts in cases involving the interpretation and application of the US constitution, acts of Congress, and treaties.
100
deposition
What is the term that means method of pretrial discovery in which questions are answered under oath.
100
iatrogenic injury
Patient does not have a safety strap on, falls off the operating room table, and breaks a hip. What term best describes what occurred here.
200
malpractice
I did not perform a sponge count, a sponge was left in the patient, patient was discharged, and 8 days later returned to the hospital with an abdominal wound infection. This is negligence of a profession which is known as?
200
doctrine of borrowed servant
What doctrine used to fall under the "captain of the ship" ruling?
200
plantiff
I receive a bovie burn while being operating on at hospital ABC. I decide to sue the hospital for required surgeries I had to have for skin grafts. I would be considered the ????
200
negligence
Standard of care in an operating room is to not allow prep solutions to pool so patients do not get a skin breakdown. You perform a surgical prep on your patient, the betadine runs under the buttocks and the patient develops a breakdown. This is known as?
200
aeger primo - the patient comes first
What is the mottor of AST and what does it mean
300
primum non nocere
What is above all, do no harm
300
tort law
What can be described as any civil wrong independent of a contract.
300
doctrine of personal liability
The health professional will take responsibility for themself, this is known as what doctrine
300
battery
You do a gallbladder on a patient and while in there you see a spot on the uterus so you decide to perform a hysterectomy. This could be classified as??? (be specific)
300
res ipsa liquitur, the thing speaks for itself.
You leave a sponge in a patient. The case settles out of court because it is obvious that you were negligent. What is a term that describes this, (name the term and definition)
400
assault
You have a patient coming in for toe surgery under local anesthesia. You place them on the operating room table and decide to remove all of their clothes. This could be classified as
400
unintentional torts
What are the most common types of errors committed by operating room personnel and include negligence and malpractice.
400
false imprisonment
Patient is getting wild on the operating room table. You decide to put restraints on their hands so no one gets hurt. This could be defined as
400
unintentional tort
You place the bovie pad on a patient over a metal implant. The patient ends up with a bovie burn and it is considered negligence on your part. This would also be known as a ???
400
abandonment
The room next door has a 450 pound patient that they are trying to move from the operating room bed over onto the transport cart. You are done with your procedure. You leave the room and go next door to help them move their patient. You return you room only to find your patient on the floor. This is negligence and an unintentional tort. This would be known as??
500
neutral zone
A strategy implemented to prevent exposure injuries to the CST.
500
sentinel event
What is it called when something unexpected happens that involves death or serious physical or mental injury to the patient during surgery.
500
FDA
This organization regulates medical devices
500
the surgeon
Who is responsible for obtaining informed consent?
500
HIPAA
Was instituted to protect the patient and all of their health information