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Wrongful act that does not involve a contract
What is tort
Written false statements that cause damage to a person's reputation
What is libel
focus on legal relationships between people and the protection of a person's rights
What is civil law
2 examples of a person with legal disability
What is minors, unconscious or mentally incompetent
Residents in the long term care facilities are guaranteed certain rights under what act
What is OBRA 1987
Care given to a person with consent
What is assault and battery
factors of care a patient can expect to receive
What is patient rights
teasing, ridiculing or intimidating a person
What is abuse
Who do health care records belong to
What is the facility but patient's have the right to them
telling the media a patient has a drug problem when another condition exists
What is defamation
Failure to give normally expected care
What is negligence
application of restraints without authorization
What is false imprisonment
Patient's have the right to ___________ care
What is refuse
side rail left down and patient fractures a hip by falling out of bed
What is negligence
What type of consent is allowed for certain, small, non invasive procedures
What is verbal
Agreement between 2 or more parties
What is a contract
unnecessary exposure of an individual
What is invasion of privacy
focuses on wrongs against a person, property or society
What is criminal law
A document that permits an individual to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care is a
What is a Designated Health Surrogate, also known as (POA)
A federal law that requires health care facilities to provide patients with information and assistance in the preparation of advance directives is the
What is the Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA)
set of principles dealing with what is morally right and wrong
what is ethics
failure by a professional to use the degree of skill and learning expected
What is malpractice
list 3 examples of privileged communications that must be reported
What are birth, death, communicable disease
legal documents that allows an individual to state what medical treatment they do or do not want are called
What is an Advanced directive
list 3 parts of a contract
what is offer, acceptance and consideration