Chapter 4
There are ______ branches of the federal government.
A deposition may be taken in which phase of the lawsuit?
Interrogatories
Double Jeopardy !!!!
the legal responsibility of competent adults for their own acts.
Liability
This class of law defines and regulates legal rights and obligations
Substantive
Physician Liability as an Employer are liable for these three.
Grounds and buildings.
Automobiles.
Employee safety.
Practicing medicine without a license is an example of which of the following types of laws?
criminal law
A medical assistant takes universal precautions while drawing blood for analysis. This is an example of
Standards of Care
This branch is represented by: Senate, House of Representatives: Write, debate, and pass bills.
Procedural
This is the act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to unauthorized individuals.
• Privileged communication: Information held confidential within a protected relationship
Confidentiality
A physician working in an emergency room is obligated to treat all the patients who come through the door. This is an example of which of the following concepts?
Duty of care
A jury is selected in the ______ stage of a lawsuit.
trial
Double Jeopardy!!!!
This branch deals with Executive orders becoming law without approval of Congress
Executive
This type of law involves crimes against state
Criminal
The failure to act when one should.
Nonfeasance
Which brochure applies to both hospital and health care visits and encourages high quality care?
Patient Care Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights, and Responsibilities.
Patient information.
DASH-Direct Admit System for Hospitals.
Hospital Plan Plus.
Patient Care Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights, and Responsibilities.
punishable by less than one year in prison and is a less serious criminal act.
Misdemeanor
This branch Interprets and oversees laws.
Judicial
This type of law involves wrongful acts against persons.
People can sue another person, a business, or the
government.
Civil
Performance of a lawful act in an illegal or
improper manner.
Misfeasance
A patient is properly cared for by the nurse practitioner. Which of the following describes one of the elements that the nurse practitioner has successfully met?
Duty
The failure to act when one should is called
Non-feasance
Double Jeopardy!!!
What are the five types of law?
Five Types of Law
1. Constitutional: Based on U.S. constitution.
2. Case: Set by legal precedent.
3. Statutory: Enacted by state or federal legislatures.
4. Administrative: Enacted to define specific agency powers.
5. Common: Body of unwritten law originally formed in England.
This is a civil wrong committed against a person or property
excluding breach of contract.
• Must involve injury, damage to property, or deprivation of
civil liberties.
• May be intentional or unintentional
Tort
What are the four elements to prove negligence?
Four Elements to Prove Negligence
1. Duty: The person charged owed a duty of care to the accuser.
2. Dereliction: The health care provider breached the duty of care to the patient.
3. Direct cause: The breach of duty of care to the patient caused the injury.
4. Damages: Court-ordered monetary awards to patients, given as a result of legally recognized injuries to patients.