Ethical Responsibilities
What is the term for a system of principles developed by a society to guide decisions about right and wrong?
What is ethics?
This legal term refers to performing an unauthorized touch or procedure on a patient without their permission.
What is battery?
Which ethical and legal concept gives patients self-determination and the right to make decisions about their own health care?
What is autonomy?
Passed in 1996, what federal law sets national standards to protect patient privacy and confidential health information?
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?
A medical assistant accidentally reveals a patient's diagnosis verbally in a crowded elevator where others overhear. What form of defamation occurred?
What is slander?
A situation in which there is no clear right answer, and following one ethical principle may contradict another, is known as what?
What is an ethical dilemma?
Any threatened or implied act to perform unwanted medical treatment, whether carried out or not, is legally classified as what?
What is assault?
What type of advance directive designates a specific person to act as a surrogate decision-maker if a patient becomes incapacitated?
What is a durable power of attorney for health care?
Which federal agency regulates the Controlled Substances Act to classify addictive drugs into five schedules?
What is the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration)
What is the legal term for written defamation of character?
What is libel?
This guiding principle of health care ethics states that a provider must help others and promote patient welfare before personal convenience.
What is "Do Good"?
The failure to meet the standard of care expected of a person with specific training and experience is known as what?
What is negligence?
What type of consent is given when a patient non-verbally indicates permission, such as opening their mouth for a dental exam?
What is implied consent?
What government agency sets workplace safety rules requiring employers to protect healthcare workers from hazards and contagious diseases?
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?
Submitting an insurance claim for medical services that were never actually performed is an example of what form of dishonesty?
What is fraud?
A health care worker chooses not to work at a facility that performs procedures conflicting with their personal religious beliefs. This choice is guided by their personal what?
What are values?
What Latin legal doctrine means "let the master answer" and holds employers legally responsible for the actions of their employees?
What is respondeat superior?
This document outlines an individual's specific wishes regarding end-of-life care, such as "Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR) requests.
What is a living will?
What laws protect individuals and healthcare professionals from legal liability when volunteering emergency care outside of work?
What are Good Samaritan laws?
Individuals under age 18 who are financially independent, married, or court-declared adults with the legal right to sign consent forms are called what?
What are emancipated minors?
Name two of the eight guiding principles of health care ethics outlined in the chapter.
What are two of the following: Preserve life, Do good, Respect autonomy, Uphold justice, Be honest, Be discreet, Keep promises, or Do no harm?
Holding a competent adult patient in a healthcare facility against their will without legal cause can result in what legal charge?
What is false imprisonment?
What type of consent requires a formal explanation of a procedure, its risks, benefits, and alternatives before a patient signs or verbally agrees?
What is informed consent (or express consent)?
What 1991 federal law requires hospitals and care facilities to inform adult patients upon admission of their right to formulate advance directives?
What is the Patient Self-Determination Act?
Before administering a prescription medication, a nurse checks the patient, dosage, time, route, medication, and documentation three times. What standard practice is being followed?
What are facility protocols (or the three checks)?