Types of Consent
What type of Consent is assumed by patients actions?
Implied Consent
The right of patients to make their own decisions about their healthcare.
Autonomy
What federal law protects patient health information and privacy?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
An intentional act causing injury, pain, or harm to another person.
Ex:Pushing, Shoving,Punching, Biting, and choking.
Physical Abuse
Any treatment by a medical professional that does not follow the standards of care.
Malpractice
This document allows someone to make decisions on your behalf, but it ends if you become mentally incapacitated.
Power of Attorney
The principle of fairness, ensuring that resources and care are distributed equally and fairly among patients.
Justice
What identifies all regulated substances into one of five schedules depending on potential for abuse?
Controlled Substances Act (CSA)
Abuse involving unwanted or inappropriate physical contact, behavior, or actions that violate a person's body and boundaries.
Sexual Abuse
Wrong or harmful act committed
Torts
The patient clearly says yes, either verbally or in writing.
Expressed Consent
The duty to be loyal, keep promises, and maintain trust in the patient-provider relationship.
Fidelity
Allows bystanders to get involved in emergency situation without fear that they will be sued.
Good Samaritan Acts
Criticizing, degrading, swearing, blaming, and attacks that harm self-esteem.
Verbal/Emotional
What are the four basic elements in negligence? They are also know as the four Ds of Negligence.
1. Duty of Care
2. Dereliction
3. Direct Cause
4. Damages
The patient is given all the information about the treatment or procedure (risks, benefits, alternatives) and then voluntarily agrees.
Informed Consent
The duty to act in the best interest of the patient, promoting their well-being and health.
Beneficence
law that requires any hospital emergency department that receives payments from federal health care program, such as Medicare and Medicaid.
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
Banning someone from working, controlling their money, and using citizenship status to limit their employment.
Economic Abuse
When a patient does not receive adequate and appropriate care, which leads to suffering and harm.
Negligence
Used in life-threatening situations when the patient can’t give consent (like if they’re unconscious).
Emergency Consent
The obligation to do no harm and to prevent harm whenever possible.
Nonmaleficence
law that makes sure all labs that test human samples (like blood, urine, etc.) gives accurate, reliable, and timely results.
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA)
Isolation from family and friends, controlling actions and decisions, stalking, and invading privacy or space.
Psychological Abuse
A deliberate act that violates the rights of another.
Ex. Assault, Battery, Defamation of character, invading of privacy, and administration of an injection without the consent of the patient
Intentional Torts