Law Basics
This type of law involves disputes between individuals or parties.
What is Civil Law
Performing a procedure outside your scope of practice is this type of tort.
What is malpractice?
Ethics are based on these, while laws are rules.
👉 What are moral principles?
Discussing patient information in an elevator is a violation of this law
👉 What is HIPAA?
This law requires facilities to inform patients of their rights.
👉 What is the Patient Self-Determination Act?
This is a criminal offense in healthcare
What is practicing without a license?
This action is considered negligence for a PCT.
What is forgetting to raise bed rails?
This ethical principle relates to keeping patient information private.
👉 What is privacy?
This situation does NOT require patient authorization.
What is mandatory reporting of communicable diseases?
This document outlines end-of-life wishes.
👉 What is a living will?
This element is required for a valid healthcare contract.
What is legal capacity of all parties?
Performing care after a patient refuses is considered this.
👉 What is battery?
Best response to suspected abuse.
👉 What is report immediately through proper channels?
You notice a coworker left a patient’s electronic chart open on a computer in a public area. What should the PCT do?
What is secure the information and report the potential HIPAA violation?
This document allows someone else to make healthcare decisions.
👉 What is durable power of attorney?
This type of defamation is spoken.
What is slander?
This protects healthcare workers by providing evidence of care.
👉 What is documentation?
This is the best ethical action for a PCT.
What is treating all patients with respect and dignity?
Correct way to fix an EHR error (all 3 components)
What is add correct info with date/time, single line through error, initial correction
What should you do when a patient refuses treatment?
👉 What is document and report the refusal?
This type of consent occurs when a patient takes medication from a nurse.
What is implied consent?
This concept defines boundaries of safe and competent care that you can perform in your role
What is scope of practice?
The correct response when hearing a coworker speak negatively about a patient.
What is report the behavior to a supervisor?
This concept requires patient records to remain confidential.
👉 What is privileged communication?
If a patient has a DNR and stops breathing, this should happen.
👉 What is CPR should not be performed?