Civil and Criminal Law
Expressed contract is specifically and clearly stated?
True or False
True
term means releasing, transferring, or providing access to protected health information
Disclosure
What are legal documents that allow people to state what medical treatments they want or do not want in the event that they are unable to make decisions or communicate?
Advance directives
The term to define: Legal responsibility for causing harm
Liability
What is the responsibility of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration?
Enforce safety and health standards in the workplace
Speaking false words about people with the intention of damaging their reputation is considered which of the following?
Slander
How long are medical records kept for?
2-7 years
Who is given the right to make decisions as a result of a durable power of attorney?
An agent
What is a process of identifying, evaluating, and preventing sources of liability?
Risk management
What is the purpose of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?
Protect people from infectious, occupational, environmental, and terrorist threats
What is the most common charge against health care workers?
Malpractice
What is the best way to dispose of confidential information in a health care facility
Shred it
What is the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act?
It allows people to donate their body or parts of their body after death for transplantation or medical research.
What are anecdotal records?
Personal accounts of events
Worker compensation laws do what?
Require employers to insure employees in case they are injured at work
Who can assist staff to improve their care and teach nursing theory and practice?
Registered Nurses
How should a documentation error be corrected?
Draw a line through the error, add the correct information, initial, and date
What is the Right to Make a Grievance?
It gives patients the right to make a complaint about their health care.
What is a list of written statements describing proper conduct for a group of people?
Code of ethics
For what reasons may an employer legally NOT hire an applicant? (3 answers)
The applicant is not a legal U.S. resident.
Minor.
Unable to do the job
What are the two exceptions to informed consent?
Emergencies for minors and simple tests
Vivian is a nurse at a children's hospital. A 10-year-old boy confides in Vivian that he has been abused by his parents, but he begs her not to tell anyone. What should Vivian do?
She should report the abuse to the proper authorities
That patients receive considerate care and be treated with dignity
What is the difference between ethical dilemmas and bioethical dilemmas?
Ethical dilemmas are when moral beliefs conflict.
Bioethical dilemmas are dilemmas involving health care and biological sciences.
When may an employer fire an employee? (3 answers)
When there is a legitimate, legal reason, or just cause