Healthcare Law
This law ensures patients can refuse treatment and create advance directives.
What is the Patient Self-Determination Act.
This is the federal law that protects patient privacy and patient confidentiality.
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).
This type of error is caught before it reaches the patient.
What is a near miss.
Type of research that has a focus on perceptions and experiences.
What is qualitative research.
This is the use of computers and electronic systems in healthcare.
What is Health Information Technology.
A nurse threatens to give meds as punishment. What intentional tort is this considered?
What is assault.
A nurse discusses a patient case in an elevator with strangers, this violation is an example of?
What is HIPAA violation, breach of confidentiality.
This type of event results in serious injury such as loss of limb or patient death and will require immediate investigation.
What is a sentinel event.
Type of research that uses numbers and statistical analysis.
What is quantitative research.
This field is focused on using data to improve patient outcomes and improve clinical decision making.
What is Health Informatics.
When a nurse administers medication without a patient's consent. Please identify this intentional tort.
What is battery.
Before releasing a patient's medical records, what must the patient provide first?
What is written consent/authorization.
An event in which wrong medication causes hypotension.
What is an adverse event.
What does the "I" in PICOT stand for.
What is Intervention.
A nurse forgets to lower the bed resulting in the patient falling. Please identify this unintentional tort.
What is Negligence.
A nurse posts a photo on social media with a patient identifier in the background, this is a violation of what?
What is HIPAA.
This human error involves the nurse picking a wrong medication because they were distracted but corrects it immediately.
What is a slip. (Observable error).
A researcher studies patient experiences using interviews. What is this type of research.
This means using electronic health records records in a way that improves patient care.
What is meaningful use.
The 4 elements required to prove medical malpractice.
What are duty, breach, harm, and causation.
A nurse who intentionally shares patient medical records without authorization, what could occur as a consequence under HIPAA?
What are fines, termination of job, including civil & criminal penalties.
When a unit manager often encourages reporting errors without punishment while still holding staff accountable. What QSEN related concept is this?
What is just culture.
This PICOT question asks: In elderly patients, how does hourly rounding compare to standard care in reducing falls over 1 month? What is the outcome (O).
What is reducing falls.
This includes data, information, knowledge, and wisdom used in nursing informatics.
What are the domains informatics.