In the Name of the Law
This branch of law handles disputes between individuals or organizations.
What is civil law?
This is the knowledge of right and wrong
What is ethics?
This occurs when an MA says “You’re getting this injection whether you like it or not.”
What is assault?
An MA discusses a patient’s diagnosis with an uninvolved coworker. This responsibility has been violated.
What is confidentiality?
This person is legally required to report suspected or observed abuse or neglect.
What is a mandated reporter?
This person files a lawsuit against another person or organization.
Who is the plaintiff?
This document specifically states which treatments a patient wants or does not want if they cannot communicate.
What is a living will?
The patient refuses an injection, but the MA gives it anyway.
What is battery?
An MA accepts concert tickets from a vendor in exchange for recommending the vendor’s products.
What is a conflict of interest?
An MA documents a communicable disease and shares the required information with the proper authority following this requirement
What is compliance reporting?
This legal document requires someone to testify or provide records.
What is a subpoena?
This document names another person to make healthcare decisions when the patient cannot.
What is a durable power of attorney for healthcare?
An MA leaves a patient’s EHR open where patients can see likely violating this law
What is HIPAA?
Timothée Chalamet offers to take the MA out to dinner if they cancel someone and make an opening to see his mom and the ethically sound MA says this
What is some form of "I can’t do that, but I can schedule her for the next available opening "
The MA does this after observing unexplained injuries while the caregiver refuses to allow the patient to speak privately.
What is report to the proper authorities?
This dispute-resolution process allows a qualified third party to determine the outcome.
What is arbitration?
Before a procedure, the patient must understand its purpose, risks, benefits, and alternatives before providing this.
DAILY DOUBLE
What is informed consent?
This may occur if a caregiver becomes too busy to provide one of their patients with necessary care and assumes the patient will care for themselves
What is neglect?
An off-duty MA provides reasonable emergency aid in good faith. These laws may protect the MA from certain liability.
What are Good Samaritan Laws?
Becky livestreams their unconscious friend after drugging them to make money. This is an example of this reportable conduct
What is exploitation?
A patient waits too long to file a lawsuit. This law may prevent the case from moving forward.
What is the statute of limitations?
A nursing-home resident experiencing a heart attack will likely have this medical order on file.
What is a portable order for life sustaining treatment?
This happens when a nurse goes home without telling anyone after a patient screams at them
What is abandonement?
The MA performs CPR on a patient even though the patients wife is telling them to stop because a form in this general category is on file
What is an advance directive?
This unexpected event results in a patient’s death or serious harm.”
What is a sentinel event?