Vocabulary
A threat or attempt to injure someone
What is assault?
what is the disputes between people or organization and protection of peoples right?
What is civil law
Three parts to a contract
What is offer, acceptance and consideration
Before you perform any procedure on a patient, you must have proper.
What is authorization?
A civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm.
What is Tort
The three main reasons that a doctor can have his license revoked or suspended
What is Unprofessional conduct, commission of a crime, and personal incapacity
A person who is under the influence of drugs does not have the legal capacity to form a contract because he/she has a:
What is Legal disability.
A medical assistant was fired from a medical practice and has been making negativity, untrue statement about one of the physicians. the assistant could be charged with:
What is defamation
What term describes the fact that information about a patient must remain private?
What is: Confidentiality
Name 4 intentional torts
What are Assault, Battery, False imprisonment, Defamation of character, Fraud, and Invasion of privacy
what is physical abuse?
what is depriving of nutrition, hitting, restraining a patient
A patient decides to have an abortion. The nurse comments, "I would never allow my daughter to do this!" The nurse has violated which behavior?
What is ethical
Duke hospital receive federal aid. what laws required personnel to provide patient with information about assistance in preparing advance directives?
What is patient self-department ac
What is patient self-department act
If a laboratory technician sends e-mails to co-workers saying that a particular physician is careless and killed a patient, the lab tech might be guilty of:
What is Libel
If I have the legal capacity to sign a consent form, I must be:
What is 18-years-old and mentally competent. (Free of legal disability)
This state law helps protect health care professionals and ordinary citizens from liability while giving care in emergency as long as the care is given in good faith.
Good Samaritans Law
What is Good Samaritans Law
What do the initials HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Jane’s father signs a document saying that Jane will make decisions for him once he is unable to make decisions. The document is a:
What is Durable Power of Attorney
What is permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind after the procedure has been explained in terms the person can understand?
What is Informed consent
If a nurse assistant forgets to raise the siderails on the bed and the patient falls out of bed, the nurse assistant might be guilty of:
What is Negligence.
IA surgeon is operating on a patient’s liver and cut the patient’s gallbladder by accident. The doctor is guilty of what type of medical tort.
What is malpractice?
A list of principles intended to govern behavior-here, the behavior of those entrusted with providing care to the sick
What is code of ethics
What patient’s rights document applies to persons in long-term care facilities?
Resident’s Bill of Rights
What should you do if you are a health care worker and you make a mistake?
Report it immediately to your supervisor