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? What is consent?
A civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm.
What is Tort
What is the main purpose of law
What is to protect the public
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
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
Name at least 4 intentional torts
Assault, Battery, False imprisonment, Defamation of character, Fraud, and Invasion of privacy
Assault, Battery, False imprisonment, Defamation of character, Fraud, and Invasion of privacy
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 an alcoholic requires emergency care, is it okay for an AA program to release his alcoholic information?
What is Yes
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)
What do the initials HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
If an RN performs heart surgery on a patient, then he/she has performed an ethical and illegal act known as
What is malpractice
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.
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 malpractice?
During an internal hospital review, a nurse made negative remarks about 2 of her colleagues, claiming they were most likely stealing leftover medications. This is an example of which tort
What is Slander?
What should you do if you are a health care worker and you make a mistake?
Report it immediately to your supervisor