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? Invasion of Privacy is exempted
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.
An EMT has been ordered by ER doctor to obtain a blood sample from a woman who was involved in a car accident. The woman refuses to cooperate, so the EMT grabs her arm and attempts to hold it steady so that he can obtain the blood sample. This an example of
What is Battery?
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