Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
What is torts ?
wrongful acts that do not involve contracts.
what is the suffix for pertaining to?
-al
What dose the receiver do?
decodes the message.
What is the study of pharmacology?
Study of drugs and their nature, properties, and side effects.
What is the definition of assault?
A threat or attempted to injure.
what is the prefix di- mean?
two
What does the sender do?
Encodes and delivers the message.
What are therapeutic drugs?
Therapeutic drugs are used to treat conditions and symptoms.
What are some examples of patients rights ?
A patient must be informed of any hospital rules and regulations.
A patient has the right to be treated with respect .
A patient has the right to refuse treatment.
what dose the suffix -centesis mean ?
surgical procedure
What are the types of communications?
verbal , nonverbal , and body language
What is the name under which a drug is registered?
The trade name or brand name.
What are the forms of abuse?
-sexual
-verbal
-Physical
-mental
What is the prefix and suffix of cardiologist?
prefix - cardi
suffix - ologist
What are the relationships included in privileged communication?
physicians and patients
attorney and clients
clergy and counslee
What are look alike, sound alike medications (LASA)?
Drugs with similar length names or groups of similar characters in names.
What is the purpose of HIPPA ?
(HIPAA) A federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge.
What are medical terms divided in?
- Prefix
- Suffix
- Word roots
What is privileged communication?
Privileged communication is information that is shared within a protected information.
What are the 3 actions drugs can be classified in?
-Local action
-Remote action
-Systematic action