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100
All 50 States have this law
What is the Good Samaritan Law?
100
Breach of Confidentiality is this tort classification
What is nonintentional tort?
100
Accountable under law
What is liable?
100
In lawsuits, negligence must be...
What is proven?
100
A legally recognizable injury to the patient
What is damages?
200
Negligent behavior that results in injury, damage, loss or death
What is malpractice?
200
The delivery of care that is below the expected standard
What is negligence?
200
Performance of an act totally wrongful and unlawful resulting in damage
What is malfeasance?
200
When a Healthcare Provider knows of potential harm to a patient, but does not warn the patient
What is "failure to warn"?
200
Also known as Respondeat Superior
What is Vicarious liability?
300
A method used to limit liability, the defendant must prove the plaintiff knew of the risk
What is assumption of risk?
300
This type of law establishes the relationship between the healthcare provider and the patient
What is Contract law?
300
Prescribing medications without a license
What is malfeasance?
300
Failure to act when should
What is nonfeasance?
300
The general period of time for statute of limitations for filing a professional negligence lawsuit
What is 1 to 8 years?
400
Res ipsa loquitur translates to
What is "the thing speaks for itself"
400
The medical professional anticipated that the intervening force would occur
What is a "foreseeable" injury?
400
Patients must be informed of information in order for them to agree to medications, procedures, etc..
What is informed consent?
400
Most "failure to warn" applies to this kind of patient
What is psychiatric patients?
400
Focus is on the responsibility of an organization as a whole, to provide proper patient services
What is corporate negligence?
500
Duty of Care, Dereliction, Direct Cause, Damages
What is the Four D's of negligence?
500
Breach of Contract, Intentional Torts, Nonintentional Torts
What are the 3 theories of liability?
500
Assault and Battery, False Arrest, Invasion of Privacy, Defamation, False Imprisonment are examples of
What is an intentional tort?
500
Malfeasance, Misfeasance, Non-feasance
What are the 3 classifications of a medical professional liability claim?
500
Drug reactions, adverse treatment outcomes, alternate forms of treatment, explanation of terminology are all examples of
What is informed consent?