c3 Flashcards

1
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What is concerned with whether a healthcare worker’s actions are right or wrong?

A

medical ethics

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2
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What focuses on whether a healthcare worker’s actions are legal or illegal?

A

medical law

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3
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What acts are always unethical?

A

illegal

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4
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What is ethical behavior?

A

the ideal conduct for a certain group

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5
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What are the concepts, ideas, and beliefts that are important to a person?

A

values

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6
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What governs the legal conduct of members of the medical profession?

A

medical law

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7
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What is another name for civil law?

A

tort law

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8
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What are teh two types of invasion of privacy?

A

physical and informational

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9
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What is the list of gurantees of those receiving medical care?

A

Patient’s Bill of Rights

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10
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Who is the individual who ensures taht patients are not abused and their legal rights are protected?

A

obudsman

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11
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When was the Patient Self-Determination Act passed by Congress?

A

1990

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12
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What act requires that most healthcare insititutions inform patients about thier rights at the time of admission?

A

Patient Self-Determinatino Act

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12
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What is the legal document where a patient gives written instructions about healthcare decisions in the event that he becomes incapable of making such in the future?

A

advanced directive

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13
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What document states that CPR or ACLS should not be performed in the event that the patient’s heart stops?

A

DNR (Do not resuscitate)

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14
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What is the legal document that grants another person the legal authority to make legal decisions for you?

A

durable power of attorney

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15
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What is a person under 18 years of age who has legally established that they do not live with their parents?

A

emancipated minor

16
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What is the legal obligation for healthcare personnel to take reasonable care of a patient to avoid causing harm?

A

duty of care

17
Q

What refers to performing an act that a reasonable person would hav enot done?

A

negligence

18
Q

What is the method of resolving disputes outside the courtroom and does not involve a trial?

A

arbitration

19
Q

What is another name for medical malpractice?

A

professional liability

20
Q

What is when a person’s words or actions make another person fear that he or she may be harmed?

A

assault

21
Q

What refers to touching a person without permission?

A

battery

22
Q

What is the act of damaging someone’s good name or reputation?

A

defamation

23
Q

What is the name for verbal defamation?

A

slander

24
Q

What is the name for written defamation?

A

libel

25
Q

What refers to any action that results in physical or mental harm?

A

abuse

26
Q

What refers to the skill and care that healthcare providers must use?

A

standard of care

27
Q

What includes all the skills that an individual is trained for and allowed to use?

A

scope of practice

28
Q

Working outside of your scope of practice is what?

A

illegal

29
Q

When was HIPAA passed?

A

1996

30
Q

When was HIPAA fully enforced?

A

April of 2003

31
Q

What allows only certain idnividuals the right to access personal informatino?

A

confidentiality

32
Q

What gurantees continuation of healthcare insurance coverage if a person changes jobs?

A

HIPAA

33
Q

What establishes national standards to protect individuals’ medical records and other personal ifnormation?

A

HIPAA

34
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What does HIPAA stand for?

A

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act