Ch 2: Legal And Ethical Principles Of Emergency Care Flashcards
Written guidelines or instructions describing assessment and care are known as:
a hospital care directives.
online medical controls.
prescription services.
Protocols
Protocols
A(n) ________ is a form, requested by a patient and signed by a physician, refusing CPR if the heart stops.
Health care proxy
power of attorney
do not resuscitate order
ethics statement for the living
do not resuscitate order
A(n) ________ is a legal document that outlines instructions regarding a patient’s medical decisions.
breach of duty
power of attorney
advance directive
release of confidence
advance directive
If a competent adult refuses your care but you then provide it against his will, you could be charged with:
inadvertence.
abandonment.
negligence.
battery.
battery
Failure to perform a required assessment or treatment or the incorrect performance of an action is a(n):
a. proximate causation.
b. breach of duty.
c. abandonment,
d. disregard of proper action.
breach of duty.
The law that protects the confidentiality of protected health information is commonly called
HIPAA
SEPA.
INPRO.
H-ACT.
HIPPA
An Emergency Medical Responder’s legal obligation to provide emergency care is referred to as a(n):
duty to act.
Scope of care.
Implied consent.
Standard of care.
duty to act.
In an emergency in which a patient is so severely injured that a clear decision cannot be made, you have the right to provide care based on consent
implied
expressed
guardian
minor’s
implied
A 16-year-old who is financially independent and living away from home as an adult by permission of the courts is called a(n) _______ minor
guardian
released
emancipated
jurisdictional
emancipated
Patients of legal age who are competent and who accept your care are giving consent.
implied
expressed
guardian
minor’s
expressed
