Ch 3: Law, Ethics and Professionalism in Health Care

Question 1

public law

Answer 1

Issues between a government and its citizens and involves three categories: criminal law, constitutional lae and administrative law

Question 2

professionalism

Answer 2

a set of values, behaviors, and relationships that form a foundation on which patient and colleague trust is formed

Question 3

ward

Answer 3

the person who in under legal guardianship

Question 4

tort

Answer 4

any wrongful act that results in harm

Question 5

statutory laws

Answer 5

laws enacted by federal, state, and local legislators and enforced by the court system

Question 6

slander

Answer 6

the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person’s reputation.

Question 7

unintentional torts

Answer 7

accidents or mistakes that are not planned or intended that result in harm to another

Question 8

restitution

Answer 8

payment for an injury; compensation

Question 9

malpractice

Answer 9

involves any illegal, unethical, negligent or immoral behavior that results in a failure of duties or responsibilities on the part of a health care professionals

Question 10

incapacitated

Answer 10

unable to make their own medical decisions

Question 11

living will

Answer 11

A document that indicates what medical intervention an individual wants if he or she becomes incapable of expressing those wishes

Question 12

ethics

Answer 12

guidelines that help determine right or wrong behavior in health care

Question 13

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)

Answer 13

patient’s right to privacy

Question 14

implied consent

Answer 14

when a patient does not sign a written statement but gives permission for care to be provided, or is assumed to have given permission if unconscious

Question 15

informed consent

Answer 15

when patients are given information about their care and voluntarily consent to particular treatments or procedures

Question 16

libel

Answer 16

A written defamation of a person’s character, reputation, business, or property rights.

Question 17

false imprisonment

Answer 17

any attempt to restrain an individual or restrict their freedom

Question 18

invasion of privacy

Answer 18

A provider who intentionally and unreasonably exposes a patient’s body or reveals a patient’s personal information without consent

Question 19

litigation

Answer 19

legal proceeding in court

Question 20

human rights

Answer 20

the basic rights to which all people are entitled as human beings

Question 21

defamation of character

Answer 21

false or malicious statements that do harm to a person’s reputation

Question 22

battery

Answer 22

touching another person without consent

Question 23

durable power of attorney for health care

Answer 23

designates a person to make health care decisions on behalf of the patient in the event the patient becomes incapacitated

Question 24

assault

Answer 24

threat or attempt is made to touch a patient without their consent

Question 25

common law

Answer 25

a traditional civil law of an area or region resulting from rulings by judges on individual disputes or cases

Question 26

civil law (private law)

Answer 26

focuses on issues between private citizens
ex: medical malpractice

Question 27

civil rights

Answer 27

basic legal rights held by all US citizens

Question 28

constitutional rights

Answer 28

the rights afforded to all citizens through the U.S. Constitution

Question 29

intentional torts

Answer 29

deliberate acts intended to cause harm

Question 30

legal guardian

Answer 30

someone appointed by a judge to act for another person, such as a minor or a mentally incompetent adult

Question 31

negligence

Answer 31

careless or senseless behavior by a health care practitioner that results in harm

Question 32

3 types of negligence

Answer 32

1) malpractice

2) statutory negligence

3) criminal negligence

Question 33

Autonomy

Answer 33

self-determination

Question 34

Justice

Answer 34

fairness; equity

Question 35

Nonmaleficence

Answer 35

do no harm

Question 36

Beneficence

Answer 36

do

Question 37

Veracity

Answer 37

honesty; truthfulness

Question 38

fidelity

Answer 38

keeping promises

Question 39

confidentiality

Answer 39

privacy

Question 40

ethical committees

Answer 40

multidisciplinary team that makes ethical decisions

Question 41

joint commission

Answer 41

an independent, not-for-profit organization that evaluates and accredits healthcare organizations; promotes patient’s rights

Question 42

ethical decisions

Answer 42

must be rational, use principles, decisions are made in patient’s best interest and not on emotions

Question 43

Professional code of ethics

Answer 43

quality of care, primary commitment to patient, education, collegiality (help and teach each other), ethics, collaboration, research, resource utilization, confidentiality

Question 44

competence

Answer 44

lifelong learning, continuing education, member in professional organizations and humility (give and receive constructive criticism)

Question 45

benefits of joining a professional organization

Answer 45

networking with other professionals, continuing education, publication and journal access, online resources, workshops and seminars, networking, new technologies, management tools, ethics guidelines and patient education