Chapter 15 Flashcards
One who has suffered intentional and serious mental, emotional, sexual, and/or physical injury inflicted by a patent or other person charged with the child’s care.
Child abuse
Who should report child abuse?
Persons in the healthcare who are required to report, or cause a report to be made, when they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child has been abused include administrators, physicians, interns, registered nurses, chiropractors, social service workers, psychologists, dentists, osteopaths, optometrists, podiatrists, mental health professionals, and volunteers in residential facilities.
Describe the signs of elder abuse.
Unexplained or unexpected death; development or pressure sores; heavy medication and sedation used in place of adequate nursing staff; occurrence of broken bones; sudden and unexpected emotional outbursts, agitation, or withdrawal; hesitation to talk openly; implausible stories; unusual or inappropriate activity in bank accounts; power of attorney, or recent changes or creation of a will, when the person is incapable of making such decisions.
Why was the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 enacted?
To provide those persons giving information to professional review bodies and those assisting in review activities limited immunity from damages that may arise as a result of adverse decisions that affect a physician’s medical staff privileges.
Describe the purpose of the National Practitioner Data Bank.
Established by law to protect the public and patient safety by restricting the ability of unethical or incompetent practitioners to move from state to state without disclosure or discovery of previously damaging or incompetent performance.
What is a sentinel event?
An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof.
Discuss the process of conducting a root cause analysis.
A chronological review of an event to identify what, how, why, when, and where an unwanted event occurred in order to prevent reoccurrence of the event.
Describe the basic elements of an effective corporate compliance program.
A program that has been reasonably designed, implemented, and enforced so that it generally will be effective in preventing and detecting criminal conduct.
