Chapter 7

Question 1

What are Standards for facility with policy and procedures?

Answer 1

Must be reviewed every 5 years
Must be accredited
For insurance reimbursement

Question 2

What are credentials?

Answer 2

accreditation
Licensure
Certification

Question 3

What could cause Suspension/revoking license?

Answer 3

Drug/alcohol abuse
Fraud
Deceptive practice
Criminal acts
Gross/ ordinary negligence
Physical/mental impairments (age)

Question 4

What are some Intentional harm?

Answer 4

Assault- threatening with physical acts
Battery - actually putting hands on a patients
Dentination- false communication to third person
Slander- oral defamation
Libel- written defamation

Question 5

What are some unintentional harm

Answer 5

Negligence - failure to perform a reasonable situation. (Being too busy for vitals). No harm was intended for patient
Malpractice- intentional breach that caused harm.
-existence of duty
-Breach of duty
Causation
Damages

Question 6

What are some common categories of failure?

Answer 6

failure to follow care
Failure to use equipment
Failure to assess and monitor
Failure to communicate
Failure to document
Failure act as a patient
Failure to follow chain of command

Question 7

What are some legal

Answer 7

competent practice
Inform consent/refusal
Contracts
Collective bargains
Patient education
Execute orders
Delegate care
Documentation
Appropriate social media

Question 8

What is Route cause analysis

Answer 8

Factors that came into play that caused situation

Question 9

What qualifies as inform consent

Answer 9

Disclosure- by provider
Comprehension- understand
Competence- person is sound of mind
Voluntarism’s- understanding risk and procedure

Question 10

What does OSHA legal regulates?

Answer 10

Equipment
Isolation
Radiation
Chemicals

Question 11

When to contact Local authorities?

Answer 11

abuse, suspension within 2 hours
Criminal acts
Unusual events to vulnerable person
Communicable infection (measles, covid, STD)
Suspicious death