chapter 9 legal ethical aspects of sonography

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Professional accountability:

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is the responsibility for events for which you may have to give a judicial explanation

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Statutory laws:

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are enforced by federal or state legislators to help maintain the governmental right to uphold social order and to protect the rights of individuals.

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Administrative law:

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is a form of law made by administrative agencies appointed by the president or governor.

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Common law:

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is court-made law based on custom and usage

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Tort:

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is a wrongful act or an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.

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Torts can be divided into two categories:

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intentional and unintentional

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Assault:

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Is an intentional attempt or threat to inflict injury on a person

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Battery

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Is the harmful, intentional touching of another person with his or hers consent.

Question 9

In hospital settings, applying restraints requires that a

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physician’s order be documented in the patient’s medical record.

Question 10

All patients have the right to

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autonomy(making decisions for themselves)

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Negligence:

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Is the most common type of unintentional tort

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Medical malpractice

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occurs when a negligent act or omission by a medical professional results in harm to the patient.

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Breach:

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refers to the defendant’s failure to meet that standard of care.

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Causation:

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requires that the defendant’s failure to meet the standard of care was the actual cause of the plaintiff’s injury

Question 15

note to remember

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Before assisting with a procedure that involves a written consent form, the sonographer should check that the consent form is signed by the person performing the procedure, the patient or her or his representative, and a witness and that it is properly dated.

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Liability:

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is the legal responsibility for the consequences of one’s actions.

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master–servant:

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A masterwill be liablefor acts of an employee committed while within the scope of employment.

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ostensible agency:

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used to hold hospitals liablefor the acts of independent contractor physicians who work in emergency and operating rooms

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res ipsaloquitur:

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is to establish a rebuttable presumption of negligence on the part of the defendant through the use of circumstantial evidence. (hard to prove)

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QA requires testing to ensure the

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ultrasound equipment functions correctly and safely and does not become a factor in any litigation.

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QI can look at

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workflow to determine potential areas of concern to the organization.