Chapters 1 & 2

Question 1

Advance Directive

Answer 1

Written instructions expressing the patient’s wishes concerning the types and amount of treatment to be rendered in the event the patient can’t make those types of decisions.

Question 2

Aeger Primo
(Latin Phrase)

Answer 2

“The patient first” -Reflects a total commitment to patient (Safety and advocacy)

Question 3

Assault

Answer 3

A crime that involves an attempt to cause immediate physical harm or offensive contact. (Sudden, forceful attack, either, physical or verbal.)

Question 4

Autonomy

Answer 4

The right of competent adults to make informed decisions about their own medical care.

Question 5

Battery

Answer 5

healthcare provider intentionally causes serious harm to a patient in a medical setting. This can include harmful or offensive touching, or performing procedures without the patient’s consent.

Question 6

Beneficence

Answer 6

the ethical obligation of physicians to act in the best interest of their patients.

Question 7

Breach of confidentiality

Answer 7

When a medical professional improperly uses or shares a patient’s private health information without their consent. This can happen intentionally or unintentionally.

Question 8

Chain of Command

Answer 8

An authoritative structure used to resolve administrative, clinical, or other patient (or worker) safety issues using an established process for healthcare workers to present a concern through the lines of authority until a resolution is reached.

Question 9

Common Law

Answer 9

a legal system based on previous court cases, customs, principles, and institutional writings. In healthcare, common law cases often address the following issues:
Informed consent,Right of refusal, Doctor-patient confidentiality,Acting in a patient’s best interests,

Question 10

Communication

Answer 10

The development and production of materials that deal specifically with medicine or health care. The exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, signals, writing, or behavior.

Question 11

Conflict

Answer 11

mental struggle resulting from incompatible or opposing needs, drives, wishes, or external or internal demands.

Question 12

Critical Thinking

Answer 12

The ability to identify and analyse problems as well as seek and evaluate relevant information in order to reach an appropriate conclusion

Question 13

Defamation

Answer 13

Involves publication, without any justification, of a derogatory and/or false statement regarding another individual or party.The act of communicating false statements about a person that injure the reputation of that person

Question 14

Defendant

Answer 14

a person or group against whom a criminal or civil action is brought

Question 15

Direct Patient Care

Answer 15

any healthcare service where a patient interacts directly with a healthcare provider face-to-face, without intermediaries. This can include inpatient and outpatient care, and can be as simple as measuring vital signs or as complex as performing surgery.

Question 16

Doctrine of Foreseeability

Answer 16

How likely it was that a person could have anticipated the potential or actual results of their actions.That someone is responsible for causing another person’s injuries if they were aware that their actions may have detrimental effects

Question 17

Doctrine of Reasonable Man

Answer 17

It’s an objective standard that asks whether a defendant acted with the same level of care or caution as a reasonable person would have in the same circumstances.

Question 18

Doctrine of Respondeat Superior

Answer 18

also known as the Master Servant Rule or vicarious liability, is a legal doctrine that holds employers responsible for the actions of their employees. In healthcare, this can mean that hospitals and physicians may be held responsible for the negligent acts of their employee

Question 19

Empathy

Answer 19

the ability to understand, share, and see another person’s perspective without judgment

Question 20

Ethics

Answer 20

a set of moral principles, beliefs, and values that guide healthcare professionals, researchers, and policymakers in making decisions that affect the health and well-being of patients, families, and communities

Question 21

Extension Doctrine

Answer 21

the extenuating circumstance when the patient originally consented for a specific procedure, but at the time of performance of such procedure, further issues are encountered that are best resolved at the current time.

Question 22

HIPPA

Answer 22

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a federal law passed in 1996 that protects patients’ health information and establishes standards for electronic medical records.

Question 23

Honesty

Answer 23

a basic moral principle, value, or rule that involves truth-telling. It’s also considered to be part of integrity, which can be defined as keeping one’s word,

Question 24

Iatrogenic Injury

Answer 24

tissue or organ damage caused by medical treatment, pharmacotherapy, or medical devices that are necessary but unrelated to the primary disease

Question 25

Incompetence

Answer 25

Inability to perform expected tasks

Question 26

Indirect Patient Care

Answer 26

patient-specific service provided when the patient is not present. Examples of indirect patient care include, billing, reporting, information technology,