Exam 1 Unit 2: Legal Flashcards
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
When was HIPAA passed by congress?
1996
Anything that can identify your patient such as name, street address, birth date, telephone number
Demographic
What does PHI stand for?
Patient Health Information
What does TPO stand for?
Treatment, Payment, & Operations
What are examples of permitted disclosures?
sign in sheets, calling out names in waiting rooms, voicemail appt reminders,
A belief about the worth of something, about what matters, that acts as a standard to guide one’s behavior
Value
A concern for the welfare and well being of others
Altruism
Respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals
Human Dignity
Acting within the appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice; Accountable for own actions
Integrity
What is upholding moral, legal and humanistic principles
Social Justice
Systems of thought that attempt to explain how we ought to live and whyu
Bioethics
study of ethical issues that arise is the practice of nursing and the analysis used by nurses to make ethical judgments
Nursing Ethics
Respecting the rights of patients or their surrogates to make healthcare decisions
Autonomy
What is the term meaning avoid causing harm
Nonmalefience
What is the term benfiting the patient and balance benefits against risks and harms
Beneficence
What is the term meaning keeping promises
fidelity
What is the term meaning being truthful
Veracity
Does OBN( Ohio Board of Nursing) make the laws?
No they just enforce them
What is Criminal (Public) Law?
offenses against the state
What is Civil (Private) Law?
offenses against individual or organization
process of bringing and trying a lawsuit is known as
litigation
What is the support and protection of another’s rights in the nursing practice
Advocacy
What is needed to prove malpractice?
Duty, Breach of Duty, Causation, Damages
The step needed to prove malpractice that there must be a relationship between the nurse and the patient
Duty
The step needed to prove malpractice that was the failure to provide the acceptable standard of care
Breach of Duty
The step needed to prove malpractice that states the failure to meet the standard of care actually caused the injury
Causation
The step needed to prove malpractice where some type of harm or injury occurred
Danages
What are some examples of intentional torts?
assault, battery, false imprisonment, invasion of privacy
What is the threat of committing the action?
Assault
What is making physical contact with the patient that is offensive to the patient
Battery
What kind of restraints are available?
Physical, Chemical
Is a doctors order required for restraints to be used?
Yes
What are sentinal events?
Major incident that results in severe injury or death
What does AMA stand for?
Against Medical Advice
What are advanced directives?>
Durable Power of Attorney; Living Will
Where would you find the patient’s wishes in the living will or the durable power of attorney?
Living Will
What is full code?
Do everything humanly possible to keep them alive
What is DNR-CCA?
When heart stops so do we
What is DNR-CC
Keep comfortable; pain meds can be used
Refers to ways in which professional competence is ensured and maintained
Credentialing
A process of evaluating and recognizing educational programs meet certain standards
Accreditation
A process where the state determines that a person meets minimal requirements to safely practice in the profession and a license to do so
Licensure
The process which a person who has met certain criteria established by a non-government association is granted recognition in a specified practice area
Certification
