Law & Ethics Final Flashcards

1
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What are the 7 Cs?

A

Competence, Compliance, Communication, Courtesy, Confidentiality, Charting, Carefulness

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2
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What are the 6 Prima Facie Duties

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Fidelity, Justice, Gratitude, Self-improvement, beneficence, nonmaleficence

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3
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What are the 7 Principles of Biomedical Ethics?

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Autonomy, Beneficence, Confidentiality, Justice, nonmaleficence, Fidelity,Veracity

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4
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What are the 3 types of VALUES?

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Personal, Cultural, Professional

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5
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What is the simplest form of Consequentialism?

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Utilitarianism

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6
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What are the 4 latin legal terms?

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Res Ipsa Loquitur, Res Judicata, Stare Decisis, Respondeat Superior

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7
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Res Ipsa Loquitur

A

Let the thing speak for itself

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8
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Res Judicata

A

The thing is decided

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9
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Stare Decisis

A

Let the decision stand

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10
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Respondeat Superior

A

Let the master respond

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11
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The 14th Amendment rights and 1st amendment are examples of which law?

A

Constitutional Law

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12
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In case of negligence, who has the burden of proof?

A

Plaintiff

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13
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What are the 2 elements that must exist for an individual to be convicted of a crime?

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Criminal Act & Criminal Intent

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14
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What are the 4 obstacles to communication?

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Environment, Interruptions, Interpersonal, inability to hear or see

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15
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What is the Standard of Care?

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Obligation of healthcare professionals to do no harm and a duty to provide reasonable patient care

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16
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What are the 4 elements of Negligence?

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-A duty was owed,
- A duty was breached,
-breached caused an injury,
-damages

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17
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Must all 4 elements of negligence need to be included to have negligence present?

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Yes

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18
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What is Intentional Tort Law?

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It requires willful action.
- The defendants act was intended to interfere with the plaintiff
-Consequences of the act were intended
-The act was a major factor for the consenquences

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19
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What is the number 1 cause of deaths in a hospital?

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Medical Errors

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20
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All of the following make hospitals dangerous except:

A

Risk Management

21
Q

No Fun Blow Job applies to BOTH prima facie & biomedical ethics:

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Nonmaleficence, Fidelity, Beneficence, Justice

22
Q

Which of the following is NOT an obstacle to caring?

A

Lack of quality equipment

23
Q

Caring involves Initiative

A

True

24
Q

Health literacy is

A

The ability to read, understand, and act on Health care information

25
Q

Very Few patients you will see have trouble reading.

A

False

26
Q

Caring has no relationship in minimizing the risk of litigation

A

False

27
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What is an Adverse Event?

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It includes any of the 28 specific occurrences involving or posing a risk of unexpected death or serious injury.

28
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What are 2 examples of Adverse Event?

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Surgery performed on wrong body part/patient/procedure
- Unintended foreign object left inside patient after surgery

29
Q

Autonomy involves which of the following:

A

-Informed consent
-The Self
-Patient rights

30
Q

Is the imaging professional ultimately responsible for the consent process?

A

NO, the doctor is

31
Q

The appointed of a person is to make decisions for another is

A

Surrogate

32
Q

A consent form may be used in place of explaining the procedure to the patient

A

False

33
Q

Assault occurs when the victim is touched without giving consent

A

False

34
Q

Paternalism is defined as which of the following?

A

Father-like (God-like) caretaking

35
Q

The purpose of a time-out is to:

A

Conduct a final assessment. Verifying all patient’s identifications, making sure the correct is marked for surgery.

36
Q

A whistle blower is:

A

An employee who discloses information to the government or law enforcement

37
Q

Intentional deviation from policy/procedure becomes:

A

-widespread
-practiced
-condoned

38
Q

How does deviance become part of the norm?

A

-Institutionalization
-socialization
-Rationalization

39
Q

What are the 3 important aspects of consent?

A

-Communication
-Law
-Ethics

40
Q

Intentional deviation from policy procedure become all of the following except:

A

A new policy

41
Q

The gradual process through which unacceptable or standards become acceptable is:

A

The normalization of deviance

42
Q

Name 2 types of consent:

A

-Simple
-Informed

43
Q

Obstacles to autonomy and informed consent include all except:

A

Communication

44
Q

Telling a patient “ Your Dr. will give you the results” is an example of:

A

Professional Customs Rule

45
Q

Telling a patient there is a 10% chance you will feel pain” is an example of:

A

Prudent person rule

46
Q

Telling a patient “it won’t hurt” is an example of which rule?

A

Patient Preference Rule

47
Q

Touching to which the victim HAS NOT consented in called:

A

Battery

48
Q

Conformance with fact or reality is the definition of:

A

Truthfulness

49
Q

The obligation to tell the truth and not lie or deceive other is the definition of :

A

Veracity