Leagal And Ethical

Question 1

Tort

Answer 1

Civil wrongful acts or omission of care made against a person or property

Question 2

Intentional Tort

Answer 2

Deliberate acts against a person or property
Ex: assault and or battery

Question 3

Assault

Answer 3

Intentional threat placing person unreasonable fear of harmful imminent or unwelcome contact
Actual contact IS not required for assault to occur

Question 4

Battery

Answer 4

Intentional offensive touching without consent or lawful justification ; harmful and or causes injury to dignity

Question 5

HIPAA- health insuranceportability and accountability act

Answer 5

• Provides rights to patients to consent to the use Ana disclosure of protected health information (phi)
  -limits who can access patient records

Question 6

Quasi- intentional tort

Answer 6

Intent to harm is not there but harm occurs
Invasion of privacy;disclosing confidential information even if true
Defamation of character (slander spoken), ( libel written) 

Question 7

Unintentional tort- negligence

Answer 7

Malpractice-negligence by a professional
Act of omission- falling to do something you were supposed to do
Act of commission-doing something you weren’t supposed todo

Question 8

Necessary elements for malpractice

Answer 8

• Nurse had a duty to the patient
  Nurse failed to carry out that duty
  Patient was injured as a result of breech of that duty
  Damages to patient