Legal and Ethical Concerns

Question 1

Tort

Answer 1

Violation of civil law (personal injury law) may be intentional or negligence

Question 2

What are some legal issues of touching a patient?

Answer 2

Battery

Question 3

What is Battery?

Answer 3

Unlawful touching of another person that is without justification or cause

Question 4

What are some examples of medical battery?

Answer 4

• touching a patient without consent or explanation
• performing a study against a patient’s will
• physical harm as the result of an exam (x-raying the wrong patient)

Question 5

Morals

Answer 5

A person’s standard of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable

Question 6

Veracity

Answer 6

Conformity to facts, accuracy

Question 7

Fidelity

Answer 7

Faithfulness to a person, cause or belief demonstrated by loyality

Question 8

Assault

Answer 8

Making a physical attack on

Question 9

False imprisonment

Answer 9

Unjustified restraint or restraining a patient against their will

Question 10

Libel

Answer 10

Written information that results in the defamation of character or loss of reputation

Question 11

Negligence

Answer 11

Unintentional misconduct

Question 12

Medical Negligence / Malpractice

Answer 12

Occurs when a medical professional’s actions or omissions fail to meet the standard of care and injure a patient

Question 13

Nonmalfecience

Answer 13

Ethical principle of doing no harm

Question 14

Slander

Answer 14

Verbally spreading false information

Question 15

Respondeat Superior

Answer 15

“The master speaks for the servant”
- Employer will be responsible for the employees actions, except in the case of negligence

Question 16

Res Ipsa Loquitur

Answer 16

” the thing speaks for itself”
- Negligence is obvious

Question 17

What are the sacred seven?

Answer 17

• Localization
• Chronology
• Quality
• Severity
• Onset
• Aggravating or alleviating factors
• Associated manifestations

Question 18

Severity

Answer 18

The intensity and quantity of the symptom

Question 19

Onset

Answer 19

When the symptoms began

Question 20

Aggravating or alleviating factors

Answer 20

What makes the symptoms worse or better

Question 21

Associated manifestations

Answer 21

Any other symptoms that accompany the chief complaint

Question 22

What is informed consent?

Answer 22

Also called valid consent, and is a full explanation of the procedure including risks and benefits

Question 23

What are the conditions for informed consent?

Answer 23

NAME?

Question 24

What is implied consent?

Answer 24

Provides care when the patient is unconscious, and is based on the assumption that the patient would approve if conscious

Question 25

What is simple consent?

Answer 25

Patient agrees with no explanation

Question 26

What is duty?

Answer 26

What should have been done

Question 27

What is breach?

Answer 27

Deviation from duty

Question 28

What are examples of invasion of privacy?

Answer 28

• Violation of confidentiality
• Improperly touching a patient
• Taking radiographs without patient’s permission

Question 29

What is a violation of professional conduct?

Answer 29

Conduct that causes the patient to fear (verbally threatening more films, exams, etc)

Question 30

What is the rule of personal responsibility?

Answer 30

Individuals are responsible for their own actions