legal considerations

Question 1

Laws

Answer 1

Are legal requirements for behavior

Question 2

2 Types of laws ?

Answer 2

Civil Law : deals with right and duties of individuals respect
Criminal law : Seals with offenses against the state or society ( large)

Question 3

what is tort ?

Answer 3

Civil wrong committed by one individual against the person or property of another

Question 4

2 Types of Tort ?

Answer 4

Intentional Misconduct :
like Assault, battery, false
imprisonment, invasion of privacy,
libel, and slander

Unintentional misconduct :
Negligence and Malpractice

Question 5

Assault and battery ?

Answer 5

Is defined as the threat of touching in an injurious way

Is defined as unlawful touching of a person without consent
(If the patient refuses to be touched)

Question 6

False imprisonment ?

Answer 6

Is detention of a person against his or her will

Question 7

libel and Slander ?

Answer 7

Written information
Verbal communication

Question 8

Types of Unintentional misconduct ? ( useless)

Answer 8

Negligence : refers to the neglect or omission of reasonable care or caution

Malpractice : An act of negligence in the context of a professional & patient relationship

Gross negligence : refers to negligent acts that involve “reckless disregard for life or limb “

Contributory negligence : refers to an act of negligence in which the behavior of the injured party contributed to the injury

Corporate negligence : applies when the hospital as an entity is negligence

Question 9

Seven malpractice of prevention ?

Answer 9

Competence , Compliance , Charting , Communication , Confidentiality and Carefulness

Question 10

2 types of Criminal law ?

Answer 10

Felony : which is serious crime
Punished by imprisonment ( Drug-related crimes )

Misdemeanor : is less significant crime
(Stealing pain medication)

Question 11

what are the patient care partnership ?

Answer 11

understanding expectations, rights
& responsibilities

Question 12

what is chaperone ?

Answer 12

It is a same gender as the patient should be present ( protection of your privacy)

Question 13

What department of health and human Services protect the privacy rights to the patient ?

Answer 13

HIPAA ( Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act )

Question 14

Informed Consent ?

Answer 14

A formal agreement that a patient signs to give permission for a medical procedure ( benefits and risks)

Question 15

who will provide the informed consent ?

Answer 15

The physician’s duty
A patient must be competent in order to sign an informed consent

Question 16

Is the patient right to refuse the treatment ?

Answer 16

yes ,
Signing an informed consent does not invalidate the patient’s right to refuse treatment once the procedure has begun

Question 17

Death with dignity ?

Answer 17

This means that if death is imminent, no effort at resuscitation is to be attempted

Question 18

When the patient’s condition is terminal ?

Answer 18

If the patient is incompetent ( patient’s family may agree to a “do not resuscitate” (DNR) order