Legal Considerations Flashcards
Name a few ways you can violate HIPPA
Sharing private medical information with anyone that isn’t authorized to view the information (Is this applicable to medical staff who aren’t serving the patient?)
Posting patient photos on social media
Accessing records of people you’ve given care to to see how they’re doing.q
Nurses are ________ reporters to report ________
Mandated reporters, abuse and contagious diseases.
Nurses have to provide life saving care if there isn’t a _______ or a _____
DNR (Do not resuscitate) or a ND (Natural death)
Who can obtain informed consent?
The provider (MD)
The _______ Witnesses informed consent
The Nurse
What is a tort?
A tort is a civil wrong that causes harm to a person or their property
Give an example of an assault tort
A nurse who threatens a treatment if the patient refuses to do something they do not want to
Give an example of a battery tort
A nurse who restrains a client to give them a treatment against their wishes
Give an example of a false imprisonment tort
Giving a client who is capable of making decisions for themselves restraints so they cannot leave a health care facility, acting against their wishes.
A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using the urinal properly. The AP tells the client that diapers will be used next time the urinal is used improperly. What tort is the AP committing?
Assault
