Legal & Ethical Aspects Os HC Flashcards
1
Q
Advance directives
A
Durable power of attorney for health care
Living will
2
Q
HIPAA
A
health insurance portability and accountability act
1966
Protected information
3
Q
Abuse
A
Willful infliction of harm
4
Q
Assault and battery
A
Action that causes fear of being touched in a harmful way
5
Q
Negligence
A
Failure to do what a reasonable and careful person would be expected to do in a given situation
6
Q
Fraud
A
Lying to gain profit or advantage
7
Q
Larceny
A
Theft
8
Q
5 Ethical Principles
A
Autonomy
Justice
Beneficence
Nonmaleficence
Fidelity
9
Q
Forms of abuse
A
Physical
Emotional
Sexual
Neglect
Financial exploitation
10
Q
Patients self-determination act
A
1991
PSDA
Right of patient to accept or refuse care.
Develop Advance Directives
Informed consent
