Legal Ethics Flashcards
What are medical ethics
Whether actions are right or wrong
What are medical laws
where actions are legal or illegal
What are healthcare workers supposed to adapt and comply with
the code of ethics
What are values
Concepts, ideas, and beliefs that are important to a person
What do values influence and reflect
influence your behavior and are a reflection of your ethics
What level of medical laws should you follow
federal, state, and local levels
What are the two types of privacy invasions
Physical (modesty of a patient) and informational (reveals personal information)
What is the patients bill of rights
a list of guarantees for those receiving medical care
What is the affordable care act of 2010 includes
a list of patient rights that are now law
What are ombudsman
They make sure patients are not abused, and legal rights are protected. they can be a nurse, trained volunteer, or a social worker
What are some of the rights in the patient self determination act
right to participate in and direct healthcare decisions, right to accept or refuse medical or surgical treatment, right to prepare an advance directive, right to view information on the facilities policies recognizing advance directives. right to know how the facility educates its staff regarding advance directives
What is advance directives
A patient who is given instructions about healthcare decisions for when they are incapacitated
What does a durable power of an attorney do
grants another person the authority to make legal decisions for you
What is a guardian
a person appointed by court to make decisions to protect the interests of a patient who is mentally or physically incapacitated
What is a emancipated minor
a person under 18 who is financially and legally responsible for themselves
What is duty of care
an obligation for healthcare workers to take reasonable care to avoid causing harm to a patient
What is negligence
Performing an act that a reasonable person would not have done (also mean failing to provide reasonable care)
What is reasonable care
legal protection for the healthcare worker if it can be proven that the worker acted reasonably as compared to other members of the profession in a same or similar situation
What is arbitration
a method of resolving disputes outside the courtroom
What is malpractice
misconduct or lack of skill that results in patient injury
can you buy insurance policies to protect against malpractice
yes
What is assault and when does it occur
when words or actions make another person fear they may be harmed
what is battery
touching a person without permission
what is slander and what is libel
slander is verbal defamation and libel is written defamation
what is abuse and types of it
any action that results in physical or mental harm like physical, psychological, verbal, and sexual abuse
What is reasonable and prudent care
a practitioner of similar qualifications would have performed in the same similar situation
what is the statue of limitations
the amount of time during which legal action can be taken about a m atter
what is scope of practice
skills that a healthcare worker is trained our allowed to use
What does HIPPA privacy rule set
it allows patients rights regarding their health information, including right to examine, and obtain copy of their health records and request correctoins
When can doctors release information
when authorities or courts ask for them or if a patient is at risk for immediate harm that can be prevented by releasing information
