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Medical Laws And Ethics Study Flashcards

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True or False?
Your values are a reflection of your ethics

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True

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Results of breaking medical law include all of the following except

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Paying a fine

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A physical invasion of privacy occurs when?

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A healthcare professional does not protect the modesty of a patient

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Malpractice is defined as?

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Misconduct or lack of skill that results in patient injury

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True or false
Doctors may share patient information when the authorities/courts request and when a patient says they are hurt

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False

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Medical ethics

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Concerned with whether actions are right or wrong

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Medical law

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Focuses on whether actions are legal or illegal

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Ethics committees

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In healthcare facilities consider ethical problems that affect the care and treatment of patients

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Code of ethics

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Most healthcare organizations have a code of ethics; healthcare workers are expected to to know, understand, and comply with the code of ethics

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Values

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Concepts, ideas, beliefs that are important and meaningful to a person

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True or false
Your values and behaviors are a reflection of your ethics

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True

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Results of breaking medical law

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Civil or criminal prosecution
Loss of a professional license
Paying a fine
Prison sentence

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Physical invasion of privacy

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When a healthcare worker does not protect the modesty of a patient

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Informational invasion of privacy

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When a worker reveals patient’s information without the patient’s consent

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Patients’s Bill of Rights

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List of guarantees for those receiving medical care

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Ombudsman

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May be a Nurse, trained volunteer, or social worker who ensures that patients are not abused and their legal rights are protected

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Advance Directive

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When a patient gives instructions about healthcare decisions for when he or she is incapacitated

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Do-not-resuscitate (DNR)

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Document that states that CPR or other advanced cardiac life support should not be performed if a patient stops breathing or a patient’s heart stops

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Durable Power of Attorney

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Grants another person the authority to make legal decisions for you

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Guardian

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A person appointed by a court to make decisions to protect the interests of the patient who is mentally or physically incapacitated

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Emancipated minor

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A person under 18 who is financially and legally responsible for herself or himself

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Duty of Care

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Legal obligation for healthcare personnel to take reasonable care to avoid causing harm to a patient

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Negligence

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Performing an act that a reasonable person would not have done or failing to provide reasonable care

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Reasonable care

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Legal protection for healthcare workers if it can be proven that the worker acted reasonably as compared to other members of the profession in similar situations

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Arbitration

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Method of resolving disputes outside the courtroom

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Assault

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When words or actions make another person fear that they may be harmed

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Battery

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Refers to touching a person without permission

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Abuse

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Any action that results in physical or mental harm

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Standard of care

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Reasonable & prudent care that a practitioner of similar qualifications would have preformed in the same or similar situation

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Statute of Limitations

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The amount of time during which legal action can be taken

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Scope of practice

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Includes all of the skills that a healthcare worker is trained for and allowed to use

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Confidentially

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The practice of allowing only certain individuals the right to access information

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HIPAA Privacy Rule

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Sets national standards to protect individuals’ medical records also gives patients rights regarding their health information

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When can doctors release patient information?

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When authorities or courts may order the release of certain information
If the patient is a risk for immediate harm that can be prevented by releasing information

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What should you do if you see unethical or illegal behavior?

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Report the incident to a supervisor or someone in Human Resources

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Informed consent

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Patient has to know what could happen with signing something

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Implied consent

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Implied/willing to be treated without signing

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Discrimination

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The unjust or prejudicial acts towards a person or a group of people differently from one another

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Defamation

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The act of damaging someone’s good reputation
Ex: slander or libel

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Libel

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A written false statement that damages someone’s reputation

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Slander

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False statements said (verbal) to damage one’s reputation

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