patient care: legal issue

Question 1

Who requires the patient is identified in 2 unique ways? pg 17

Answer 1

Joint commisiion

• ex include the patient full name, date of birth, and or medical record number
• wristbands if they are inpatients or identifications cards if they are out patients

Question 2

what is beneficence?

Answer 2

persons moral obligation to do good for another person

Question 3

What is and example of beneficence

Answer 3

Showing respect

Question 4

What is malpractice?

Answer 4

A healthcare professional such as a physician unintentionally acts wrongfully which causes injury to the patient

Question 5

What is a tort?

Answer 5

wrongful acts that are intentional or unintentional

Question 6

What is battery? pg 17

Answer 6

harmful unjustifiable acts to or against another person

• intentional tort
• physical tort - that is meant to harm somone - or touch without consent

Question 7

What is example of battery?

Answer 7

physical touch that is meant to harm someone or physical touch that is not permitted

Question 8

What is assault?

Answer 8

a threat of physical touch or harm

Question 9

What is negligence?

Answer 9

the medical professionals failure to act or care for the patient which leads to the patient’s injury

Question 10

Negligence is ____ tort

Answer 10

unintentional

Question 11

What is false imprisonment?

Answer 11

confinement or restraint of the patient without approval

Question 12

What is libel?

Answer 12

written defamation of charector

Question 13

What is slander?

Answer 13

verbal defamation of character

Question 14

Libel and slander are ____ tort?

Answer 14

intentional

Question 15

What is invasion of privacy defined as?

Answer 15

A patient’s private information is shared with those who are not involved in the patient’s health care. Violation of HIPPA.

Question 16

What is Personal liability?

Answer 16

doctrine stating that all persons are liable for their own negligent conduct.

Question 17

legal doctrines - What is the doctrine called Respondent superior?

Answer 17

Legal doctrine that holds an employer liable for negligent acts of employees occurring while he or she is carrying out his/her orders or otherwise serving his/her interests.

Question 18

What is Res Ipsa loquitor?

Answer 18

“thing speaks for itself”; doctrine that is an accepted substitute for the medical expert, requiring the defendant to explain an incident and convince the court that no negligence was involved.

Question 19

What is the legal doctrine foreseeability

Answer 19

principle of law that holds a person liable for all circumstances. Sequences of any negligent acts to another individual to whom a duty is owned and should have been reasonably foreseen under the circumstances

Question 20

What is verbal communication and an example

Answer 20

INvovled speaking. Ex. Dr telling you a set up

Question 21

What is written communication and an example

Answer 21

recorded information that can be read by others. Example: Test labs or Physicians order

Question 22

How should message be communicated to patients

Answer 22

in layman’s terms

Question 23

______ is caring for terminally ill patients and focuses on the patients comfort rather than cure toward end of life

Answer 23

Hospice

Question 24

what are the stages of grief?

Answer 24

DABDA

Denial
anger
bargaining
depression
acceptance

Question 25

What are ancillary services? and examples. pg 20

Answer 25

Any extra service that may be provided. Ex. Hospice, clergy, social services, dietition.

Question 26

___________- religious leaders who provide religious services.

Answer 26

Spiritual leaders

Question 26

______ helps manage symptoms caused by radiation therapy or chemo and help maintain a healthy nutritional status

Answer 26

Registered dietician

Question 27

________ provides counseling and information to the patient and their families so they can understand and cope with the illness

Answer 27

Social services