patient care liability

Question 1

examples of indirect pat services?

Answer 1

assisting with a service or transport, handing instruments to an md

Question 2

What determines if one is acting as a resonable professional?

Answer 2

states practice act (civil laws)
job description
licensing boards (can suspend/revoke license)
professional organizations (ethical violations)

Question 3

what are some common areas of negligence for rehab?

Answer 3

documentation, poor performance of treatments, participating in a treatment that another provider performs negligently, failure to check condition of equipment, using faulty equip, not adhering to facility policies, failure to report changes in pat status

Question 4

what are examples of direct patient services?

Answer 4

taking vitals, pt, ot, speech, resp