week 5 (MRO 8) Flashcards
As a patient is being assisted from the wheelchair to the imaging table, the patient trips on the footrest of the wheelchair, falls, and suffers a laceration to her eyebrow when her head hits the table. Which of the following might result from this situation?
Negligence
Which term is defined as “a private or civil wrong or injury, and not a breach of contract, for which the court provides a remedy for damages.”
Lawsuit
Tort
Criminal intent
Criminal act
Tort
All of the following must occur to claim negligence except for:
The breach of the duty of reasonable care
A resultant injury
Proof of causation
Intent to injure
intent to injure
Which of the following are criteria used for the legal use of patient restraints?
(1) Restraints may be used without consent if needed to protect members of the health care team.
(2) Restraints must be frequently assessed.
(3) Restraints should be applied in the least intrusive manner as possible.
1, 2, and 3
Touching a person without consent defines:
battery
Minor violations of laws are classified as
misdemeanors
A violation of confidentiality could be a claim for which type of tort?
Quasi-intentional
Intentional
Unintentional
None of the above. Breach of confidentiality is a criminal offense.
Unintentional
Restraining a patient during a myelogram, without his consent, might result in a(n) ______ tort claim of ________.
intentional; negligence
intentional; false imprisonment
unintentional; battery
quasi-intentional; assault
intentional; false imprisonment
Which phase of the lawsuit involves attorneys for both sides gathering facts and information about the case?
discovery
Which branch of law deals with licensing and regulation?
Administrative
The type of law that forms the basis for our current law and is defined as the system of laws originated and developed in England and based on court decisions, on the doctrines implicit in those decisions, and on customs and usages rather than on codified written laws is called:
Common law
Which of the following might be a penalty for a criminal violation?
(1) Incarceration
(2) Monetary fines
(3) Community service
1, 2, and 3
What type of law would preside when one party commits an act, either voluntarily or involuntarily, that harms another?
Civil
The time limit in which a plaintiff may file a lawsuit against another is termed:
Statute of limitations
what does “Res ipsa loquitur” mean?
the thing speaks for itself
Which of the following legal doctrines holds the hospital as well as its employees liable in patient lawsuits?
(1) Doctrine of personal liability
(2) Doctrine of corporate responsibility
(3) Respondeat superior
2 and 3
Which legal doctrines are often applied in conjunction with each other when a clinician is negligent while under the supervision of a physician?
Respondeat superior and doctrine of borrowed servant
what does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
The ethical principle or legal right that requires radiographers to hold secret all information relating to a patient, unless the patient gives consent permitting disclosure, defines:
Confidentiality
Related to sensitive patient information, which of the following can only be released by the health information department of the facility?
(1) Test results or visit notes related to sexually transmitted diseases
(2) HIV test results
(3) Substance abuse treatment records
1, 2, and 3
True/False: Communicable diseases may be reported without patient consent.
true
True/False: HIPAA provides for criminal and civil penalties for improper use or disclosure of private medical information.
true
Which of the following is often used in emergency situations to treat life-threatening injuries?
Simple consent
Implied consent
Informed consent
DNR order
implied consent
Which of the following informs the patients of their rights and responsibilities regarding their health care?
Simple Consent Agreement
Living Will
Patient Care Partnership
Informed Consent
Patient Care Partnership
Which of the following is/are useful in identifying a high-risk area in a health care facility?
Patient Care Partnership
Incident reports
Hall monitors
Liability analysis committee
incident reports
Which of the following will help prevent malpractice claims?
Being courteous and a good
communicator
Being cautious but cheerful
Being cheerful and complimentary
Being competent and capable
Being courteous and a good
communicator
What are the 7 Cs of Malpractice Prevention?
- Competence
- Compliance
- Charting
- Communication
- Confidentiality
- Courtesy
- Carefulness
