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Stack #161391
surgical tech chap 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| patients bill of rights | explains to the patient, their rights and responibilities, and what she should expect from the stay at the hospital |
| risk managment | prevention and control of potential liability, developed by the hospital. to enhance safteyand reduce finicial loss. |
| affidvit | voluntary statement of facts sworn to be true before an authority |
| liability | an obligation to do or not do something |
| malpractice | prfessional misconduct that results in harm to another |
| aeger primo | the patient first, motto of AST |
| primum non nocere | above all, do no harm |
| res ipsa loquitur | the thing speaks for itself |
| intentional tort | assault; hold up bat, battery; hit you with the bat, defamation; harm reputation, false imprissionment; do not let go, invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress |
| time out | correct patient, correct side/site, correct procedure |
| express consent | direct, verbal or written consent to treatment |
| implied consent | if i faint at the doctors, they would treat me cause its assumed since im at the hospital that i need some kinda help |
| documentation | placing info in patients records |
| advance directive | written statement, saying should i become ill pull the plug in two weeks |
| ethics | respect others views, you cant chose the types of surgery you only agree with, exposed to things that you are uncomfortable with |
| scope of practice | things that fall into my proffessional practice, based on my education and experience |
| CAAHEP | makes sure that the educational program meets standards and guildlines |
| NBSTA | get your certificate |
| moral principles | to be trustworthy and honest |
| bioethics | focuses on the health care provider's duty to a patient. example, what is the right treatment? organ transplant? technologies? |
| formalism | an act not judged by its consequences |
| ultiltarianism | to not tell the patient the truth for his own good, psych patient. |
| safe medical device | users should report any medical device that may have cause the death or injury to someone |
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karen02
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