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Legal and Ethics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is civil law? | legal relationships between people; protects rights and most medical cases fall under this category |
| What is criminal law? | dealing with wrongs against a person, property, or society; malpractice falls under this category |
| What are Tort Laws? | a tort is a wrongful act that does not involve a contract; occur when a pt is harmed because a HCW doesn't meet the standard of care |
| What is the invasion of privacy? | unnecessary exposure or revealing info without pt consent |
| What is assault? | The threat to injure |
| What is battery? | the unlawful touching of another person without their consent; pt must give consent to treatment and has the right to refuse at any time |
| What is false imprisonment? | restraining an individual or restricting their freedom; using restraints without doctors orders |
| What is abuse? | care the results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish; ALL states require that abuse be reported |
| What are some signs of abuse? | poor hygiene, unexplained bruises, burns, fractures, injuries, withdrawn or aggressive behavior, irrational fears, a change in personality |
| What is defamation of character? | false statements about a person that may damage their reputation; could occur in error |
| What is the difference between slander and libel? | Slander is spoken information, libel is written information. |
| What is malpractice? | "Bad practice"; failure to use the degree of skill expected, resulting in injury |
| What is negligence? | the failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury |
| What are privileged communications? | ALL information given to healthcare workers by pt |
| Who do your healthcare records belong to? | Your healthcare provider |
| What is the definition of Ethics? | set principles dealing with what is morally right or wrong |
| Ethics helps healthcare workers with? | Analyzing info and making decisions |
| What are the basic principles of ethics? | 1. save lives/promote health 2. pt comfort 3. respect privacy/pt's right to die a peaceful death |
| There is no place for _____ in healthcare. | Bias/prejudice |
| In ethics, we refrain from...? | immoral/unethical/illegal practices |
| What is the definition of Advance Directives? | legal documents that allow individuals to state what medical tx they do/don't want if they are unable to express their wishes |
| What is the definition of Living Wills? | legal documents that state what measures should be taken if pt is terminally ill |
| What is the definition of DNR? | "Do not resuscitate"; do not perform CPR on pt if the heart stops |
| What is the definition of POA? | "Power of attorney"; document permitting an individual to appoint someone the make decisions about healthcare and estate |
| From the lecture, what did we say about maintaining confidentiality? | info can only be shared with team, cannot be shared with anyone without pt consent |
| Name 3 ethical dilemmas. | Euthanasia, cloning, life support |
| How must Advance Directives be signed? | when a pt is competent, with two witnesses who do not benefit |
| What are the 3 parts of a contract? | Offer, acceptance, consideration |
| Contracts may be implied or __________. | Expressed. |
| An expressed contract is...? | A contract put into words or writing |
| An implied contract is...? | A contract not specifically expressed; a wordless agreement |
| What is the principle of a contract? | The employer |
| What is the agent of a contract? | The employee |
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