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1 Foundation Standard 5: Legal Responsibilities © NCHSE
Name __natalie rzempala___________________________________________________ Date _______________ T
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Foundation Standard 5 Legal Responsibilities - Chapter in book and Notes Part 1 1.
Define criminal law and give some examples. Criminal law is the area of law that addresses possible legal actions taken and must be proven in court beyond reasonable doubt. An example would be a health care provider can be prosecuted for criminal acts such as assault battery fraud and abuse 2.
Define civil law and give some examples. Civil law focuses on disputes between people when a civil law is broken the person who claims harm. An example of civil law are contracts 3.
Taking narcotics from the pharmacy by a pharmacy technician is a violation of which type of law? Criminal law 4.
Define each of the following and give an example. A.
Malpractice Is failure to give correct medical care. An example would be giving the wrong procedure. B.
Assault Is a threat with intentions of causing injury. An example would be ‘
you are getting this procedure or else
’.
C.
Negligence is failure to give a patient the care that was expected. an example would be not getting the correct tests ordered for a specific patient. D.
Physical abuse is someone physically hurting another person. An example would be pushing punching touching. E.
Slander Is spoken defamation. an example would be spreading rumors. F.
Defamation is a false statement. an example is telling all nurses that patient B has syphilis. G.
Battery is someone forcing someone to do something with their body without consent. an example would be taking someone into surgery without permission. H.
Agent is a person working under a principle. an example is intern to doctor. I.
Principal Are the ones above agents who have to work for them. an example is doctor to nurse J.
Libel is written defamation. an example wan example would be writing false information on a patient's chart. K.
Informed consent is a written agreement for a procedure or a specific treatment. an example would be a contract for a surgery. L.
Implied contract is a assumed consent given before a procedure or treatment. an example would be a patient showing up for surgery or the nodding of a patients head during a conversation about a procedure.
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Expressed contract Is a document where terms and conditions are expressed clearly in an understanding language and specifically. an example is a contract that is signed before a procedure. 5.
A medication is ordered to be mixed in 1000 cc of IV fluid for administration. If a nurse injects the medication directly into a patient’s vein in e
rror, he/she could be guilty of __Malpractice _____________________________ 6.
Mr. Jones goes to a medical office with chest pain. The physician orders an antacid and does not do an EKG. That night, Mr. Jones dies from a heart attack. The doctor could be charged with __negligence _____________________ 7.
Dr. Smith asks Bobbie, a medical assistant, to help a patient, Mr. Jones, to his car in a wheelchair. On the way to the car, Bobbie accidently runs into Mrs. Jones, knocking her down. Mrs. Jones suffers a broken hip and files a lawsuit. Who is identified in the lawsuit at the agent? __Bobbie______________________________________ 8.
An angry patient writes a letter to the newspaper editor about a local psychologist. The allegations in the letter are clearly untrue and damaging to the psychologist’s practice. The l
etter writer could be guilty of _Slander _____ 9.
What are the four legal disabilities? A.mentally incompetent B.physically disabled C.under influence of drugs D. semi conscious or unconscious people 10.
What limits do legal disabilities put on a patient? The legal right to make medical decisions for themselves 11.
What are the different types of abuse? Give examples. Physical, mental, sexual. getting hit, spreading rumors, sexual acts. 12.
What is required by patient confidentiality laws in order for medical records and information to be shared? a consent form signed by a patient 13.
Mark’s elderly father has been losing weight, but
tells Mark that his physician says he is fine. Mark is not so sure and wants to read a copy of his father’s chart. Is that possible? Mark's father must sign a consent form before mark can view it 14.
What safeguards should be used to protect the confidentiality of computerized medical records? passwords and firewalls 15.
A client decides to take his dog to a different veterinarian and requests the dog’s chart record. What is the client entitled to? The dogs chart record
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Who owns medical records? What are the patient’s rights regarding medical records?
the hospital owns the records but the patient has the right to view their records 17.
An 18 year-old female comes to the emergency room. The doctor is absolutely sure she was beaten, but she says she fell. What should the doctor do? Treat the female as they would but including proper authority. 18.
HIPAA rules require that certain diseases must be reported by law to protect the public. Which ones? stds 19.
What is the main purpose of HIPAA?The main purpose of HIPAA is to protect the patients health information 20.
What are advance directives? What does each advance directive do? Advanced directives are documents that's a what treatments they would like if they become incompetent. 21.
A woman has a legally written and witnessed Living Will that states she does not want her life prolonged when her condition is terminal. She is in a car accident and suffers irreversible brain damage. Her daughter wants her kept alive on a respirator. What or who will legally determine t
he patient’s future?
the woman’s living will determines her future 22.
When should a hospital employee file a grievance? After multiple times of discussing the problem that they have 23.
What does the Patient Self Determination Act require health facilities to do? inform patients of their their rights including the right to die and medical care 24.
DNR is the medical abbreviation for__do not resuscitate _____. If a DNR order is in place what does it mean? DNR means if the patient begins to code there is no need to try and save the patient because it was their choice. 25.
Does a hospitalized patient have the right to refuse to have blood drawn? yes 26.
What right is unique to the Residents’ Bill of Rights for long term care facilities?
They are allowed to be in the same room as their spouse 27.
Betty is visually impaired but fully qualified as a medical transcriptionist. She does require help for a few tasks that would take 5-10 minutes per day from a sighted transcriptionist. The Americans with Disabilities Act would classify this extra help as___Reasonable accommodations _________
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What is the FIRST thing a healthcare worker should do if another healthcare worker starts telling an offensive sex joke? immediately let them know that they are out of line and assist them to a supervisor 29.
What rights does a patient have in determining the treatment they will have? all patients have the option to refuse any treatment that is recommended 30.
What is “scope of
practice”?
the practice a health care worker is trained to perform 31.
Alan is a dental assistant. What should he do if a dental hygienist asks him to do something outside his scope of practice? Let the dentist know that he has not been trained to do the task.