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Chapter 5 Legal And Ethical Responsibilities

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Contract
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Agreement between two or more parties
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Tort
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wrongful acts that do not involve contracts
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Slander
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spoken defamation
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defamation
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a false statement
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libel
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written defamation
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legal disability
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without legal capacity
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legal
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authorized or based on law
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agent
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person working under principals direction
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ethics
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principles morally right or wrong
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false imprisonment
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restricting an individuals freedom
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malpractice
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bad practice
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assault
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threat or attempt to injure
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negligence
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failure to give expected care
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patients rights
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factors of care patients can expect
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civil law
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legal relationships between people and the protection of a persons rights
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criminal law
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focuses on wrongs against a person, property, or society
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What are the 3 parts of a contract?
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offer, acceptance, consideration
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implied contracts
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are those obligations that are understood without verbally expressed terms
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expressed contracts
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are stated indistinct and clear language, either orally or in writing
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List 3 examples of individuals who have legal disabilities.
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Minors, Under the influence of drugs and alcohol, semiconscious or unconscious
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What legal mandate must be followed when a contract is explained to a non-English speaking individual?
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use a translator
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Who is responsible for the actions of an agent?
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The principle is responsible for any injury
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What are privileged communications?
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All information giver of health care personnel by a patient
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What is required before privileged communications can be shared with anyone else?
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written consent of the patient
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List 3 examples of information that is exempt by law and not considered to be privileged communications.
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Disease, police report, DOB's or death certificates
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Who has ownership of health care records?
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health care provider
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What rights do patients have in regard to their health care records?
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Have the right to obtain a copy
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List three ways health care facilities create safeguards to maintain computer confidentiality.
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limit personel, access codes, continuous monitoring
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List 2 advantages associated with an electronic medical record exchange.
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faster, safer, reducing cost
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What standards provide federal protection for privacy with health care records
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HIPPA
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What information must be on the authorization form for the release of patient information?
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a patient mist sign authorization for the release of the info, date of the release
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A patient with a Do Not Resuscitate(DNR) order tells you he has saved a supply of sleeping pills and intends to commit suicide.
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Report to a supervisor, monitor patient
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You work in a nursing home and see a coworker shove a patient into a chair and then slap the patient in the face.
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stop it, report to a supervisor
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You work as a dental assistant and the patient asks you "Will the doctor be able to save this tooth or will it have to be pulled?"
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Refer to the dentist
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The factors of care that patients can expect to receive are frequently called _______.
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patients rights
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What is the name of the act that guarantees certain rights to residents in long term facilities
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OBRA of 1987
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Living Will
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state what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when their conditions are terminal
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Durable Power of Attorney (POA)
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permits on individuals to appoint (agent ) to make decisions regarding health care if the principal should become unable to make decisions
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What is the purpose of the Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA)?
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A federal law 1996 that mandates facilities receiving and type of of federal aid and comply with informing the patient, decide treatment right to die
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Describe three ways you can identify a patient.
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bracelet, DOB, scanning barcode