Legal Vocab

When is it permissible to release information about a patient record

Which of the following is included in informed consent?

Liability can be defined as which of the following?

Ben is elderly & very ill. He is unconscious. He has a wife Sara who is help make his decisions for him since he can't

Which one of the following overrides the others?

law concerned w/ private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs

Intentionally threatening or attempting to harm a person is what?

What is a case in which a person is harmed because of another person's actions or failure to act called?

What should an assistive person keep in mind during their daily routine in medicine (legally)

A celebrity is in the hospital recovering from a MI. A HCW takes several pics of the celebrity w/o them knowing and

trained in CPR. You r in church & a person has a sudden cardiac arrest & you go over to help since you are trained.

A phlebotomist misidentified a pt's specimen. A possible misdiagnosis of blood type could cause the pt to die.

Ric is a NA. According to scope of practice, who is Ric allowed to delegate work to & supervise in implementing care?

the action of damaging the good reputation of someone is called

What is the most common charge against health care workers?

Deceitful or false portrayal of facts by word of conduct is the definition of

Speaking false words about people with the intention of damaging their reputation is considered which of the following?

legal docs that allow ppl to state what medical tx they want/not want in the event that they are unable to decided

What is it called when a person's freedom is intentionally violated?

U were just a pt at hospital & u didn't agree w/ the care you received. U go on FB & post "Do not go to this hospital" 

Janet is a NA and on shift. She decides to leave early without telling anyone to care for her sick daughter at home.

A crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than a year is

What are the rules of conduct enacted and enforced by governments?

Intentionally touching another person without permission is called what?

What is professional negligence called?

What are rules of proper conduct among a group of people, such as a profession?

Who has permission to look a a patient chart?