Chapter 2 Legal Concepts, Risk Management and Ethical Issues (STM 101)

According to the JC's definition regarding consent to surgical intervention, which party has "autonomy"?

What report is sent to risk management in an effort to decrease the chance of harm to pt, staff or damage to hospital?

Which legal doctrine would be MOST applicable if an injury occurs due to hospital employees lack of training?

Which legal doctrine would be MOST applicable if RN and CST leave a foreign object in pt, Surgeon not found liable?

Patient suffered a burn due to improper application of the ESU pad, the individual responsible could be found of?

The first scrub surgical technologist performs intraoperative tasks under the broad delegatory authority of the:

General consent is obtained by patients admitted to the hospital and covers all routine services/treatment, not surgery

What is establishing a neutral zone designed to do?

Surgical team members who fail to monitor and protect a medicated patient from falling could be charged with:

Which governmental agency has authority as outlined in the Safe Medical Devices Act?

"Captain of the ship" doctrine holds the surgeon accountable for all actions of the OR team in lawsuits

Which is NOT a form of individual credentialing that protects the public from unqualified health care providers?

Organization whose focus is on patient/worker safety and a unique coalition of ACS, ASA, AORN, ASPAN, AANA, AASPA, AST?

All of the following carry the force of state or national legal enforcement EXCEPT:

A CST student who photographs a patient and posts the image on the internet could be sued for HIPAA violations

Which of the following torts would be classified as unintentional?

What term best describes the process of keeping thorough, accurate, and legal records of a patient’s medical care?

The phrase “departure from the standard of care” BEST describes which of the following legal terms?

Graduates of CAAHEP or ABHES programs are eligible to sit for the CST or CSFA examinations administered by:

Which of the following terms describes a civil wrong that may be intentional or unintentional?

The broad objectives of the HIPAA include all of the following, except?

What term describes the system of moral principles and rules  that become standards of conduct for professionals?

In 2004, which of the following agencies created the "Do not use" abbreviations list?

What describes a method of pretrial discovery in which a surgical team member might answer questions under oath?

Who is responsible for obtaining written, informed surgical consent from a patient?

Which of the following is an example of an intentional tort pertaining to surgical patient care?

What includes the patient's wishes in the event of incapacitation or inability to communicate?

Errors in chart documentation should be erased to prevent confusion by subsequent caregivers

Defined by the (JC) as "agreement or permission accompanied by full notice about what is being consented to?"

All of the following are components of the surgical patients medical records EXCEPT

The best assurance of safe and individual professional behavior by the CST or CSFA is a well developed, unyielding:

Living will and durable power of attorney are examples of advance directives in healthcare

The American Hospital Association replaced it's "Patient Bill of Rights" with which of the following?

For which of the following processes are identification and reporting of unsafe conditions and hazards MOST critical?

A voluntary and informed act when one party gives permission to another party to "touch"?

Which of the following would NOT be considered an example of potential ethical dilemma ?

Specimen laws, mislabeling, and improper preparation are examples of what?

The legal term that identifies the knowledge/skills required for a profession

Documentation contains preop and postop diagnosis, positioning, skin prep, start and stop times, counts, and dressings?

A special consent form would be required for which of the following situations during a hospital admission?

Which type of consent applies in emergencies even if no forms were signed or verbal permission was given?

What are the most common types of patient-care errors committed by OR personnel, like negligence and malpractice?

What describes the principles such as benevolence, trustworthiness, honestly for the care of and wellbeing of others?

Which type of legal action is MOST likely in cases involving tort law and operating room personnel?

In a common adage, what is the "best medicine" in health care?

Verification that the educational programs meet minimum accreditation standards is done by:

Who would be legally authorized to sign informed surgical consent?

What legal doctrines would MOST likely apply in the case of a wrong site surgery or retained foreign body?

Which of the following legal terms is BEST described as “professional misconduct that results in harm to another”?

In the late 1990s, what caused more deaths in the US than car accidents, AIDS, and breast cancer combined?