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17 Cards in this Set
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Nosocomial |
•Hospital aquired infection. • also known as a complication in the medical field. |
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Assualt |
•To make a pyschical attack. |
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Battery |
•A crime of unconsented physical contact, where the contact was not violent merely menacing and offensive. |
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Causation |
•The action of causing something. |
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Confidentiality |
•The maintenance of privacy by not sharing or divulging privileged information to a third party. |
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Criminal Law |
•Divided into 2 categories of felonies and misdemeanors. •felonies, are usually longer sentences for more serious crimes. •Misdemeanor, lesser offenses punished with suspended jail sentences or no jail time at all. |
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HIPPA |
•Health Insurance Accountability Act •Protects patients confidential medical records and personal health info. |
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Defamation |
•Usually a lie told to discredit a persons good image. |
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Slander |
•A lie told to cause emotional or monetary damages. |
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Negligence |
•With holding proper care which should have been recognized as the standard of care needed to sustain a patients well being. •Intentional or unintentional error or wrong-doing; damaged caused by the failure to act in an accordance within the standards of the profession. |
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Malpractice |
•Harm caused to to patient by an improperly trained and unskilled healthcare personal. •Improper care of a patient. |
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Tort |
•Cause of action in a lawsuit. |
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Libel |
•The truth told, but in such a manner as to cause emotional or monetary damages. |
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Civil Law |
•Monetary compensation •Does not involve jail time as punishment. |
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Patients Bill of Rights |
•List of guarantees for anyone receiving healthcare. |
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Informed Consent |
•The patient has been formally and fully informed and is apprised of the proposed treatment plan with the known risks and benfiets and understands each. •Written consent, Verbal consent, Nonverbal consent |
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Standard of Care |
•Standard of care is set by the institution and the policy manuals of the institution. •The minimum standards set for a practice or the level of a professional performance of any procedure. |
