Chapter 3 Medical Legal And Ethical Issues

Front 1

When a minor can be treated as an adult?

Back 1

when the minor is:
1. Emancipated
2. married
3. Pregnant

Front 2

when a patient refuses care what are the 5 steps you take?

Back 2

1. obtain a signature of refusal
2. obtain a signature from a witness that saw the refusal
3. keep refusal form in incident report
4. Note the refusal on the incident report
5. and keep a copy w/ local department for future

Front 3

2 rules of thumb regarding reports and records

Back 3

1. if it wasn't documented it didn't happen
2. incomplete or improper records equates to incomplete or inexperienced medical care

Front 4

4 steps when called to the scene involving a potential organ donor

Back 4

1. inform medical control
2. treat the patient as any other patient
3. take any steps necessary to preserve life
4. if preserving life is not possible, the do what is necessary to preserve organs

Front 5

medicolegal

Back 5

relating to law or forensic medicine

Front 6

assault

Back 6

unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm

Front 7

abandonment

Back 7

termination of care

Front 8

advanced directive

Back 8

written documentation that specifies treatment

Front 9

battery

Back 9

touching without consent

Front 10

expressed consent

Back 10

specific authorization to provide care expressed by the patient

Front 11

implied consent

Back 11

legal assumption that treatment was desired

Front 12

forcible consent

Back 12

confining a person from mental or physical action

Front 13

negligence

Back 13

failure to provide standard of care