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Malpractice |
failed of a professional to use the degree of skill |
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Negligence |
failure to give care that is normally expected |
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Assault |
Threat or attempt to injure |
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Battery |
Unlawful touching of another without consent |
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Invasion of privacy |
unnecessarily exposing an individual or revealing personal information without consent |
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False imprisonment |
restraining and individual/restricting and individual's freedom |
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Abuse |
any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish |
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Defamation |
nurse tells false information about a patient |
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Libel |
written defamation |
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Slander |
Spoken defamation |
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Parts of a contract |
1.Offer2.Acceptance3.Consideration |
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Verbal abuse |
shouting at a patient |
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Physical abuse |
Slapping a patient |
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Sexual abuse |
Suggestive comments at a patient |
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Implied contracts |
obligations that are understood without verbally expressing terms |
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Expressed contracts |
contracts that are stated in clear and concise language, either oral or written |
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Agent |
the person who works under the control of another person |
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Principle |
the person who hires the agent; is responsible for the actions of the agent |
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Ethics |
a set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong |
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HIPPA |
the law that states that information regarding patients must be kept confidential and shared only with members of the health care team unless written consent is obtained |
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Tort |
wrongful acts that do not involve contracts |
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Contract |
an agreement between two or more partices |
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How can errors be corrected in health records? |
you scratch out the error with a line over it and sign it on the corner of the error and then keep on writing |
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Durable power of attorney (POA) |
document that permits an individual to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principal should become unable to make decisions |
