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Part II Flashcards

1
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Deals with offenses against state or against society at large

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Criminal law

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Deals with the right and duties of individuals respect to one another

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Civil Law

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A civil wrong committed by one individual against the person r property of another

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Tort

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Intentional [tort]

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Assault
Battery
False imprisonment
Fraud

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5
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Unintentional [tort]

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Negligence
Malpractice

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6
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Suing/injured party

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Plaintiff

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Party being sued

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Defendant

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Th threat of touching pt in injurious way before and during an examination

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Assault

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9
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Unlawful touching of a person without consent

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Battery

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The unjustifiable detention of a person against his/her own will

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False Imprisonment

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Malicious spreading of information that causes defamation of characteristics or loss of reputation

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Defamation

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Types of defamation

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Slander [spoken]
Libel [written]
Ciber Libel [published online]

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13
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Sensitive and confidential information

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Privilege information

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Willful and intentional misinterpretation of facts that may cause harm to an individual right of property

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Fraud

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Unintentional [tort]

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Negligence
Malpractice

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16
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Failure to use such care as a reasonable prudent person would use under like or similar circumstances

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Negligence

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Elements of medical negligence

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  1. Duty to provide reasonable care [start when you receive request]
  2. Breach of duty [there is a lapse]
  3. Pt sustained loss or injury
  4. Loss/injury is attributable to negligence
18
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Failure to do the standard of care for patient [forgot t do something; careless]

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Negligence

19
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HCP does something outside practice that resulted to injury

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Malpractice

20
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“The thing that speaks for itself”
Used to switch the burden of proof the plaintiff to the defendant

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Res Ipsa Loquitor

21
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Master speaks for the servant
Anything you do, chief RT and superiors are liable

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Respondent Superior

22
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The theory requires the hospital or health care entity to be responsible for the quality of care delivered to patient in the facilities

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Corporate Liability

23
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Duties in Corporate Liability

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  1. Duty of reasonable care in the selection and retention of employers and medical staff
  2. Duty of reasonable care in the maintenance of use of equipment
  3. Availability of equipment and service
24
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A circumstance in which both the HCP’s and the pt’s actions contribute to an injurious outcome

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Contributory Negligence

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