Chapter 5

Question 1

providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that results in injury to another person (“bad practice” or “professional negligence”)

Answer 1

malpractice

Question 2

failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury to another person

Answer 2

negligence

Question 3

threats or attempts to injure

Answer 3

assault

Question 4

the unlawful touching of another person without consent

Answer 4

battery

Question 5

2 types of invasion of privacy

Answer 5

physical and informational

Question 6

Restraining an individual or restricting an individual’s freedom without authorization

Answer 6

false imprisonment

Question 7

What are the 4 types of abuse

Answer 7

physical, verbal, psychological, sexual

Question 8

3 parts of a contract

Answer 8

offer, acceptance, consideration

Question 9

2 types of contracts in health care

Answer 9

implied and expressed

Question 10

Examples of legal disability

Answer 10

minor (under the age of 18)
unconscious/in a coma
mentally incompetent (mental illness or cognitive deficits, lacks mental capacity )
under the influence of drugs or alcohol

Question 11

False written statements that cause a person ridicule or contempt or causes damage to a person’s reputation

Answer 11

Libel

Question 12

Spoken comment that causes a person ridicule or contempt or causes damage to a person’s reputation

Answer 12

Slander

Question 13

Examples of privileged communications that are exempt by law and must be reported

Answer 13

Births
Deaths
Communicable diseases
Injuries caused by violence (assault and battery, abuse, stabbings, shootings)
Drug abuse

Question 14

2 ways to destroy a medical record

Answer 14

burn or shred

Question 15

S/S of abuse

Answer 15

unexplained bruises, fractures, burns, injuries
poor personal hygiene
aggressive or withdrawn behavior
patient statements indicating abuse or neglect

Question 16

Permission is granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind and who has been instructed, in terms the person can understand, about all the risks involved.

Answer 16

Informed consent