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Patient Care Flashcards

1
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A list of patients rights, offering protection to the patients

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Patients bill of rights

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Laws that govern the relationships between individuals is known as

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Civil law

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The type of law that governs the rights between individuals in non criminal actions is called?

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Torts

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Tort law is what type of law?

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Personal injury law

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What are the two types of torts?

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  1. Those resulting from intentional action

2. Those resulting from unintentional action

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Intentional tort includes:

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Civil assault 
Civil battery
False imprisonment
Libel and slander
 invasion of privacy
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7
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Performing or threatening to perform intentional injury for bodily harm to another?

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Assault

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Touching a person without permission

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Battery

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Intentional confinement without authorization by one who physically constructs a person using force, threat of force or confining clothing or structures

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False imprisonment

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Written defamation of character

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Libel

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Oral defamation

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Slander

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When confidentiality of information had not been maintained or when the patients body has been improperly and unnecessarily exposed or touched?

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Invasion of privacy

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13
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Unintentionally causes injury to a patient

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Unintentional misconduct

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Neglect or omission of reasonable care or caution

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Negligence

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Standard that requires that a person perform as any reasonable man of ordinary prudence

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Doctrine of the reasonably prudent man

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16
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An act of negligence in the contacts of such a relationship is defined as

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Malpractice

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17
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Even though someone else may be sued and held liable under another rule of law it does not negate one’s own responsibility is?

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Doctrine of personal liability

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What is a legal doctrine that holds an employer liable for negligent acts of employees that occur while they are carrying out his her orders or otherwise serving his her interest

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Doctrine of respondeat superior

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What can be applied to a radiographer who is performing radiographic procedures under the guidance and directions of a radiologist

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Doctrine of borrowed servant

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What are cases where the procedures begin with the facts of evidence and proceeds to establish that the fax would not have been true if there had not been negligent on someone’s part

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Doctrine of res ipsa loquitur

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A pair of forceps has been left in a patient’s abdomen after surgical procedure which doctrine is this

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Doctrine of res ipsa loquitur

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For a radiographer to be found negligent in a quart and held liable for damages to civil proceeding must establish the following elements

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duty expected of the radiographer

Breach of duty by the radiographer

Cause of injury due to the radiographers negligent

Injury to the patient actually occurred

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The radiographer has the duty to perform radiographic procedures acting as any reasonable and prudent radiographer would’ve acted under similar circumstances this is defined as

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Duty (standard of care)

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The videographer has a duty to provide radiographs that are of optimum quality for the position diagnosis. If the patient’s condition deteriorates due to the radiographers failure to provide optimum quality radiographs are images for the physician to interpret is?

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Breach of care

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A patient’s injury must be the direct result of a radiographers negligence. The radiographer has the duty to ensure that a dizzy or semi conscious patient does not pop them an x-ray table if the Radiographer left the patient unattended in the x-ray room this would be the

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Cause

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26
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What is an individual could reasonably foresee that certain actions or in actions on his her part could result in injury to another person

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Doctrine of foreseeability

27
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What comes from the Greek ethos meaning character

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Ethics

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What is defined as the individual character of a person or persons and can also be defined as the study of morality

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Ethics

29
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What is the right to make decisions without being pressured

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Autonomy

30
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I’ll ask should be meant to obtain a good result is defined as

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Beneficence

31
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What is the right to Privacy

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Confidentiality

32
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Some action produce both a good and bad effect is also known as

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Double effect

33
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Keeping promises or Fulfilling commitment

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Fidelity

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Equal treatment

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Justice

35
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Do no harm and prevent harm

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Nonmaleficence

36
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Making a decision for another because you know best

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Paternalism

37
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All life is precious

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Sanctity

38
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Honesty

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Veracity

39
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Do not waste or damage to property of others

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Respect for property

40
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What comes from the Latin Moralis meaning customs or manners

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Morality

41
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Guideline says human being should revere life and Accept death this means every life not just the lives do you choose to place value on

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The value of life

42
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For goodness we use terms happiness pleasure harmony life freedom honor the badness we would use pain like them excellent and happiness these are examples of

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The principle of goodness or rightness

43
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What deals with the fair distribution of good and bad

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The principle of justice or fairness

44
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What is the prioritization of patients for medical treatment

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Triage

45
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Triage works in three ways which are

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Those were likely to live
Those who are likely to die regardless of care
Those are immediate care might make a positive difference in the outcome

46
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Names that are drawn to see who will receive treatment is also known as what system

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The lottery system

47
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In an emergency situation medical professionals who can be put back into service after receiving medical attention should have first priority this is

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Save Dr’s first

48
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What is an intentionally deceptive message in the form of a statement

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Lying

49
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What are the three major views about what the relationship between patient and a medical professional might be

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Paternalism
Radical individualism
The reciprocal view

50
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What is characterized by the statement the doctor always knows best

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Paternalism

51
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Explain the procedure

Explain the pain associated before during and after the procedure

Explain the possible complications

Explains how long the procedure should take

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Informed consent

52
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What suggest that patients have absolutely right over their own bodies they should be able to reject any and all recommendations by medical personnel

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Radical individualism

53
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What is referred to as the team approach patients and their families are key members of the team and all healthcare professionals work together for the good of the patient

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The reciprocal view

54
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Why are the seven C of malpractice prevention

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Competence
Compliance 
Charting 
Communication
Confidentiality 
Courtesy 
Caution
55
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Knowing and adhering to professional standards and maintaining professional competence reduce liability exposure

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Competence

56
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Policies and procedures in the medical office and hospital the avoids patient injuries in litigation

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Compliance

57
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This can be the best defense against a malpractice claim

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Charging

58
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Patient injuries and resulting malpractice cases can be avoided by improving this among healthcare professionals

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Communication

59
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Protecting the ____/ of medical information is a legal and ethical responsibility of health professionals

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Confidentiality

60
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attitude and demeanor can improve patient rapport and lessen the likelihood of lawsuits

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Courtesy

61
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Personal injuries can occur unexpectedly on the premises and may lead to lawsuit

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Caution

62
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What year was the health insurance portability and accountability act

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1996

63
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What is a set of rules to be followed by doctors hospitals and other healthcare providers

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The health insurance portability and accountability act

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