1. Define the following torts:Assault BatterySlander LibelInvasions of Privacy AbuseFalse Imprisonment Defamation of CharacterNegligence Malpractice

2. What do you we mean by “informed consent?”3. You can not sign a contract or consent form if you have a legal disability.

List the 4 types of legal disabilities.4. Define “Implied consent.”5. Define “Expressed consent.”6. What type of consent would a signed consent for surgery be?7. What is “breach of contract/”8. What kind of communication are patient care record and reports?9. According to contract law, who would be the principal in: An eye doctor’s office:

A veterinarian's office? A dentist’s office10. According to contract law, what would a dental hygienist in a dentist’s office and a nurse

in a doctor’s office be?11. Healthcare employee who work to protect the interest of their employers are abiding by

what type of law?12. Name the 5 types of information that are exempt (you must report) from privileged

communication laws.13. Who is able to look at confidential health records?14. How do you correct an error in a patient’s chart.15. What is the name of the federal legist ration that requires the establishment of standards

to protect health information?16. Which family members of a patient can discuss medical information with the health care

team?17. If someone has a terminal illness, what legal document should a person sign if they want

to make sure that a particular family member or friend can make decisions about their medical care when they no longer can?

18. What does DNR mean?19. What legal document would a patient sign if they wanted to have people know they

wanted to have DNR status?20. By law, where can a patient in the hospital get help with preparing advanced directives?21. What do employees of hospitals and medical facilities usually follow when dealing with

ethical dilemmas?22. A small child needs medical treatment and the parents refuse due to “religious reasons.”

Is this a legal or an ethical dilemma?23. Are the following situations ethical or legal dilemmas?

Giving patient information to a neighbor without the patient’s permission.Giving the wrong medication to a patientGossiping about a patient.

Health Team Relations

P Professional Standards1.       Perform procedures you are trained and legally permitted2.       Follow step-by-step methods for tasks3.       Obtain proper identification authorization4.       Observe all safety precautions5.       Confidential information6.       Think before you speak7.       Treat all patients equally8.       Accept no bribes or tips 9.       Report and error or mistake immediately    Behave professionally in dress, language, manners, and actions

24. What patient right would be violated if a patient had to wait 3 hours for pain medication after asking for it?

25. What law would a health care facility be complying with if they held an in-service about medical and legal issues related to advanced directives?

26. Remember that health care workers adhere to legal responsibilities, ethical codes, and patient rights to protect the employee, the employer, and the patient!

27. What are the two ways to correctly identify a patient in the hospital before doing any procedure or administering any medications or treatments.?

28. According to professional standards, what is the First Thing that should be done if a patient refuses to allow a health care worker to perform a procedure?

29. According to professional standards, how should medication errors be handled?

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Know the patient’s rights (in your notebooks)

Know the standards of care. (below)

Review the following information:What do the following abbreviations mean? VS, prn, po, bid and DNRDefine the following medical terms: thoracentesis, hemiplegia, hysterectomy, and myalgiaWhat do the following prefixes, suffixes, or root words mean? Cranio-, -emia, erythro, dysWhat did Roentgen discover?Who developed the vaccine for smallpox?Who wrote the code of ethics still used for physicians today?What would you buy at an apothecary store in the 17th century?What disease killed 75% of the population in Europe and Asia during the Middle Ages? (A case was diagnosed in California this week!)What is the most common diagnosis among hospice patients?What kind of hospitals do small towns usually have?What health care agency would respond if there was an outbreak of bird flu in North Carolina?What local agency provides immunizations and also does environmental inspections?Who does Medicare provide insurance for?What is amount of money called that you must pay before your insurance starts to pay?What are parts of the communication model?