Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
simple consent -
correct answer ✅implied or expressed consent
expressed consent -
correct answer ✅does not stop a procedure
inadequate consent -
correct answer ✅Ignorant consent. This occurs when the patient
has not been informed adequately to make a responsible decision.
HIPPA -
correct answer ✅Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996
research PHI info must be removed
curative -
correct answer ✅definitive Tx has goal to eradicate tumor
palliative -
correct answer ✅Tx has goal to alleviate symptoms
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Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
reduce pain, bleeding, improve breathing
verifying a patient -
correct answer ✅2 identifiers (name, DOB, medical number)
also: visual (photo), ID bracelet or card
verify before 1st Tx -
correct answer ✅site, setup, prescription
Beneficence -
correct answer ✅moral obligation to do good
Nonmaleficence -
correct answer ✅do no harm
Malpractice -
correct answer ✅health professional unintentionally acts
wrongfully
causing injury
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Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
tort -
correct answer ✅wrongful acts that are intentional or
unintentional
battery -
correct answer ✅harmful, unjustified acts to or against another
touch to harm or touch not permitted
assult -
correct answer ✅Unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to
another
Negligence -
correct answer ✅failure to act or care for a patient
leading to injury
unintentional tort
False Imprisonment -
correct answer ✅confinement or restraint without approval
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Exam Questions & Answers (Grade
A+)
libel -
correct answer ✅written defamation
intentional tort
slander -
correct answer ✅spoken defamation
intentional tort
invasion of privacy
violates? -
correct answer ✅private information shared with those not
involved in patients care
(violates HIPPA)
respondent superior -
correct answer ✅Let the master answer
The employer is responsible for the negligent actions of the
employee