HSM 542 MIDTERM EXAM – QUESTION AND ANSWERS
I I I I I I I
1. I(TCO IG) IYou Iare Ithe Irisk Imanager Ifor Ia Ilarge Ihospital Iand Irecently Ihave Ibeen
Iassigned Ito Ireview Ia Ipotential Imalpractice Icase I for IDr. IJohnson. IThe Ihospital ICEO
Ihas Iasked Iyou Ito Iassess Iwhether Ithe Iphysician Iand Ihospital Iare Inegligent Iin Ithe Icare
Iof Ithe Ipatient. IDiscuss Iand Idescribe Ithe Ielements Iyou Iwill Ibe Ilooking Ifor Ito
Idetermine Iif Inegligence Imay Ihave Ioccurred.
The Ielements Ithat II Iwould Ineed Ito Iconsider Iin Iorder Ito Idetermine Iwhether Inegligence Ihas
Ioccurred Iinclude Ithe Iduty Iof Icare, Ibreach Iof Iduty, Icausation, Iand Ithe Iexistence Iof Idamages.
1. The Iduty Iof Icare. IThe Ifirst Istep Iin Iassessing Ithe Inegligence Iclaim Iis Ito Isee Iwhether Ithe
Idefendant Ihas Ia Ilegal Iduty Iof Icare Ito Ithe Iplaintiff. IIt Iis Ia Ilegal Iobligation, Iin Ia Isimilar
Isituation, Ito Iperform Ithe Isame Idegree Iof Ireasonable Icare Ithat Ianother Iperson Imay
Iexercise. IPhysicians, Ifor Iexample, Ihave Ia Ilegal Iduty Ito Iprovide Itheir Ipatients Iwith Ithe
Isame Istandard Iof Itreatment Ithat Iwould Ibe Igiven Iby Ia Isimilarly Itrained Imedical
Iprofessional.
2. Breach Iof Iduty. II Imust Ialso Iprove Ithat Ithe Idefendant Iviolated Ihis Iduty Iof Icare Iby
Ineglecting Ito Iact Iin Ia Iway Ithat Ia Iresponsible Iperson Iwould Iif Ihe Ior Ishe Iwere Iin Ithe Isame
Isituation. IIn Iother Iwords, II I must Iprove Ithat Ian Iaverage Iperson Iwith Ithe Isame Iknowledge
Ias Ithe Iaccused Iwould Ihave Iacted Idifferently Ibecause Ihe Ior Ishe Iknew Ithat Ihis Ior Iher Iactions
Io r Ilack Iof Iaction Iwould Iinjure Ithe Ivictim.
3. Causation. IThis Imeans Ia Idirect Ilink Imust Ibe Iestablished Ibetween Ithe Ibreach Iof Icare Iduty
Iand Ian Iinjury. II Imust Ialso Iprove Ithat Ithe Idefendant Iis Ireasonably Iassumed Ito Iforesee Ithat
Ihis Ior Iher Ibehavior Icould Iresult Iin Ithe Iplaintiff Ibeing Ihurt. IIt Imeans Ithat, Iregardless Iof Ithe
Iactions Iof Ithe Iaccused, Ihe Ior Ishe Iis Iunable Ito Ibe Iheld Iliable Ifor Ia Irandom Iand
Iunintentional Iinjury.
4. The Idamages. IIn Iorder Ito Iobtain Icompensation Ifor Ithe Imisconduct Iclaim, II Imust Ibe Iable Ito
Idemonstrate Ithat Ithe Inegligence Iof Ithe Idefendant Icaused Idamages Isuch Ias Imedical
Iexpenses Ifor Ithe Itreatment Iof Iinjury, Ibills Ifor Ithe Irepair Iof Idamaged Iproperty Iin Ithe
Iaccident Ias Iwell Ias Iother Imonetary Iexpenses Isuch I as Iloss Iof Ithe Iincome Idue Ito Ithe
Iinability Ito Iwork.
In Ievery Ipersonal Iinjury Ievent, Ithese Ifour Ielements Imentioned Iabove Iare Icritical Ielements.
2. (TCO IC) IWhat Ido Imedical Iprofessionals Imean Iwhen Ithey Iutilize Ithe Iexpression
I“futility Iof Itreatments?” IHow Idoes Ithis Iconcept Irelate Ito Ido-not-resuscitate Iorders
I(DNR) Iand Iestablished Ipatient Iadvance Idirectives Isuch Ias Ithe Iliving Iwill Iand
IdurableIpower Iof Iattorney Ifor Ihealthcare?
Medical Ifutility Irefers Ito Ithe Idetermination Iof Ia Iphysician Ithat Itherapy Idoes Inot Ibenefit Ia Ipatient
Iand Ishould, Itherefore, Inot Ibe Iprescribed.
In Iview Iof Ithe Idifficulties Iin Idefining Ifutility, Ias Iwell Ias Ithe Iclinical, Ilegal, Iand Iethical
Icomplexities Isurrounding Ithe Iproblem, Isome Iethicists Ihave Iargued Iin Ifavor Iof Ia Iprocedural
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I I I I I I I
1. I(TCO IG) IYou Iare Ithe Irisk Imanager Ifor Ia Ilarge Ihospital Iand Irecently Ihave Ibeen
Iassigned Ito Ireview Ia Ipotential Imalpractice Icase I for IDr. IJohnson. IThe Ihospital ICEO
Ihas Iasked Iyou Ito Iassess Iwhether Ithe Iphysician Iand Ihospital Iare Inegligent Iin Ithe Icare
Iof Ithe Ipatient. IDiscuss Iand Idescribe Ithe Ielements Iyou Iwill Ibe Ilooking Ifor Ito
Idetermine Iif Inegligence Imay Ihave Ioccurred.
The Ielements Ithat II Iwould Ineed Ito Iconsider Iin Iorder Ito Idetermine Iwhether Inegligence Ihas
Ioccurred Iinclude Ithe Iduty Iof Icare, Ibreach Iof Iduty, Icausation, Iand Ithe Iexistence Iof Idamages.
1. The Iduty Iof Icare. IThe Ifirst Istep Iin Iassessing Ithe Inegligence Iclaim Iis Ito Isee Iwhether Ithe
Idefendant Ihas Ia Ilegal Iduty Iof Icare Ito Ithe Iplaintiff. IIt Iis Ia Ilegal Iobligation, Iin Ia Isimilar
Isituation, Ito Iperform Ithe Isame Idegree Iof Ireasonable Icare Ithat Ianother Iperson Imay
Iexercise. IPhysicians, Ifor Iexample, Ihave Ia Ilegal Iduty Ito Iprovide Itheir Ipatients Iwith Ithe
Isame Istandard Iof Itreatment Ithat Iwould Ibe Igiven Iby Ia Isimilarly Itrained Imedical
Iprofessional.
2. Breach Iof Iduty. II Imust Ialso Iprove Ithat Ithe Idefendant Iviolated Ihis Iduty Iof Icare Iby
Ineglecting Ito Iact Iin Ia Iway Ithat Ia Iresponsible Iperson Iwould Iif Ihe Ior Ishe Iwere Iin Ithe Isame
Isituation. IIn Iother Iwords, II I must Iprove Ithat Ian Iaverage Iperson Iwith Ithe Isame Iknowledge
Ias Ithe Iaccused Iwould Ihave Iacted Idifferently Ibecause Ihe Ior Ishe Iknew Ithat Ihis Ior Iher Iactions
Io r Ilack Iof Iaction Iwould Iinjure Ithe Ivictim.
3. Causation. IThis Imeans Ia Idirect Ilink Imust Ibe Iestablished Ibetween Ithe Ibreach Iof Icare Iduty
Iand Ian Iinjury. II Imust Ialso Iprove Ithat Ithe Idefendant Iis Ireasonably Iassumed Ito Iforesee Ithat
Ihis Ior Iher Ibehavior Icould Iresult Iin Ithe Iplaintiff Ibeing Ihurt. IIt Imeans Ithat, Iregardless Iof Ithe
Iactions Iof Ithe Iaccused, Ihe Ior Ishe Iis Iunable Ito Ibe Iheld Iliable Ifor Ia Irandom Iand
Iunintentional Iinjury.
4. The Idamages. IIn Iorder Ito Iobtain Icompensation Ifor Ithe Imisconduct Iclaim, II Imust Ibe Iable Ito
Idemonstrate Ithat Ithe Inegligence Iof Ithe Idefendant Icaused Idamages Isuch Ias Imedical
Iexpenses Ifor Ithe Itreatment Iof Iinjury, Ibills Ifor Ithe Irepair Iof Idamaged Iproperty Iin Ithe
Iaccident Ias Iwell Ias Iother Imonetary Iexpenses Isuch I as Iloss Iof Ithe Iincome Idue Ito Ithe
Iinability Ito Iwork.
In Ievery Ipersonal Iinjury Ievent, Ithese Ifour Ielements Imentioned Iabove Iare Icritical Ielements.
2. (TCO IC) IWhat Ido Imedical Iprofessionals Imean Iwhen Ithey Iutilize Ithe Iexpression
I“futility Iof Itreatments?” IHow Idoes Ithis Iconcept Irelate Ito Ido-not-resuscitate Iorders
I(DNR) Iand Iestablished Ipatient Iadvance Idirectives Isuch Ias Ithe Iliving Iwill Iand
IdurableIpower Iof Iattorney Ifor Ihealthcare?
Medical Ifutility Irefers Ito Ithe Idetermination Iof Ia Iphysician Ithat Itherapy Idoes Inot Ibenefit Ia Ipatient
Iand Ishould, Itherefore, Inot Ibe Iprescribed.
In Iview Iof Ithe Idifficulties Iin Idefining Ifutility, Ias Iwell Ias Ithe Iclinical, Ilegal, Iand Iethical
Icomplexities Isurrounding Ithe Iproblem, Isome Iethicists Ihave Iargued Iin Ifavor Iof Ia Iprocedural
This Istudy Isource Iwas Idownloaded Iby I100000841397762 Ifrom ICourseHero.com Ion I04-17-2022 I14:15:41 IGMT I-
05:00
https://www.coursehero.com/file/50979069/Week-4-mid-termdocx/
