Statutory Law - (answer)is enacted and enforced by federal or state legislators
Administrative law - (answer)is made by administrative agencies appointed by the president or governor
Common law - (answer)is court-made law based on custom and usage
Definition of Tort - (answer)is a wrongful act, other than a breach of contract, for which the law provides
a remedy
Examples of Torts: - (answer)Intentional tort and Unintentional tort
Intentional torts - (answer)Assault, battery, invasion of privacy, and false imprisonment
Unintentional tort: - (answer)Negligence
Assault - (answer)is an intentional attempt or threat to inflict injury on a person
example of assault - (answer)is to say to an unruly or uncooperative patient, "If you don't stop moving
and start cooperating during this examination, I will have to restrain you."
Two main ethical principles associated with the medical profession are those of - (answer)beneficence
and nonmaleficence
Beneficence - (answer)is a duty to promote good and to act in the best interest of the patient and
society
Nonmaleficence - (answer)is the primary credo of the health professions: "Above all, do no harm."
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Medical practice occurs - (answer)when a negligent act or omission by a medical professional result in
harm to the patient. The burden of proof can shift to the defendant.
An injured patient (the plaintiff) must prove four elements: - (answer)duty, breach, harm, and causation
Informed consent: - (answer)A patient has the right to prevent unauthorized contact with his or her
person. The health care professional must disclose information that lets the patient make a
knowledgeable decision about proposed procedures or treatments. Express consent—written (signed
consent form) or spoken
Implied consent: - (answer)Consent is understood from the circumstances surrounding the procedure. A
patient in a life-threatening situation is unconscious or unable to communicate A surgeon may perform
necessary procedures during the course of a surgery to which the patient granted express consent
Negligence: - (answer)is defined as performance that falls below the expected standard of care. An act
or omission, failure to act, by a medical professional that deviates from the accepted medical standard
of care, thus resulting in injury or death of the patient. It can be any tort or breach of contract of health
care or professional services rendered by a health care provider to a patient
Duty - (answer)refers to the standard of care that the medical professional (defendant) is required to
follow
Breach - (answer)refers to the defendant's failure to meet that standard of care
Harm - (answer)refers to the injury sustained by the plaintiff
Causation - (answer)requires that the defendant's failure to meet the standard of care was the actual
cause of the plaintiff's injury
QA - (answer)requires testing to ensure the ultrasound equipment functions correctly and safely and
does not become a factor in any litigation