Amsa 102 BN
Healthcare professionals operate in a - answer Complex environment with many
regulations, standards, and laws that govern patient care
Autonomy means - answerTo have respect for others
Ethics are a - answerSet of principles that deal with what is morally right or wrong
Scope of practice defines - answer What each person is permitted to do based upon
their level of training and certification
Standard of care is a - answerLevel of care expected by reason of training and
profession
What is BLS, CPR, RSV, NREMT, ACLS - answer Basic life support, cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, readiness skills verification, national registry of emergency medical
technician, advance cardiac life support
Basic right of the patient - answerRight to be informed of their treatment options,
potential side effects, and any other factors that may affect their condition
DD form 2870 - answerAuthorization of disclosure of medical or dental information
What act protects all health records that contain personal identifiers? - answerPrivacy
act of 1974
Treatment is the - answerCare provided to maintain or restore health, improve
functions, or relieve symptoms
When a patient does not accept the physicians recommendations for treatment and
chooses to leave the facility what is used by staff (ama) - answerAgainst medical advice
Informed consent means - answerThat the patient understands and agrees with the
treatment that you are providing
Implied consent means - answerThe patient is not able to give you permission to treat
them but they need to receive care
Do not resuscitate - answerOrder written by a physician when the patient indicated a
desire to be allowed to die if they stop breathing of if their heart stops beating
, Living will - answerDocument that directs treatment in accordance with a patients
wishes
Durable power of attorney - answerDesignated an individual to make health care
decisions when a patient is no longer able to make decisions
Patients have the right - answerTo allow whoever they want to visit
Health insurance and portability accountability act (HIPAA) - answerRegulations that
protect how a patients information is conveyed, stored, and who it can be revealed to
Tort - answerIs an act that causes injury for which the injured party can bring to civil
action
Assault - answerIntentional threat toward another person that places the person in
reasonable fear of harmful, imminent, or unwelcome contact
Battery - answerActual physical contact that has been refused or that is carried out
against the patients will
False imprisonment - answerPreventing a person from leaving a facility or restraining
their movements within the facility
Invasion of privacy - answerViolation of the confidential and privileged nature of a
professional relationship
Defamation - answerRemarks made by one person about another person that are
untrue an the remarks damage that person's reputation
Oral and written defamation known as - answerSlander and libel
Negligence - answerConduct that falls below the general accepted standard of care of a
reasonably prudent person
Malpractice - answerFailure to use that degree of skill or learning ordinarily used under
the same similar circumstances by members of the same profession
National practitioner data bank (NPDB) - answerWeb based repository of reports that
contain information about medical malpractice payments and some adverse action in
relation to healthcare practitioners providers or suppliers
Professionalism - answerHaving a conscientious and respectful approach to our
interactions in situations in the workplace
Work ethics - answerSet of principles based on the moral values and hard work and
diligence
Healthcare professionals operate in a - answer Complex environment with many
regulations, standards, and laws that govern patient care
Autonomy means - answerTo have respect for others
Ethics are a - answerSet of principles that deal with what is morally right or wrong
Scope of practice defines - answer What each person is permitted to do based upon
their level of training and certification
Standard of care is a - answerLevel of care expected by reason of training and
profession
What is BLS, CPR, RSV, NREMT, ACLS - answer Basic life support, cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, readiness skills verification, national registry of emergency medical
technician, advance cardiac life support
Basic right of the patient - answerRight to be informed of their treatment options,
potential side effects, and any other factors that may affect their condition
DD form 2870 - answerAuthorization of disclosure of medical or dental information
What act protects all health records that contain personal identifiers? - answerPrivacy
act of 1974
Treatment is the - answerCare provided to maintain or restore health, improve
functions, or relieve symptoms
When a patient does not accept the physicians recommendations for treatment and
chooses to leave the facility what is used by staff (ama) - answerAgainst medical advice
Informed consent means - answerThat the patient understands and agrees with the
treatment that you are providing
Implied consent means - answerThe patient is not able to give you permission to treat
them but they need to receive care
Do not resuscitate - answerOrder written by a physician when the patient indicated a
desire to be allowed to die if they stop breathing of if their heart stops beating
, Living will - answerDocument that directs treatment in accordance with a patients
wishes
Durable power of attorney - answerDesignated an individual to make health care
decisions when a patient is no longer able to make decisions
Patients have the right - answerTo allow whoever they want to visit
Health insurance and portability accountability act (HIPAA) - answerRegulations that
protect how a patients information is conveyed, stored, and who it can be revealed to
Tort - answerIs an act that causes injury for which the injured party can bring to civil
action
Assault - answerIntentional threat toward another person that places the person in
reasonable fear of harmful, imminent, or unwelcome contact
Battery - answerActual physical contact that has been refused or that is carried out
against the patients will
False imprisonment - answerPreventing a person from leaving a facility or restraining
their movements within the facility
Invasion of privacy - answerViolation of the confidential and privileged nature of a
professional relationship
Defamation - answerRemarks made by one person about another person that are
untrue an the remarks damage that person's reputation
Oral and written defamation known as - answerSlander and libel
Negligence - answerConduct that falls below the general accepted standard of care of a
reasonably prudent person
Malpractice - answerFailure to use that degree of skill or learning ordinarily used under
the same similar circumstances by members of the same profession
National practitioner data bank (NPDB) - answerWeb based repository of reports that
contain information about medical malpractice payments and some adverse action in
relation to healthcare practitioners providers or suppliers
Professionalism - answerHaving a conscientious and respectful approach to our
interactions in situations in the workplace
Work ethics - answerSet of principles based on the moral values and hard work and
diligence
