information provided is enough for the patient to make an educated decision.
informed consent requires that the:
recognized rule of conduct enforced by a legal authority.
Law refers to the:
a person suspected of elderly abuse
the law requires a physician to report to the appropriate authorities:
17-years-old who is in the Navy
Consent for a patient's own medical treatment may be given by a:
electrocardiogram.
A patient's implied consent usually covers a (n):
a type of civil law.
A tort is:
malpractice.
Malfeasance is on form of:
endorsement, examination, and reciprocity.
A physician may obtain his or her license by:
medical power of attorney
Advance directives include a:
A physician's responsibility for the actions of his or her staff. " let the master answer
Respondeat superior refers to:
only covers acts outside of the health care profession.
The Good Samaritan Act:
fee splitting.
A physician who accepts payment from another physician for the of a patient is guilty of:
is an omission or commission of an act that a prudent and reasonable person would or would not do in similar circumstances.
Negligence
duty, dereliction, direct cause, and damages
the Four D's used to determine malpractice
treatment of syphilis, abortion, birth control and treatment of gonorrhea
A minor may consent for:
Res ipsa loquiter " the thing speaks for itself
A situation in which the very nature of the injury implicates malpractice is called:
licensure.
The strongest mandatory credential regulated by a state to practice a profession is a:
Morals.
Ethics deal with:
an education, refuse treatment,expect confidentiality and privacy....
The patient bill of rights includes the right to:
Hammurabi. The code of hammurabi was written in 2500 BCE.
The first medical code of ethics was written by:
is an ethical issue. It refers to the distribution of funds, organ transplant or other resources.
Allocation of resources
slander
A medical assistant publicly criticizes a physician's diagnostic skills is an example of:
are communicable disease that must be reported to the local or state health department.
Hepatitis B, Rubella " German measles
a subpoena
A court order instructing the physician to report to court at a certain time and date is:
One type of advance directive
A living will:
12 weeks without pay.
The Family Medical Leave Act allows up to:
euthanasia
The patient has the right to all the following EXCEPT to:
implied consent.
Consent assumed by the actions of the contracting parties is referred to as:
advance directive.
A person completing and carrying an organ donation card is a form of:
to encourage health care providers to give free medical care
The primary intent of the Good Samaritan Act is to:
license.
A credential required to practice a profession and issued by an official state agency is called a:
tuberculosis.
The law requires a person working in healthcare to report to the proper authority a patient diagnosed with:
sexual harassment.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 deals with;
consideration.
An exchange of something of value between parties when entering into a contract is referred to as:
malfeasance
Performance of an improper act, resulting in or causing harm is referred to as:
Risk management
To prevent harm and loss is the emphasis of:
you are guaranteed for the same job or a similar job.
Upon return from approved family medical leave:
misfeasance
Improper performance of an act, resulting in or causing harm is referred to a as:
expressed consent.
Written or verbal consent describing what each contractual party will do is called:
tort law
Laws dealing with requirements and standards of governmental agencies are referred to as:
screen health care staff through a fingerprinting clearance process.
A means of protecting vulnerable populations is to:
contract law.
Laws dealing with the rights and obligations of enforceable promises are referred to as:
immediate treatment, age, name and address
An incident report contains all the following of the injured party's:
tort law.
A wrongful civil act committed against an individual for which compensation is usually sought is called: