41 Questions
What guides health care professionals in their practice?
All of the above
What is the main purpose of law in most societies?
Protect individuals
What do professional standards help promote and ensure?
Safety and care
Which statement best describes ethics?
Values
Which ethics are particularly related to beneficence in the health care professions?
Integrity, accountability, honesty, and values
What type of harassment is perpetrated by one person on another through unwanted sexual coercion, lewd comments, innuendoes, or touching?
Sexual harassment
What legal term refers to the deliberate efforts to erode the reputation of another person?
Defamation
What type of civil action involves the threat or attempt to harm another person?
Assault
What legal term refers to contact with intent to injure, even if no injury occurred?
Battery
What does the HIPAA privacy rule protect?
Medical records
What is the means for making a permanent legal record of the patient's interaction with health care providers and services?
Documentation
Which of the following values are mentioned as being important in the healthcare professions?
All of the above
What is law defined as in the text?
A rule or set of rules that governments make to regulate people's behavior
What is the transfer of responsibility for a task from one person to another called?
Delegation
What is a set of rules or regulations that hospital employees are required to follow, created to protect patients and employees from harm and to ensure the smooth operation of the hospital, called?
Hospital policy
What is negligence committed by a professional who deliberately acts outside of their scope of practice, or while impaired, known as?
Malpractice
What may the circulator be charged with if they leave the patient alone and return to get the patient's chart?
Abandonment
What is a derogatory statement concerning other coworkers' skills, character, or reputation called?
Defamation
What is intentionally lying or falsifying information given during a court testimony after being sworn to tell the truth called?
Perjury
What is a legal document stating the patient's wishes for refusing or limiting care if the patient becomes incompetent called?
Living will
What is an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious psychological injury, or risk thereof, called?
Sentinel event
What does the term 'sentinel event' refer to in medical practice?
A medical procedure that requires immediate investigation and response
Which of the following is the legal term for a civil wrong committed against a person or their property, which can be compensated by monetary damages?
Tort
What are morals or ethics typically described as?
Personal standards
What are the laws that regulate the practice of medicine and nursing in each U.S. state called?
Medical practice acts, nurse practice acts
What is the name of the procedure performed by two people during any surgery where an item could be lost inside the patient?
Surgical counts
What is the name of the legal document that must be signed by the physician, the patient, and a witness before surgery can proceed?
Informed consent
What does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protect?
A patient's privacy
Who has the right to equal treatment, regardless of age, physical attributes, mental state, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status?
All patients
What is the definition of the term 'Aeger primo'?
Death of a patient
What document must be signed by the physician, patient, and a witness before surgery can proceed?
Informed consent
What is the purpose of the 'timeout' procedure before surgery?
Final verification of the surgical procedure and location
Why are patient falls considered a significant issue in hospitals?
They are the leading cause of death in hospitalized individuals over 65.
What is the purpose of the universal protocol or 'timeout' before surgery?
To acknowledge essential information about the operative site
In what circumstances do falls commonly occur in hospitals?
All of the above.
What is required when any tissue or foreign object is removed from a patient during surgery?
Documentation
Which task are surgical technologists required to perform regarding medications during surgery?
All of the above
What type of errors are prevalent and serious during surgery according to the text?
Labeling errors
'Abandonment' in healthcare is defined as:
Leaving a patient unattended when they require care
What can lead to failure in healthcare settings?
Failure to communicate vital information
What would jokes told in a sexual manner during a surgical procedure be considered as?
Verbal abuse
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