Intro-Ch # 5 Law and Ethics

if a doctor fails to use the degree of skill and learning that is commonly expected and the patient is injured, the doctor could be sued for :

• negligence
• defamation
• malpractice
• libel

If the patient is physically restrained without proper orders or justification, this could lead to:

• invasion of privacy 
• defamation
• false imprisonment
• assault and battery

FAILURE to give care that is normally expected of a person in health care, resulting in injury to another is

• Malpractice
• Negligence
• abuse
• defamation

If a healthcare worker sends information to an insurance company without patient's written consent it is  :

• invasion of privavcy
• defamation
• slander
• libel

Any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish can lead to:

• defamation
• invasion of privacy
• abuse
• false imprisonment

A false written statement that causes a person to be ridiculed or damages the person's reputation is known as :

• slander
• assault and battery
• libel
• false imprisonment

A set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong are known as :

• patient's rights
• torts
• contracts
• ethics

Which of these is NOT a patient's right?

• patient refuse treatment
• informed of hospital rules
• free care
• reasonable response to a request

Name the legal document that allows the person to state what measures should/should not be taken to prolong their life when their condition if terminal

• right to die
• durable power of attorney
• patient self determination act
• living will

This means permission is granted voluntarily by the person who is of sound mind after the explanation of all the risks involved.

• confidential authorization
• verbal consent
• informed consent
• legal permission