Legal Responsibilities

the degree of care, skill, and diligence an equally qualified caregiver in the profession would provide in similar circumstances

• liability

• risk management

• standard of care

• risk assessment

An action that is performed illegally

• Act of omission

• Act of commission

Unlawful touching of another person without consent

• invasion of privacy

• assault

• battery

• defamation

Occurs when false statements are SPOKEN to another person and damages the reputation of the injured party

• libel

• slander

Leaving your computer screen up in the hallway and another patient sees information is an example of _

• defamation

• invasion of privacy

• assault

• abuse

Failing to take the wet bulb temperature and an athlete suffers a heat stroke is an example of _

• assault

• battery

• neglegence

• malpractice

A pharmacist giving the patient expired medication is considered _

• assault

• battery

• negligence

• malpractice

Most sports medicine professionals are sued due to which tort?

• negligence

• malpractice

• defamation

• assault

This Act protects the privacy of student education records

• HIPAA

• FERPA

What is HIPAA?

• a health plan

• law that protects the privacy of patients and prevents health info

• a health care provider that conducts certain transactions in electronic form

• a law