Intro Chapter 3 Vocab Quiz

a legal document made by a patient, which states that CPR or other advanced cardiac life support should not be performed if a patient stops breathing or a patient's heart stops

• A emancipated minor
• B Patient Self-Determination Act
• C Patients' Bill of Rights
• D Do not Resuscitate (DNR)

legal protection for the healthcare worker if proven that the worker acted reasonably as compared to other members of the profession in the same or a similar circumstance

• A malpractice
• B reasonable care
• C medical law
• D criminal law

the amount of time during which any legal action may be taken; after such time a lawsuit may not be filed

• A scope of practice
• B standard of care
• C statute of limitation
• D time-out

An act approved by US Congress in 1996 and fully enforced in 2006; includes a privacy provision for patient health records.

• A Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• B Patients' Bill of Rights
• C Durable Power of Attorney
• D Patient Self-Determination Act

the act of unfairly treating a person or a group of people differently from others

• A assault
• B discrimination
• C theft
• D battery

a court-appointed person who may make decisions for a patient who is mentally or physically incapable of making such decisions

• A guardian
• B ombudsman
• C lawyer
• D judge

a legal document that grants another person the authority to make legal decisions for you

• A durable power of attorney
• B Patients' Bill of Rights
• C ombudsman
• D do not resuscitate (DNR) document

performing an act that a reasonable person would not have done, or not doing something that a reasonable person would have done in the same or a similar circumstance, resulting in harm to a patient

• A battery
• B assault
• C negligence
• D arbitration

any misconduct or lack of skill that results in patient injury; also known as professional liability

• A battery
• B assault
• C negligence
• D malpractice

Standards concerned with whether a healthcare worker's actions are right or wrong

• A medical law
• B medical ethics
• C criminal law
• D values