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WorksheetsEthics and Legal Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which is an example of slander in healthcare?
A nurse discussing a patient's treatment plan with another care provider.
A doctor providing a incorrect diagnosis to a patient.
What is an example of libel in the healthcare settings?
A false social media claiming a hospital routinely neglects patient care.
A patient is being unruly and verbally abusive to staff, the nurse states, "If you don't stop, we are going to drug you!" This is an example of:
assault
battery
An example of battery in healthcare would be:
Telling the patient they need to go sit down
Snatching the blood pressure cuff off of a patient because of anger
Telling a family you cannot tell them confidential information about a patient
What is informed consent?
This can be interpreted as “bad practice” and is commonly called “professional negligence”; can be defined as the failure of a professional to use the degree of skill and learning commonly expected in that individual’s profession, resulting in injury, loss, or damage to the person receiving care
Negligence
What is the law or act that ensures a patient's medical information is private?
Family Medical Leave Act
OSHA
HIPAA Health Information Portability and Accountability Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Negligence is best described as
Acting in a way that causes harm
Behaving unethically
Failing to provide expected care
Harming someone's reputation
Type of advanced directive in which someone is designated to make medical decisions for the person prior to them being unable to do so themselves
Tort
DNR
Living Will
Power of Attorney
The procedures, processes and actions that health care providers are legally permitted to perform in keeping with the terms of their professional license
Scope of Practice
malpractice
civil law
defamation
