Exam 3: Law, Documentation, and Professional Ethics

Civil _____________ is the threat or attempt to harm another person.

A derogatory statement concerning other coworkers' skills, character, or reputation is unprofessional and known as a(n) _____________________.

________ are performed by two people during any surgery in which an item can be lost inside the patient.

A legal document stating the patient's wishes for refusing or limiting care if the patient becomes incompetent is known as a(n) ____________.

__________ involves contact with intent to injure and applies even if no injury occurred.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Invasion of privacy

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Rules established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the handling of medical waste.

_____________ is the transfer of responsibility for a task from one person to another.

____________is the means for making a permanent legal record of the patient's interaction with health care providers and services.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Injury as a result of improper positioning

A(n) ___________ is an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious psychological injury, or risk thereof. It is titled as such because it signals the need for immediate investigation and response.

__________ is defined as neglecting a patient, or leaving a patient unattended when the patient requires the presence of a health care professional.

A mandated procedure for ensuring that surgery is performed on the correct patient, site, and side is called __________________.

Because of the legal implications of this document, it must be signed by the physician, the patient, and a witness. This document is called a(n) __________________. Without this signed document, surgery cannot proceed.

The circulator has transported the patient to the operating room but has forgotten the patient's chart. The circulator leaves the patient alone and returns to the preoperative area to get the chart. Upon returning, the circulator finds the patient lying on the floor. The circulator may be charged with ________.

The surgical consent is signed by the ________, __________, and a(n) ___________.

__________ errors are among the most prevalent and serious errors occurring during surgery.

Health care professionals are guided in their practice by __________.

Negligence committed by a professional who deliberately acts outside of her or his scope of practice, or while impaired, is known as ________.

A wrong, independent of contract law violations, perpetrated by one person against another person or person's property that can be compensable by money damages is known as ___________.