Medical, Legal, and Ethical Responsibilities

5 Written Questions

1. can be described as failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position
2. sets of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong
3. are those obligations that are understood without verbally expressed terms
4. refers to restraining an individual or restricting and individual's freedom
5. are also considered privileged communications such records contain information about the care provided to the patient

5 Matching Questions

1. Libel
2. Slander
3. Confidentiality
4. Agent
5. Invasion of Privacy

1. a means the information about the patient must remain private and can be shared on with other members of the patient's health care team
2. b person working under the employer is called the
3. c part of defamation) is it is written
4. d (part of defamation) if information is spoken it is
5. e invasion of privacy includes unnecessarily exposing an individual

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. person who has a legal disability does not have the legal capacity to form a contract
   1. Legal Disability
   2. Legal
   3. Confidentiality
   4. Malpractice
2. occurs when false statements either cause a person to be ridiculed or damage the person's reputation
   1. Ethics
   2. Malpractice
   3. Defamation
   4. Legal
3. permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind after the procedure and all risks involved have been explained in terms the person can understand
   1. Expressed Contracts
   2. Implied Contracts
   3. Defamation
   4. Informed Consent
4. abuse includes any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish
   1. Libel
   2. Agent
   3. Abuse
   4. Legal
5. focuses on wrongs against a persons, property, or society
   1. Libel
   2. Criminal Law
   3. Contract
   4. Civil Law

5 True/False Questions

1. Patients' Rights → stated in distinct and clear language, either orally or in writing

   True        False

2. Expressed Contracts → stated in distinct and clear language, either orally or in writing

   True        False

3. Assault and Battery → (part of defamation) if information is spoken it is

   True        False

4. Civil Law → focuses on wrongs against a persons, property, or society

   True        False

5. Contract → sets of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong

   True        False