Exam 5: Legal and Ethical Issues

You can help prevent lawsuits by ____.

Improper use of or breach of ________ of medical records is an example of invasion of privacy.

Accurate and proper ________ is essential because patient records are often used as evidence in professional liability cases.

The Patient Care Partnership is a list of standards that patients can expect in healthcare and is required by ________ to be posted in hospitals.

The practice of controlling risk is called risk ________.

Which medical practice model is referred to as a "solo practice"?

When three or more physicians share the collective income, expenses, facilities, equipment, records, and personnel, they have formed a(n) ________ practice.

A civil wrong committed against a person or property that causes physical injury or damage to someone's property or that deprives someone of his or her personal liberty and freedom is called a(n) ____.

It was discovered in the recovery room that a physician removed the left lung of a lung cancer patient scheduled to have the right lung removed. This is an example of ____.

Mrs. Higgins is in the office because of a severe sinus infection, and the physician orders an antibiotic injection. Jerome, the office assistant, prepares the injection, but when Mrs. Higgins sees the needle, she exclaims, "No! You are not going to stick me with that needle!" Jerome replies soothingly, "It's for your own good, Mrs. Higgins" and proceeds to give the shot. Jerome is guilty of ____.

At the end of a shift, a labor and delivery nurse leaves a woman in labor before the nurse's replacement arrives. What kind of negligence does this constitute?

The term res ipsa loquitur refers to cases in which the ____.

Any bodily contact made without permission is called ________.

A physician reports a case of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to the state. This is ____.

Kelley has been diagnosed with HIV, and has agreed to allow you to inform her current and former partners. The first few calls go well, but when you call Paul, he demands to know who is spreading ugly rumors about him. Which of the following is an appropriate response?

Open threat of bodily harm to another is the intentional tort of ________.

You overhear a coworker talking with your supervisor about a person who is being interviewed for employment. Your coworker says, "Are you sure you want to hire her? I know her slightly, and it seems she has a new boyfriend every week. I wouldn't be surprised if she has AIDS." Your coworker is guilty of ____.

For which of the following services is it ethical for a physician to bill?

If Mr. Harris rolls up his sleeve when you tell him you would like to take his blood pressure, he is giving implied ________.

Ethical issues that arise related to medical advances are known as ____ issues.