1. 1.Define the following torts: AssaultBattery SlanderLibel Invasions of PrivacyAbuse False ImprisonmentDefamation of Character NegligenceMalpractice 2.What do you we mean by “informed consent?” 3.You can not sign a contract or consent form if you have a legal disability. List the 4 types of legal disabilities. 4.Define “Implied consent.” 5.Define “Expressed consent.” 6.What type of consent would a signed consent for surgery be? 7.What is “breach of contract/” 8.What kind of communication are patient care record and reports? 9.According to contract law, who would be the principal in: An eye doctor’s office: A veterinarian's office? A dentist’s office 10.According to contract law, what would a dental hygienist in a dentist’s office and a nurse in a doctor’s office be? 11.Healthcare employee who work to protect the interest of their employers are abiding by what type of law? 12.Name the 5 types of information that are exempt (you must report) from privileged communication laws. 13.Who is able to look at confidential health records? 14.How do you correct an error in a patient’s chart. 15.What is the name of the federal legist ration that requires the establishment of standards to protect health information? 16.Which family members of a patient can discuss medical information with the health care team? 17.If someone has a terminal illness, what legal document should a person sign if they want to make sure that a particular family member or friend can make decisions about their medical care when they no longer can? 18.What does DNR mean? 19.What legal document would a patient sign if they wanted to have people know they wanted to have DNR status? 20.By law, where can a patient in the hospital get help with preparing advanced directives? 21.What do employees of hospitals and medical facilities usually follow when dealing with ethical dilemmas? 22.A small child needs medical treatment and the parents refuse due to “religious reasons.” Is this a legal or an ethical dilemma? 23.Are the following situations ethical or legal dilemmas? Giving patient information to a neighbor without the patient’s permission. Giving the wrong medication to a patient Gossiping about a patient. Health Team Relations

2. P Professional Standards 1. Perform procedures you are trained and legally permitted 2. Follow step-by-step methods for tasks 3. Obtain proper identification authorization 4. Observe all safety precautions 5. Confidential information 6. Think before you speak 7. Treat all patients equally 8. Accept no bribes or tips 9. Report and error or mistake immediately Behave professionally in dress, language, manners, and actions 24.What patient right would be violated if a patient had to wait 3 hours for pain medication after asking for it? 25.What law would a health care facility be complying with if they held an in-service about medical and legal issues related to advanced directives? 26.Remember that health care workers adhere to legal responsibilities, ethical codes, and patient rights to protect the employee, the employer, and the patient! 27.What are the two ways to correctly identify a patient in the hospital before doing any procedure or administering any medications or treatments.? 28.According to professional standards, what is the First Thing that should be done if a patient refuses to allow a health care worker to perform a procedure? 29.According to professional standards, how should medication errors be handled?. Know the patient’s rights (in your notebooks) Know the standards of care. (below) Review the following information: What do the following abbreviations mean? VS, prn, po, bid and DNR Define the following medical terms: thoracentesis, hemiplegia, hysterectomy, and myalgia What do the following prefixes, suffixes, or root words mean? Cranio-, -emia, erythro, dys What did Roentgen discover? Who developed the vaccine for smallpox? Who wrote the code of ethics still used for physicians today? What would you buy at an apothecary store in the 17 th century? What disease killed 75% of the population in Europe and Asia during the Middle Ages? (A case was diagnosed in California this week!) What is the most common diagnosis among hospice patients? What kind of hospitals do small towns usually have? What health care agency would respond if there was an outbreak of bird flu in North Carolina? What local agency provides immunizations and also does environmental inspections? Who does Medicare provide insurance for? What is amount of money called that you must pay before your insurance starts to pay? What are parts of the communication model?