Quiz Chapter 2: Legal Concepts, Risk Management, and Ethical Issues (ST)

Code of Conduct

Professional rules and standards of behavior that include principles such as impartiality, objectivity, duty of care, and confidentiality and disclosure

Federal Law

Jurisdiction is given to courts in cases involving the interpretation and application of the U.S. Constitution, acts of Congress, and treaties

Iatrogenic Injury

An injury resulting from the activity of health care professionals

Intentional Tort

Willful, intentional acts that violate the civil rights of a patient

Medical Record

The combined account of the interaction between the patient and the health care providers during a given incidence of illness or treatment

Criminal Negligence

Reckless disregard for the safety of another; willful indifference

Assault

An act that causes another person to fear that he or she will be touched in an offensive, insulting, or physically injurious manner without consent or authority to do so

Malpractice Insurance

Professional liability coverage to cover discrepancy between hospital and individual policies in negligence lawsuits

Patient

"A person who receives health services from a health care provider and who gives consent for the provider to provide those services."

Larceny

Taking another's property without consen

Allegation

A statement one expects to prove true

Defamation

Slander or libel that damages a person's reputation or good name

Precedent

Legal principle, created by a court decision, that provides an example of authority for judges deciding similar issues later

Plaintiff

The individual who initiates a lawsuit

Primum Non Nocere

"Above all, do no harm."

Guardian

Court-appointed protector for an individual incapable of making his or her own decisions

Time-Out

Prior to start of a procedure; all members of surgical team verify correct patient, procedure, site, and side.

Aeger primo

The motto used by AST, meaning "The Patient First"

Accreditation

Assessment of educational programs for quality and effectiveness and used as a criterion for eligibility to sit for a national certification examination

Credential

Title used that establishes a minimum knowledge base for a given health care profession

A special consent form would be required for which of the following situations during a hospital admission?

surgical procedure

According to the Joint Commission's definition regarding consent to surgical intervention, which party has "autonomy"?

the patient

All of the following are components of the surgical patient's medical record EXCEPT:

surgeon's preference card

All of the following carry the force of state or national legal enforcement EXCEPT:

implementation of the neutral zone

For which of the following processes are identification and reporting of unsafe conditions and hazards MOST critical?

risk management

Graduates of CAAHEP or ABHES programs are eligible to sit for the CST or CSFA examinations administered by:

NBSTSA

If a patient suffered a burn as a result of improper application of the ESU dispersive (grounding) pad, the individual team member responsible may be found guilty in a lawsuit of which of the following?

negligence

In 2004, which of the following agencies created the "Do Not Use" abbreviation list?

the Joint Commission (JC)

In a common adage, what is the "best medicine" in health care?

prevention

Surgical team members who fail to monitor and protect a medicated patient from falling could be charged with:

abandonment

The American Hospital Association replaced its "Patient's Bill of Rights" with which of the following?

Patient Care Partnership

The best assurance of safe and individual professional behavior by the CST or CSFA is a well-developed, unyielding:

surgical conscience

The broad objectives of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) include all of the following EXCEPT:

eliminate medical errors

The first scrub surgical technologist performs intraoperative tasks under the broad delegatory authority of the:

surgeon

The legal term that identifies the knowledge and skills required for a profession and describes a health care provider's core accountability, based on education, experience, and credentialing is:

scope of practice

The most common types of patient-care errors committed by operating room personnel, including negligence and malpractice, are categorized as:

unintentional torts

The phrase "departure from the standard of care" BEST describes which of the following legal terms?

negligence

Verification that educational programs meet minimum accreditation standards is done by:

CAAHEP (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs)

Specimen loss, mislabeling, and improper preparation are examples of which of the following?

negligence