legal and ethics

patient rights:

expected care

Bill of rights:

considerate and respectful care

refuse to participate in research

reasonable continuity of care

LTC rights:

grievances, immediate family, remain in facility, unlimited into

criminal law:

wrongs against a person

• practicing without license

• misuse of narcotics

Civil law torts:

1. negligence

2. malpractice

3. assault

4. battery

5. informed consent

6. legal disability

7. false imprisonment

8. abuse

9. defamation

10. invasion of privacy

civil law:

legal rls between people

assault:

threat/ attempt to injury

battery:

touch

procedure that require written consent:

tt on minors

side rail release

invasive dx test

false improsinment:

restraing patient, ex, 4 rails up

abuse:

physical

verbal

psychological

sexual

defamation:

slander- spoken

libel- written

HIPPA

health insurance portability& accountability

to protect info

health care records

privileged communication

records belong to HC provider

info exempt from priviledged

• births ands death

• injuries by police

• drug abuse

• comunicable disease; std

advance directives:

instruction

legally binding documents

living wills

DNR

durable POA

document permitting individual appointed another

patient self determination act

given by health care

professional standards

demonstrate respectful and empathetic tt

only trained

grievenance forms

resolves issue

only file after chain of command

ethics

authorized or based on law