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IV Therapy Misc Law
Quiz 1
Question | Answer |
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BREACH OF DUTY | A deficiency in performing a duty occured when failing to initiate care, and maintain infusion therapy according to reasonable and prudent standards of care. |
ASSAULT | The unjustifiable attempt or threat to touch a person without consent that results in fear of immediately harmful or threatening conact. |
BATTERY | Is the unlawful, harmful, or unwarranted touching of another or the carrying out of threatened physical harm. Regardless of intent or outcome, touching without consent is considered battery |
TORT | A private wrong by act or omission that can result in a civil action by the harmed person. |
RISK MANAGEMENT | Process that centers on identification, analysis, treatment and evaluation of real and potential hazards. It is the scientific data to describe the form |
RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES | Informed Consent, Unusual Occurrence Reports, Sentinel Events & Documentation. |
INFORMED CONSENT | To provide patients with enough information to enable them to make a rational decision regarding whether to undergo treatment. The focus is on a patients understanding the procedure not just signing the consent to have the procedure performed. |
UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE REPORT | Non judgmental, factual reports of the problem and its consequences. Records of an event that is a deviation from the standard and should be filed each time there is a deviation from the standard. It is considered an internal reporting mechanism |
TEN KEY POINTS 0F UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE REPORT | Admitting diagnosis; Date & time incidence occured; Pt. Rm#; Age of Pt.; Location of incident; Pt. condition before incident; Results of injury. |