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Phlebotomy Ch. 3
Ch. 3 Key terms
Question | Answer |
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Attempt or threat to touch or injure another person | Assault |
Unauthorized physical contact | Battery |
Court action between individuals, corporations, governement bodies,or other organizations | Civil Lawsuit |
The personal and professional rules of performance and moral behavior as set by members of a profession. | Code of Ethics |
maintaining the privacy of information | Confidentiality |
Court action brought by the state for committing a crime against public welfare. | Criminal Lawsuit |
Spoken or written words that can damage a persons reputation. | Defamation |
Person against whom a lawsuit is filed. | Defendant |
Legislation that quarantees the privacy if individual health information. | Health Insurance Portability & Accountability act. |
Detailed report of a condition that affected patient care or worker safety, documenting the incident and actions taken. | Incident report |
Patient rights to know the method and risk before agreeing to treatment. | Informed Consent |
Unauthorized release of information | Invasion of Privacy |
Published writing that can damage a person's reputation | Libel |
Medical care that does not meet a reasonable standard and results in harm. | Malpractice |
Failure to perform duties according to accepted standards. | Negligence |
Patients have the right to refuse routine testing for HIV | Opt out Screening |
A revision of the patients bill of rights. | Patient Care partnership |
Document published by the JC to better protect patients from medical errors. | Patient safety goals |
Person who files a lawsuit | Plaintiff |
A hospital depatment that devolops policys to protect patients and workers | Risk Management |
Evalution of the causative factors of variation in performance. | Root Cause analysis |
An unanticipated death or permanent losss of function not release to a patient's illness or underlying condition. | Sentiel Event |
False or malicious spoken words | Slander |
Skill and knowledge requirements to perform patient care set up by regulatory and professional organization. | Standard of care |
Wrongful act committed by one person against another person or property. | Tort |
Document written by the American Hospital Association stating the patient's right during treatment. | Patient's bill of rights |