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Breaking the Law

Breaking the Law. Flashcards!. You will have a quiz on the terms that are underlined. You will also need to provide an example of the infraction in the context of the medical field. The Law. 2 types Criminal law dealing with wrongs against a person, property, or society

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Breaking the Law

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  1. Breaking the Law

  2. Flashcards! • You will have a quiz on the terms that are underlined. • You will also need to provide an example of the infraction in the context of the medical field.

  3. The Law • 2 types • Criminal lawdealing with wrongs against a person, property, or society • Practicing without a license • Misuse of narcotics • Theft • Murder • Civil law: deals with legal relationships between people and protection of a persons’ rights • Contracts • Torts:A wrongful act that does not involve a contract

  4. Crimes • Malpractice: providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care • Liability insurance: protection providers can purchase in the case of a malpractice suit • EXPEN$IVE! • Examples?

  5. Crimes • Negligence: failure to provide care that is normally expected of a person equally trained in that particular situation, resulting in injury to the patient • Examples?

  6. Crimes • Assault: can include a threat or attempt to injure • Battery: unlawful touch of another without their consent • Informed consent! • What did that mean again? • Protocol for accepting written or verbal • Surgery, treatment for minors, invasive procedure = written consent needed • Examples?

  7. Crimes • Invasion of privacy: unnecessary exposure of an individual or revealing personal information about an individual without consent • Examples?

  8. Crimes • False imprisonment: restraining a patient or restricting their freedom • Examples?

  9. Crime • Abuse: any care that result in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish • Types: • Physical • Verbal • Psychological • Sexual • Domestic • Child • Elder • Examples?

  10. Crimes • Defamation: false statements which may damage a person’s reputation • Slander: information is spoken • Example? • Libel: information is written • Example?

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