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Chapter 3: Medical, Legal and Ethical Issues (Consent: An adult who is…
Chapter 3: Medical, Legal and Ethical Issues
Consent: An adult who is conscious, rational and capable of making informed decisions has legal right to refuse care, even though ill or injured.
Expressed consent: is permission for something that is given specifically, either verbally or in writing
Implied consent: occurs through the actions or conduct of the patient rather than direct communication through words.
Involuntary consent: is a concept used to describe the medical and legal actions that can be taken should a patient be incapable of making prudent medical decisions due to injury or illness.
Minors and consent
Because a minor might not have the wisdom, maturity, or judgment to give consent, the law requires that a parent or legal guardian, when available, give consent for treatment or transport.
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HIPPA
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or knowledge
Advanced Directive: is a written document that specifies medical treatment for a competent patient, should he or she become unable to make decisions.
DNR: is a medical order written by a doctor. It instructs health care providers not to do cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if a patient's breathing stops or if the patient's heart stops beating.
Durable power of attorney for health care: is a document that lets you name someone else to make decisions about your health care in case you are not able to make those decisions yourself. It gives that person (called your agent) instructions about the kinds of medical treatment you want
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Records and reports
If an action or procedure is not recorded on the written report, it was not performed.
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Assault, Battery, and Kidnapping
Assault: defined as any intentional act that causes another person to fear that he or she is about to suffer physical harm.
Battery: this is a physical act that results in harmful or offensive contact with another person without that person's consent
Kidnapping: The crime of unlawfully seizing and carrying away a person by force or Fraud, or seizing and detaining a person against his or her will with an intent to carry that person away at a later time.
Ethics: is the philosophy of right and wrong, of moral duties, and of ideal professional behavior.