| 1.True or False: A nurse sharing results with homecare assistance is considered violation of patient privacy? | True |
| 2.True or False: Sharing results with the insurance company | False |
| 3.What is OSHA? | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| 4.What is a required OSHA requirement? | Requires for all OSHA guidelines to be posted visibly for all employees to see |
| 5.What does OSHA consider infectious agents? | Synovial fluid, organ unfixed, body fluids with blood |
| 6.True or False: Does OSHA consider vomit and feces infectious agents? | False |
| 7.Doctor tells pt to wear a seat belt, what level of care is this? | this is primary care because it is negligence |
| 8.How do you officially end doctor patient relationship? | Send letter in the mail stating termination |
| 9.True or False: Two podiatrist discuss a patient case with pertinent medical history in a coffee shop. Are they violation of HIPPA laws? | True, with pertinent information in public places yes. If they are unable to identify then false. |
| 10.When should the time out be done? | Immediately before the surgical procedure |
| 11.A resident scrapes the blade and puncture’s their glove. What steps should be taken? |
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| 12.True or False: Wearing eye protection and double gloving are appropriate according to OSHA standards? | true |
| 13.True or False: recapping needles are appropriate according to OSHA standards? | False. In the OR you do NOT recap, you point needle down, state “needle down” for people to hear and you throw it directly in the sharps container |
| 14.Who gives a podiatrist their licence to practice? | The State Medical Board or state government agency |
| 15.What is medical malpractice based on negligence? | Tort |
| 16.A nurse accidentally steps on a patients post operative foot, will she get sued? | under the nurse’s negligence, the rule of respondeat superior, the doctor is responsible |
| 17.A doctor guarantees a great bunionectomy result before surgery, is he held liable if the outcome is a bad post-op results? | Yes, he promised a guaranteed result, he is held liable in court. NEVER guarantee in surgery. |
| 18.Difference crime vs tort? | Tort- a private wrong.
Crime-violation or offense against gov or public. |
| 19.As a doctor, you witness an accident in the streets, if you treat the person injured are you liable? | No, since there was no compensation or contract expectation. Made out of good effort to assist the person. |
| 20.How do you terminate a contract with a patient? | In written form, mailed to patient, explaining the patient’s medical problem. |
| 21.What is Statue of Limitation? | the period of time allowed to file a malpractice suite |
| 22.What is the standard of care? | the degree of care required by a podiatrists, nothing less. It is based on the most resent law suite on that case |
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Terms
| Anti-kick back | prohibits the exchange of anything of value, in an effort to induce or reward in health care |
| Assault | a physical attack |
| Conflict of Interest | Ethical issue between doctor and patient or have potential to arise |
| Joint Liability | A claimant may pursue an obligation against any one party as if they were jointly liable |
| Libel | written false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation |
| Minor | legally distinguishes childhood from adulthood. The age of majority depends upon jurisdiction, but generally 18. |
| Motion | a request to the judge to make decision or bring light to an issue |
| Medicaid | Established in 1965, it is a medical assistance program jointly financed by state and federal governments for low income individuals, or older aged seniors. |
| Power of Attorney | A legal document giving the authority to act for another person in specified or all legal or financial matters |
| Quid Pro Quo | Latin:”something for something”. A favor granted or expected in return for something. |
| Respondeat Superior | the doctor is responsible for their agents |
| Res Ipsa Loquitur | Latin:”the thing speaks for itself”. principle that the occurrence of an accident implies negligence. Example is an instrument left inside patient after closing. |
| Slander | Spoken defamation, a false spoken claim to make about someone else. |
| Stark Law | Prohibit physician self-referral, specifically a referral by a physician of a Medicare or Medicaid patient that has a financial relationship. |
| Subpoena duces tecum | A written order for a person to attend a court and bring relevant documents. |
| Transparency | It is clear and able to see through, available to public. |
| Tort | A wrongful act or an infringement of a right |
| Deposition | Permitted pre-trial discovery (investigation), set up by an attorney for one of the parties to a lawsuit |
| Defamation | The action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel |
| Expert witness | Permitted to testify at a trial because of special knowledge |
| Injunction | An authoritative warning or order to a person from continuing an action |
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