EDU230 Liberty University -HCR 210 4 verified/passed

HCR 210 4A wrong or injury that a person suffers because of someone else's action either intentional or unintentional, isN: - correct answer Tort Reducing the risk of malpractice litigation can be accomplished by: - correct answer Being courteous, keeping up to date with knowledge and skills, and frequently assessing a patient for changing health status Components of malpractice includes - correct answer Duty owed to the patient Causal relationship with the breach of standard of care Actual harm or injury suffered by the patient Locking patients in rooms, denying use of the telephone, or restraining a patient who is not intoxicated, mentally ill, disoriented, or a substance abuser is an example of: - correct answer False imprisonment Malpractice - correct answer Improper and negligent conduct that causes injury to patients Negligence - correct answer Conduct that falls below a standard of care Standard of care - correct answer A set version of care to protect against risk Defensive medicine - correct answer Extending medical treatment to avoid litigation The omission to do something that a reasonable person would do, guided by those ordinary considerations which ordinarily regulate human affairs, refers to: - correct answer Negligence _________________ is an ethical principle that may be best to guide to determining the course of action to avoid malpractice - correct answer Compassion Illness from chemotherapy as a known side effect - correct answer Serious adverse event Major unexpected complication from chemotherapy - correct answer Serious reportable event Bed sore during an extended hospital stay - correct answer Preventable adverse event Administering a larger than ordered dose of pain medication - correct answer