PPR 400 Final Exam Review 100% Correct!!
Advanced Directive - ANSWER-a mechanism enabling a mentally competent person to plan for a time
when he or she may lack the mental capacity to make medical treatment decisions
Living Will - ANSWER-document in which the person makes an anticipatory refusal of life-prolonging
measures during a future states so mental incompetence
Health Professions Act - ANSWER-- lays out scope of practice for all health care professionals
- how your profession is governed. Every health profession college has a duty to serve and protect
the public, and to exercise its powers and carry out its responsibilities in the public interest.
informed consent - ANSWER-is a person's agreement to allow a medical action to happen, such as
surgery or an invasive procedure, based on a full disclosure of the likely risks and benefits of the
action, alternatives to the action, and the consequences of refusal
tort - ANSWER-A tort is a civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal
liability for the person who commits the tortious act. Common torts include:assault, battery, damage
to personal property, conversion of personal property, and intentional infliction of emotional
distress.
assault and battery - ANSWER-assault includes a threat or attempts to injure, and battery includes
the unlawful touching of another person without consent
invasion of privacy - ANSWER-revealing personal information about an individual without his or her
consent
unintentional tort - ANSWER-Negligence, malpractice, conduct that falls below a standard of care
necessary to protect others from unreasonable risks of harm.
False Imprisionment - ANSWER-occurs when a person intentionally restricts another person's
movement within any area without legal authority, justification, or the restrained person's
permission.
Advanced Directive - ANSWER-a mechanism enabling a mentally competent person to plan for a time
when he or she may lack the mental capacity to make medical treatment decisions
Living Will - ANSWER-document in which the person makes an anticipatory refusal of life-prolonging
measures during a future states so mental incompetence
Health Professions Act - ANSWER-- lays out scope of practice for all health care professionals
- how your profession is governed. Every health profession college has a duty to serve and protect
the public, and to exercise its powers and carry out its responsibilities in the public interest.
informed consent - ANSWER-is a person's agreement to allow a medical action to happen, such as
surgery or an invasive procedure, based on a full disclosure of the likely risks and benefits of the
action, alternatives to the action, and the consequences of refusal
tort - ANSWER-A tort is a civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm, resulting in legal
liability for the person who commits the tortious act. Common torts include:assault, battery, damage
to personal property, conversion of personal property, and intentional infliction of emotional
distress.
assault and battery - ANSWER-assault includes a threat or attempts to injure, and battery includes
the unlawful touching of another person without consent
invasion of privacy - ANSWER-revealing personal information about an individual without his or her
consent
unintentional tort - ANSWER-Negligence, malpractice, conduct that falls below a standard of care
necessary to protect others from unreasonable risks of harm.
False Imprisionment - ANSWER-occurs when a person intentionally restricts another person's
movement within any area without legal authority, justification, or the restrained person's
permission.
