intentional tort - Answers A wrongful act knowingly committed.
intentional tort example - Answers assault, battery, false imprisonment
unintentional tort - Answers negligence and malpractice
Negligence - Answers careless neglect, often resulting in injury
Components of Negligence - Answers 1. Duty
2. Breach of Duty
3. Damages
4. Causation
standard of care - Answers the degree of care that a reasonably prudent person should exercise under
the same or similar circumstances
Duty of Care - Answers the obligation people owe each other not to cause any unreasonable harm or
risk of harm
reasonable person standard - Answers degree of care that a reasonable person would exercise under all
the circumstances
medical records - Answers documents that contain a chronological log of a patient's care (paper or
electronic)
protecting patient information - Answers Privacy and confidentiality historically have been key
components of the patient-provider relationship
When a patient provides info and it is documented, there is an inherent trust that it will be kept private
and protected from unauthorized access
Confidentiality - Answers the act of holding information in confidence, not to be released to
unauthorized individuals
privileged communication - Answers information held confidential within a protected relationship
autonomy - Answers independence
Justice - Answers Respecting the rights of others and giving them what is rightfully theirs
role fidelity - Answers Being faithful to the scope of the services for which you are licensed, certified, or
registered.
veracity - Answers truthfulness