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Workplace Liability and Malpractice Answers

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Which of the following are examples of liability scenarios in health care? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
A nurse ignores part of the employer's patient safety policy.
B
A health technician follows the hospital's rules about checking on patients every two hours.
C
A doctor forgets to ask a patient if he has any allergies to medications.
D
A surgeon listens to the patient's concerns prior to the surgery.
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Which of the following are examples of malpractice in the healthcare workplace? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
medication errors
B
surgical errors
C
computer errors
D
diagnosis errors
E
insurance errors
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Which of the following are examples of negligence in the healthcare workplace? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
forgetting to ask a young patient if he would like a sticker
B
documenting information poorly in a patient's chart
C
forgetting to give a patient her medicine
D
communicating poorly with a patient's relative
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Use the drop-down tool to select whether the scenario involves a doctor breaking the law or violating an ethical standard.A doctor gives out confidential patient health information to friends at a dinner party. breaking the lawviolating an ethical standardA doctor withholds information from a patient about the patient's health because he is worried about how the patient might react. breaking the lawviolating an ethical standard

A
breaking the law
B
violating an ethical standard
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Which of the following are consequences of breaking healthcare laws? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
promotion
B
jail time
C
fines
D
warning
E
community service
6

Given the scenario, this calls for legal systemorganizational authority.

A
legal system
B
organizational
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People who work in health care have the responsibility to follow which of the following? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
healthcare rules
B
coworker advice
C
ethical standards
D
supervisory religious beliefs
E
policies
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Use the drop-down tool to select the word that competes each sentence. When laws or policies are not followed in the healthcare workplace, there is a greatersmaller risk of liability.When healthcare workers follow an organization's ethical standards, there is a greatersmaller chance of liability issues coming up.

A
greater
B
smaller
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Given the scenario, what should Amelia do?

A
ignore the fact that Dr. Mao is making mistakes
B
threaten Dr. Mao that she will tell on him to the authorities
C
fill out an incident report describing what she has witnessed
D
bring up Dr. Mao's errors at the next staff meeting
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Which of the following are possible effects of healthcare liability issues in the workplace? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
suspended medical license
B
patient lawsuit
C
money donations
D
bad public image
E
staff retreats
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How can healthcare organizations and employers prepare for workplace liability issues?

A
Get insurance.
B
Deal with issues as they arise.
C
Fire people before they create a liability.
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Use the drop-down tool to select the phrase that completes each sentence.A doctor who wants to protect herself from patient lawsuits in case of a medical error would take out workplace liabilitymedical malpractice insurance. A healthcare employer who wants to protect his clinic from accidental injuries or damages would take out workplace liabilitymedical malpractice insurance.

A
workplace liability
B
medical malpractice
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Which of the following are consequences of violating a healthcare organization's policies or ethics? Check all of the boxes that apply.

A
demotion
B
promotion
C
termination
D
payback
E
probation without pay
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The reason it calls for this type of authority is because Michael is violating a lawpolicy.In order for the legal system to get involved, Michael would have needed to break a lawviolate ethics.

A
law
B
policy

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