| Question | Answer |
| protects citizens from harm | criminal law
|
Types of torts | intentional and unintentional
| HIPAA | gives patients access to their medical records
| This is needed before you do a procedure on a patient | informed consent
| This is the number 1 unintentional tort in healthcare | malpractice
| wrongfully spreading bad rumors about a person | defamation of character
| releasing a patient's person medical information | invasion of privacy
| verbally threatening to do a procedure on a patient against their will | assault
| physically touching a patient against their will | battery
| Causing physical and mental anguish to a patient | abuse
| deceitfully telling a patient you have a cure for cancer | fraud
| 2 types of unintentional torts | negligence and malpractice
| willingly did something wrong | intentional tort
| accidentally did something wrong | unintentional tort
| Left a patient's bed rail down and the patient fell out of the bed | neglience
| job description and level of training | scope of practice |
