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(TCO G) You are the risk manager for a large hospital and recently have ……. a potential malpractice case for Dr. Johnson. The hospital CEO has asked you to assess whether the physician and hospita... l are negligent in the care of the patient. Discuss and describe the elements you will be looking for to determine if negligence may have occurred. (TCO G) Negligence is defined as a failure to use ordinary or reasonable care, which leads to patient harm. In a healthcare setting, a charge of negligence can …. brought against both physicians and organizations in the same lawsuit. Describe elements of negligence that an attorney would have to demonstrate in a typical medical malpractice case. (TCO C) Advanced directives have made it possible for patients to have important new rights for self-determination of care when end-of-life decisions must be made, but they have also brought about crucial new responsibilities for healthcare facilities and their leaders. What are the primary responsibilities of hospitals and other medical facilities regarding advance directives? (TCO C) What do medical professionals mean when they utilize the expression “futility of treatment?” How does this concept relate to do-not-resuscitate orders (DNR) and established patient advance rirectives such as the living will and durable power of attorney for healthcare? (TCO F) Discuss three types of discrimination in the workplace and the federal regulations that have ….. implemented to protect employees from this discrimination. (TCO F) Discuss three federal regulations that impact the supervision and management of a healthcare staff. Provide at least one example of how an organization would violate the regulation. (TCO B) Discuss two legal cases that have impacted abortion in the United States. Describe the specific ethical issue that was …… by the outcome of the case. (TCO B) Discuss two legal cases that have impacted abortion in the United States. Describe the specific ethical issue that was …… by the outcome of the case. (TCO D) Define informed consent and why it is important. Identify one legal case that has involved an issue of informed consent and the outcome of the case. (TCO D) Compare and contrast at least three types of consent in a healthcare setting. For each type of consent, provide a specific example of how that consent may be used by the provider of care. [Show More]

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