Willful misconduct Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Oral Consent Correct Answer Verbal permission, expressed in words (difficult to prove in court) Written Consent Correct Answer A signed consent Implied Consent Correct Answer Inferred from the patient's conduct or presumed (often used in an emergency) Blanket Form Correct Answer usually signed on admission, covers all general procedures Battery Form Correct Answer general form with blank spaces to fill in more descriptive terms Detail Form Correct Answer explains specifically the ...

CA Optometry Law (M/PO/DA/F + UC)Compl Refusing to provide services because of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, disability, marital status, or national origin - ANSWER Subject to disciplinary action (Ch1 Sec 125.6) Dispensing, prescribing, or selling eye glasses not made of shatter-resistant lenses or non-flammable frames to a one-eyed person, law enforcement officer, fireman, or person <18 yo - ANSWER Subject to disciplinary action (Art2) AND unprofessional conduct Sexual abuse,...

QME Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed When was the first workers' compensation law introduced? The inaugural workers' compensation statute was enacted in 1911, shortly after the catastrophic Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire in New York, which claimed 146 lives. What is meant by 'No Fault' in workers' compensation? The 'No Fault' principle means that the employer is obligated to provide benefits for workplace injuries regardless of who is at fault, as long as the injur...

Refusing to provide services because of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, disability, marital status, or national origin - ANSWER Subject to disciplinary action (Ch1 Sec 125.6) Dispensing, prescribing, or selling eye glasses not made of shatter-resistant lenses or non-flammable frames to a one-eyed person, law enforcement officer, fireman, or person <18 yo - ANSWER Subject to disciplinary action (Art2) AND unprofessional conduct Sexual abuse, misconduct, or relations with a patient...

Week 5: Domain 4 Compliance Quiz The failure to obtain the written consent of the patient before performing a surgical procedure may constitute malpractice. libel. battery. contempt. battery. Battery is the intentional touching of another person's body without his or her consent. In this scenario, the surgeon performed a surgical procedure on the patient's body without first obtaining the patient's consent. Health care professionals must obtain consent from the patient in order t...

civil and criminal issues - -people always want to sue us -quick settlement happens -people want our money direct liability - 2 types - negligence and willful misconduct direct liability definition - -you were the direct cause of something ex- what you did caused someone else to get injured negligence types (3) - simple gross reckless simple negligence - failure to conform conduct to a reasonable standard gross negligence - unreasonable conduct that is likely to cause injury ...

Hawaii Notary Public Exam Questions and Answers 2023 Ture or false; The Notary Public is required to provide notarial service to the general public? True A Notary Public's functions include these 5 things. 1. Administering oaths 2. Witnessing the signing of documents 3. Attesting to the identity of the signers of the document 4. noting protests 5. taking acknowledgments of documents To be eligible for the notary public commission in Hawaii the applicant must be these 3 thin...

it is a diagnosed mental disorder that causes disability or need for medical treat-ment, and the employee can demonstrate that the events of employment were the "predominant cause" of the injury. - A psychiatric injury is compensable if e employer is required to pay benefits no matter who caused the injury, as long as the injury arose out of or occurred in the course of employment. - NO FAULT less the employer is uninsured, the worker cannot pursue other forms of recovery from the employe...

Week 5: Domain 4 Compliance Quiz The failure to obtain the written consent of the patient before performing a surgical procedure may constitute malpractice. libel. battery. contempt. battery. Battery is the intentional touching of another person's body without his or her consent. In this scenario, the surgeon performed a surgical procedure on the patient's body without first obtaining the patient's consent. Health care professionals must obtain consent from the patient in order t...

Slander Correct Answer Verbal (oral) injury to person's reputation/ character by willful statements made to a third person Informed Consent Correct Answer Physician's duty to inform patient of risks, benefits, and possible complications Assault Correct Answer Intentional act intended to make another person fearful Negligence Correct Answer Breach of duty Libel Correct Answer Written injury to person's reputation/ character by willful statements made to a third party Tort Correc...