1. Bell Work 9/24/12
Recall the three types of leadership we discussed last week.
When playing our game on Friday did you see any of those leadership styles at work?
Please answer in one or two sentences.
Keep this paper and turn in tomorrow.

2. Legal and Ethical Responsibilities
Unit 4

3. 4:1Legal Responsibilities
In every aspect of life, there are certain laws and legal responsibilities to protect you and society
Civil laws – focuses on legal relationships between people and protection of a person’s rights. Healthcare is mainly affected by civil law
Criminal laws – focuses on wrongs against a person, property, or society

4. Torts
Torts – is defined as a personal injury; or as "a civil action other than a breach of contract."
In healthcare a tort occurs when a person is harmed or injured because a health care provider does not meet the established or expected standards of care

5. Common torts
Malpractice – professional negligence. The failure of a professional to use the degree of skill and learning commonly expected in that profession
Negligence – failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position, resulting in injury to another person

6. Common Torts
Assault and battery – Assault includes a threat or attempt to injure, and battery includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent.
Invasion of privacy – Unnecessarily exposing of an individual or revealing personal information about an individual without that person’s consent

7. Common Torts
False imprisonment – refers to restraining an individual or restricting an individual’s freedom
Abuse – any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish. Abuse can be physical, verbal, psychological, and sexual

8. Common Torts
Defamation – false statements either cause a person to be ridiculed or damage the person’s reputation
Slander information that is spoken
Libel information that is written

9. Privileged Communications
Information that must be kept confidential and shared only with other members of the patient’s health care team.
Consent should state what information can be given and who it can be shared with.
Certain information is exempt by law and must be reported. Births, death, injuries caused by violence, drug abuse, STD’s, communicable diseases, etc.

10. Privileged communications
Health care records are also considered privileged communications.
Patients have a right to their health care records, but the records belong to the health care provider.
Health records can be used as legal documents.
Computerized records create a dilemma in maintaining confidentiality.

11. Bell Work 9/25 What are ethics? Why do we study ethics in this class?
Also, if you had a choice would you rather debate an issue or write a statement about an issue?
Write this down on your paper too.

12. 4:2 Ethics Set principles dealing with what is morally right or wrong
Most sane people live by some code of ethics
Society as a whole has a code of ethics
Criminals and gangs have a code of ethics
Personal code of ethics
Culture or religious codes of ethics

13. Heath care professional code of ethics
As a professional in the medical community you must follow a very strict code of medical ethics.
Despite personal values, organizational values, religious values, cultural values, and medical ethics, you can be faced with an ethical dilemma that may cause you to question or even break your on code of ethics

14. Ethical Dilemmas Frequently created by modern medicine Euthanasia
Confidentiality of AIDS diagnosis
Aborted fetuses and research
Continuing life support
Expensive treatments and payment

15. Ethical Dilemmas (continued)
Transplant decisions
Legal issues and marijuana
Animals and research
Genetic research
Cloning
Stem cell research

16. Bell Work 9/27,28
On a piece of paper write down your favorite movie or book on the slip of paper at your desk.

17. Basic Rules of Ethics Save lives and promote health Patient comfort
Respect the patient’s right to die peacefully and with dignity
Treat all patients equally
Provide the best care possible

18. Basic Rules of Ethics (continued)
Maintain competent skills and knowledge
Maintain confidentiality
Refrain from immoral, unethical, and illegal practices
Show loyalty to patients, co-workers, and employers
Be sincere, honest, and caring