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LEGAL, REGULATORY, AND ETHICAL ISSUES ANES 1501 Introduction to Anesthesia Technology College of DuPage COPYRIGHT © 2007 BY MOSBY, INC., AN AFFILIATE OF ELSEVIER INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

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LEGAL, REGULATORY, AND ETHICAL ISSUES

ANES 1501Introduction to Anesthesia TechnologyCollege of DuPage

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Define negligence as it applies to caregivers

Discuss informed consent

Describe the importance of patient care documentation

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

List several methods of documentation of patient care

Identify three potential events that could lead to litigation

Describe the role of JCAHO in the promotion of patient safety

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HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

Code of Hammurabi

Medical malpractice suits

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LEGAL ISSUES

Liability

Negligence

Malpractice

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LIABILITY

Prevention of liability

Liability insurance

Borrowed servant rule

Independent contractor

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LIABILITY

DoctrinesReasonable manRes ipsa loquitorRespondeat superiorCorporate negligenceExtension doctrine

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LIABILITY

Assault and battery

Invasion of privacy

HIPAA

Abandonment

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JCAHO AND SENTINEL EVENTS Root cause analysis

Institutional reporting

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CONSENT

General

Informed Liability Patient rights Responsibilities

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CONSENT

Validation

Witnessing

Right to refusal

Advance directives

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PERIOPERATIVE DOCUMENTATION Purpose

Use

Components of facility documentation

Benefits

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STANDARDS AND METHODS OF DOCUMENTATION

Charting modalities

Computerized documentation

Components of perioperative documentation

Incident reports

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DRUGS AND MEDICAL DEVICES Pure Food and Drug Act

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

Kefauver-Harris drug amendments

Medical device amendments

Reclassification

Mandatory device reporting

Safe Medical Devices Act

MedWatch program

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ETHICAL ISSUES

AST Code of Ethics

ANA Code for Nurses

Universal moral principles

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ETHICAL DILEMMAS

Reproductive sterilization

Abortion

Human experimentation

Fetal tissue/stem cell

HIV/other infections

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ETHICAL DILEMMAS

Quality of life

Euthanasia

Right to die

Organ donation

Death and dying

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