ANES 1501 - M11 PPT: Legal, Regulatory, and Ethical Issues

1. LEGAL, REGULATORY, AND
ETHICAL ISSUES
ANES 1501
Introduction to Anesthesia
Technology
College of DuPage
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2. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Define negligence as it applies to caregivers
Discuss informed consent
Describe the importance of patient care documentation
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3. 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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4. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
Code of Hammurabi
Medical malpractice suits
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5. LEGAL ISSUES
Liability
Negligence
Malpractice
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6. LIABILITY
Prevention of liability
Liability insurance
Borrowed servant rule
Independent contractor
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7. LIABILITY
Doctrines
Reasonable man
Res ipsa loquitor
Respondeat superior
Corporate negligence
Extension doctrine
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8. LIABILITY
Assault and battery
Invasion of privacy
HIPAA
Abandonment
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9. JCAHO AND SENTINEL EVENTS
Root cause analysis
Institutional reporting
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10. CONSENT
General
Informed
 Liability
 Patient rights
 Responsibilities
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11. CONSENT
Validation
Witnessing
Right to refusal
Advance directives
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12. PERIOPERATIVE DOCUMENTATION
Purpose
Use
Components of facility documentation
Benefits
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13. STANDARDS AND METHODS OF
DOCUMENTATION
Charting modalities
Computerized documentation
Components of perioperative documentation
Incident reports
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14. 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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15. ETHICAL ISSUES
AST Code of Ethics
ANA Code for Nurses
Universal moral principles
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16. ETHICAL DILEMMAS
Reproductive sterilization
Abortion
Human experimentation
Fetal tissue/stem cell
HIV/other infections
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17. ETHICAL DILEMMAS
Quality of life
Euthanasia
Right to die
Organ donation
Death and dying
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