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| What are the duties of a pharmacist as a health care professional? |
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Definition
| prepare, compound and dispense medications, they are not allowed to administer drugs in some states, they have a duty to monitor pt's medications and educate the patient on the drugs and potential OD effects. |
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| Does a PT operate under a physician? Do they have prescription writing privileges? |
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Definition
| They have to operate under a physician and they currently do not have prescription writing privileges. |
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| How many questions are on the PANCE? What is the governing body for PA certification? |
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Definition
| 360 questions. Governing body is NCCPA. |
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| Do registered nurses have to pass state boards? What are their job duties? |
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Definition
| Yes. Duties include: pt assessment, analyze lab reports, pt education, health counseling, and execution of physician/PA orders. |
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| What are the recertification criteria for PAs? |
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Definition
| 100 CME hours every 2 years and 50 must be category 1. Must also take the PANRE every 6 years. |
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| What are the specific CME requirements for Florida? |
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Definition
| 100 hours and 50 must be category 1. 2 hours must be prevention of medical error, 1 hour must be HIV/AIDS and 2 hours must be domestic violence. |
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| How many PAs can a physician supervise? |
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| What must you do to gain prescription privileges? |
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Definition
| Work in a specialty for 3 months and take a course for prescribing |
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| What are the hospital's duties to ensure employee competency? |
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Definition
| screen all medical staff applicant's credentials prior to granting priviledges and they are responsible for the quality of care and peer review. |
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| What is offering 2 or more medically acceptable treatments for a patients medical problem an example of? |
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Definition
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| What is it an example of when a physician explains the risk, benefits and alternatives of a treatment to a patient? |
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| What are the 5 elements of patient abandonment? |
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Definition
| Medical care was unreasonably discontinued, discontinuance of medical care was against the patient will, the physician failed to arrange for care by another physician, foresight indicated that discontinuance might result in physical harm and the patient actually suffered physical harm. |
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| Failure to respond to emergency department call is an example of? |
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| Failure to read nurses' notes is an example of? |
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Definition
| Breach of standard of care |
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Term
| What is the leading cause of injury and unnecessary death in hospitals? |
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Definition
| Nosocomial infections linked to unsanitary conditions. |
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| What is one of the leading causes of patient injury from physicians? |
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Term
| Equal Pay Act (EPA) 1963 says...? |
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Definition
| Gender discrimination is prohibited and that women and men should get paid the same for the same work. |
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Term
| What is meant by the Right to Refuse to Participate in Care? |
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Definition
| If you disclose an conflicts due to cultural or religious beliefs prior to being hired then you have the right to refuse to participate in certain aspects of patient care and treatment (ie. abortions). |
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Term
| What is meant by Common-law “employment-at-will"? |
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Definition
| provides employer/employee (er/ee) the option to terminate employment for any or no reason |
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Term
| What are "Whistleblower” rights |
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Definition
| Right to Be Free from Retaliation for Filing a Claim or Complaint Against an Employer |
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| National Labor Relations Act prohibits what? |
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Definition
| The threat of discharge as a means of oppression. |
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Term
| What is Title VII of federal regulations? |
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Definition
| Employers with 15 or more employees cannot discriminate in the hiring process based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. |
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Term
| What is defined in the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)? |
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Definition
| Prohibits discrimination against a person with a qualified disability. Provides that if an individual with a disability can perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation, that person cannot be discriminated against on the basis of the disability. |
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Term
What is defined in the Age Discrimination in Employment Act?
Does it work both ways? |
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Definition
| Prevents employers from giving preferential treatment to younger workers to the detriment of the older workers. It only applies to workplaces with 20 or more employees and to workers that are 40 and older. It does not prevent an employer from favoring older employees. |
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Term
| What is defined in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)? |
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Definition
| Provides regulation as to the duration of work days, and breaks an employer must provide. Governs applicable salary and overtime requirements set out by the federal government. FLSA generally requires employers to pay their employees overtime (more than 40 hrs/wk) at a rate of 1 ½ time their regularly hourly rate. This includes salary and "off the clock" workers. |
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Term
| :determined by some act of silence, which raises presumption that consent is authorized |
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| A pt is consider competent to make decisions UNLESS? |
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Definition
Court determines them otherwise
OR
2 physicians declare them incapacity |
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Term
| What is the only example of a nonemergency implied consent? |
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Term
| Is senior or child abuse less likely to be reported? |
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Definition
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| What are the most common forms of elderly abuse? |
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Definition
| physical, negligence and financial abuse |
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| Who are the majority of elderly abusers? |
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Definition
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Term
| What does amendment 7 of the Florida Constitution say? |
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Definition
| hospitals must reveal its records of past acts of malpractice that has been performed in that hospital |
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Term
| What does the Foundation of Medical Ethics - "Primum non nocere" mean? |
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Definition
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| What are the steps to PA licensure in Florida? |
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Definition
| Graduate from an accredited PA program, Pass the PANCE/PANRE, overview from DOH site, NCCPA verification form, License verification form, training program verification form, supervision data form and PA application and instructions. |
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Term
| What questions will they ask when applying for a PA license that have to do with your time in PA school? |
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Definition
During PA training, required to repeat any segment of your training?
Have you had action taken against you such as restriction or limitation, including probation or academic probation?
Were you counseled regarding performance or behavior in your training program?
Did you have a leave of absence, other than pregnancy, during your training program? |
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Term
| What are the 4 most misdiagnosed conditions? |
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Definition
| Cancer, infections, fractures and MIs. |
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Term
| What physicians are sued most often? Why? |
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Definition
| Family practitioners for failure or delay of diagnosis. |
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Term
| What medication was ranked most deadly due to medical error? |
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Definition
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Term
| Providing pts in similar circumstances similar care and fair distribution of risk is an example of? |
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Definition
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Term
| :failure to exercise care & diligence ordinarily exercised by a comparable physician/PA |
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Definition
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Term
| :what a reasonable provider would do under the same/similar circumstance |
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Definition
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Term
| Leading cause of death among pregnant women? |
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Definition
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| What should you do if a complaint is filed against you? |
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Definition
| Notify your supervising physician, notify malpractice carrier, obtain a lawyer, watch time frame constraint on reply, immediately review pt chart, DO NOT change or remove anything and admit the mistake if you made it. |
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