a set of moral standards or code of behavior to govern an individuals interactions with other individuals and within society

CMA is a certified medical assistant, accredited by AAMA, national certification, must obtain 60 CEU's every 5 years for recertification.
RMA, registered medical assistant, national certification, registered by AMT obtain 30 CEU's every 3 years.

The term that refers to the "level of appropriate care legally required of any another practitioner with the same education and training providing the same care in the same geographic region

Improper performance of an act resulting in injury to another

A court summons orders a recipient to appear before a court and produce documents, such as a paper medical record

One's personal beliefs of knowing and believing what is right or wrong

What is it called when an individual is using street drugs, abusing of prescriptions drugs and alcohol

Professional negligence by a health-care professional results in

Failure to perform an act when there is a duty to do so

A legal testimony provided under oath prior to going to a trial

The most important code of ethics for the ambulatory care professional

Physicians who administer, prescribe, or dispense controlled substances are required to register with

The MA gives an allergy injection and allows the client to leave immediately what would this example be called

A legal document

Stealing a care is subject to which branch of law?

Accuracy, knowledge, and information of the particular issue

HIPAA

Personal ethics are the standards you believe in and follow in your everyday life. Professional ethics are set forth by the professional organization that you are expected to follow as an employee.

The legal nature between the provider-client relationship

The highest source of law for a U. S. citizen

1. Ask yourself is the intended action legal or in accordance with institutional or company policy
2. Does it promote a win-win situation with as many individuals
3. How would I feel about myself if I read about my decision or action in the daily newspaper, how would my family feel, could I look myself in the mirror

A drug that has a potential for addiction and or abuse is called

Failure to do an act that a reasonable and prudent health-care professional would do

Leaving a foreign body inside a client who had surgery

When a patient initiates a legal suit, what role does the patient play in the lawsuit