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Evenyone has ICe resforsia ng eiout Pfesc Pyoferly ten ibility to f of hidory Prope Come to e mes POINTS TO PONDER (FROM TEXTBOOK) Teaching note: These questions are meant to promote critical thinking and classroom discussion. The student responses will vary. I. Is it true that if a patient is injured through no fault of yours, you could still be sued for negligence? After examination, patient stands up and after a while he is on the floor? 2. If you are trained in CPR and fail to use it on a patient in your facility, could you be sued for malpractice ? Do all four Ds of negligence need to be present in order to obtain a judgment of negligence against a physician? Please define you duty based on 3. training, ST, SPT, PCT or MA 4. Does the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur apply physicians? 5. Can an employee be sued even if the employer (physician) is liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior? to all healthcare professionals or only to Yes No List five ways to prevent malpractice based on good communication. Carl Simon, a pharmacy technician, fills a Beth White. He hands Beth the prescription without giving her any instructions. Beth has been taking large doses of aspirin for arthritis. The aspirin and Coumadin cause excessive bleeding prescription for Coumadin, a blood-thining agent, for whic

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Teaching note: These questions are meant to promote critical thinking and classroom discussion. The student responses will vary I. Is it true that if a patient is injured through no fault of yours, you could still be sued for negligence? After examination, patient stands up and after a while he is on the floor? POINTS TO PONDER (FROM TEXTBOOK) If the patient is injured through negligence. The respective person who did not act within the standard of care would be sued for negligence no fault of mine, one could not be sued for If you are trained in CPR and fail to use it on a patient in your facility, could you be sued for malpractice ? 2. Yes, if a trained healthcare professional fail to perform the CPR (cardiopulmonary recuscitation) at the patient facility, he/she could be sued for malpractice failed to perform a required action that is within the scope of practice. as one