MH651 Ethics in Health Care
Lesson 2: Rights, Ethics, and Care Standards
Activity 2: Standards of Care Presentation
Prepare a PowerPoint presentation for a staff meeting that outlines the key points about negligence, professional liability, and malpractice. Clearly explain the terminology and give at least three (3) examples of each in your presentation. You may also use other Required Readings and other references. Your Activity responses should be both grammatically and mechanically correct and formatted in the same fashion as the Activity itself. If there is a Part A, your response should identify a Part A, etc. In addition, you must appropriately cite all resources used in your response and document them in a bibliography using APA style. Sixteen slides are required for the presentation and an extra slide may be included for your bibliography, for a total of 17 slides. (100 points)
Part A Negligence (30 points) (6 slides)
1. What is negligence?
2. When does negligence most often occur?
3. List and describe three (3) examples of negligence in a medical practice or setting.
Part B Professional Liability (25 points) (5 slides)
1. What is professional liability?
2. List and describe three (3) examples of professional liability in a medical practice or setting.
Part C Malpractice (25 points) (5 slides)
1. What is malpractice?
2. List and describe three (3) examples of malpractice in a medical practice or setting.
