Question | Answer |
Legal | authorized or based on law |
Criminal Law | wrongs against person, property, or society |
Civil Law | legal relationships between people and protection of rights (torts and contracts) |
Tort | a wrongful act that does not involve a contract |
Malpractice | failure of a professional to use a degree of skill and learning commonly expected |
Negligence | failure to give care that is normally expected resulting in injury |
Assault | a threat or attempt to injure |
Battery | unlawful touching of another person without consent |
Informed Consent | permission granted voluntarily by a person of sound mind after the procedure and risks have been explained |
Invasion of Privacy | unnecessarily exposing an individual or revealing personal information without consent |
False Imprisonment | restraining an individual or restricting freedom |
Abuse | care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish |
Defamation | false statements cause a person to be ridiculed or damage the person's reputation |
Slander | spoken defamation |
Libel | written defamation |
Contract | agreement between two or more parties |
Implied Contract | obligations that are understood without verbally expressed terms |
Expressed Contract | stated in distinct and clear language, orally, or in writing |
Examples of Legal Disability | minors, mentally incompetent persons, individuals under the influence of drugs that alter the mental state, and semiconscious or unconscious people |
Legal Disability | person who has a legal disability does not have the legal capacity to form a contract |
Agent | when a person works under a direction or control of another person |
Ethics | set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong |
Patients' Rights | factors of care that patients can expect to receive |
Advance Directives (Legal Directives) | legal documents that allow individuals to state what medical treatment they do or do not want in the event that they become incapacitated and are unable to express their wishes regarding medical care |
Living Wills | documents that allow individuals to state what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when their conditions are terminal |
Durable Power of Attorney (POA) | a document that permits an individual to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding healthcare if they are unable to |
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) | ensures that patients are informed of their rights and have the opportunity to determine the care they will receive |
Living Wills | documents that allow individuals to state what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when their conditions are terminal |
Durable Power of Attorney (POA) | a document that permits an individual to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding healthcare if they are unable to |
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) | ensures that patients are informed of their rights and have the opportunity to determine the care they will receive |