Question | Answer |
accountability | taking responsibility for your actions |
attitude | thought/feeling expressed in one's behavior |
autonomy | independence |
behavior | what people do and say |
code of ethics | a ser of standards for behavior based on values |
damages | compensation awarded by court for an injury caused by the act of another |
defendent | person against whom a civil/criminal action is brought |
deposition | statement of witness under oath |
discrimination | seeing a difference |
empathy | share and understand feelings of one another |
ethics | behavior that is based on values |
evidence | submitted truth of an alleged matter to an investigation |
expert witness | a person who has special witness to testify |
fidelity | doing what one promises |
hostile environment | a sexually oriented atmosphere |
implied contract | a nonexplicit agreement that impacts a work relationship |
liability | responsible for damages or discharing |
medical malpractice | failure to meet a professional standard of care, resulting in harm of another |
negligence | failure to perform one's legal duty |
philosophy | principles |
plaintiff | the person who brings a lawsuit aagainst another |
principles | basic truths |
Quid Pro Quo | making employment of victim providing sexual favors |
Respondeat Superior | liability upon employer |
respect | having appreciation for another |
retaliation | revenge |
Scope of Practice | legal description of what a health pro. may or may not do |
sexual harassment | unwelcome sexual behavior |
standard of care | legal duty of what one owes to another |
statute | law passed by legislature, signed by governor and president |
statute of limitations | limit depending on a type of suit |
tact | discretion regarding others feelings |
tort | a wrong against another person |
values | personal beliefs |
values clarification | examination of value system |
work ethics | moral values regarding work |