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Law and Ethics
Terms & Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Health care professional | Those who are trained to administer medical or health care to patients. |
| Plaintiff | The person bring charges in a lawsuit. |
| Defendant | The person or party against whom criminal or civil charges are brought in a lawsuit. |
| Liable | Legally responsible or obligated. |
| Precedent | Decisions made by judges in the various courts that become rule of law and apply to future cases(cases law) |
| Summary Judgement | A decision made be a court in a lawsuit in response to a motion that pleads there is no basis for trial. |
| Fraud | Dishonest or deceitful practice in depriving, or attempting to deprive, another or his or her rights. |
| Law | Rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized ass binding or enforced by a controlling authority. |
| Ethics | Standards of behavior, developed as a result of one's concept of right and wrong. |
| Moral values | One's personal concept of right and wrong, formed through the influence of the family,culture and society. |
| Code of ethics | A list of principles intended to govern behavior- here, the behavior of those intrusted providing care. |
| Ethics Guidelines | Publications that detail a wide variety of ethical situations that professionals might face in their work and offer principles for dealing with the situations in an ethical manner. |
| Hippocratic Oath | A pledge for physicians, developed by Greek physician Hippocrates ciria 400 B.C.E |
| American Medical Association Principles | a code of ethics for members of the American Medical Association, written in 1847 |
| Bioethics | A discipline dealing with ethical implications of biological research methods and results, especially in medicine. |
| Ethics Committee | Committee made up of individuals who are involved in a patients care, including health care practitioners, family members, clergy, and others, with the purpose of reviewing ethical issues in difficult cases. |
| Medical ethicist bioethicst | Specialists who consult with physicians, researchers, and others to make difficult ethical decisions regarding patient care. |
| Etiquette | A standard of behavior considered to be good manners among members of a profession as they function as an individual society. |
| Protocol | A code prescribing correct behavior in a situation, such as a situation arising in a medical office |
| Courtesy | The practice of good manners. |
| Compassion | Is empathy |
| Common sense | Is simply sound practical judgement. |
| Critical thinking | The ability to think analytically, using fewer emotions and more rationality. |
Created by:
Roy Linder
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