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MackeyHIT2Ethics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Living Will | Allows a person to state in advance whether to receive treatment and what treatment to withhold if the person is terminally ill or permanently unconscious |
| Durable Power or Attorney | Allows another person to make decisions if the person is unable to make them. |
| Advance Directive | Takes effect only when a patient loses the ability to make his or her own decisions. |
| Legal Directive | Legal documents that allow patients to express their wishes about their care and treatment. |
| Ombudsmen | Social worker, nurse or trained volunteer who makes certain that the patient is not abused and that the person’s rights are secure. |
| Consent | Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in sound mind. |
| Conduct | Behavior or a person’s actions. |
| Licensure | Authorization by the state to perform the functions of an occupation for which educational and examination standards are specified; legal permission to practice. |
| Privileged communication | Personal or private information relating to the care given by health care personnel. |
| Ethics | Rules of conduct of a given profession; standard of behavior developed as a result of your morale value. |
| Confidential | Private, restricted, secret |
| Privacy | The right of the individual to be let alone. |
| Confidentiality | The responsibility for limiting disclosure of private matters. |
| Security | To control access & protect info from accidental or intentional disclosure. |
| Fraud | Dishonest or deceitful practices in depriving, or attempting to deprive, another of his or her rights. |
| Retrospective Documentation | Those where healthcare providers add documentation, after care has been given, for the purpose of increasing reimbursement or avoiding suspension from the medical staff. |
| Bioethics | A discipline dealing with the ethical implications of biological research methods and results, especially medicine. |
| Litigious | Prone to engage in lawsuits. |
| Hippocratic Oath | A pledge for physicians, developed by the Greek physician Hippocrates circa 400 B.C. |
| Bioethicist | Specialist who consult with physicians and others to help with difficult ethical decisions. |
| Etiquette | Standards of behavior considered good manners among members of a profession as they function as individuals in society. |
| Summary Judgment | A decision made by a court in a lawsuit in response to a motion that pleads there is not basis for a trial. |
| Protocol | Rules of etiquette that apply to one’s place of employment/business. |
| Precedent | A case that serves as a model for future cases. |
| Liable | Legally responsible. |
| Plaintiff | The person bringing the suit. |
| Defendant | The person against whom the suit is brought. |
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