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VTHT 1217 Ch 4 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Administrative Ethics | involves the action by administrative govt bodies that regulate veterinary practice and activities in which veterinarians engage |
| Civil law | relates to the duties between people and the government |
| code of ethics | developed to help members of the veterinary profession achieve high levels of behavior through moral consciousness, decision making and practice |
| consent | the voluntary acceptance or agreement to what is planned or is done by another person |
| contract law | deals with duties established by individuals as a result of contractual agreement |
| criminal law | prosecutes crimes committed against the public as a a whole. Most criminal laws focus on acts that injure people or pets. |
| informed consent | a person's agreement to allow something to happen such as a medical treatment or surgery that is based on full disclosure of the facts necessary to make an intelligent decision |
| law | bodies of rules atat are developed and enforced by govt to regualte human conduct |
| malpractice | a limiting term specifically describing a professional's failure to practice the quality of medicine set by similarly situated veterinarians in a given geographical area, if the accused is a general practitioner. |
| negligence | performing an act that a person of ordinary prudence would not have done under similar circumstances or the failure to do what a person of ordinary circumstances would have. |
| normative ethics | refers to the search for correct principles of good and bad, right and wrong, justice or injustice. |
| personal ethics | defines what is right or wrong on an individual basis |
| professional ethics | developed by the professionals of a particular discipline; they include rules, codes and conducts for the profession to follow. |
| social ethics | the consensus principles adopted by or accepted by society at large and codified into laws and regulations. |
| standard of care | statements of what a practice believes in and recommends for its patients for wellness testing, pain management, nutrition, senior pet care, and other aspects of patient care. |
| tort | a civil offense to an opposing party in which harm has occurred. |
| veterinary ethics | 4 branches of veterinary ethics exist: descriptive, official, administrative, and normative ethics. |
| veterinary practice act | law established within each state outlining veterinary medicine. |
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