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MLE ch.6&7
MLE exam 2 2018
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Consent | The acknowledgement of a person (usually the pt ) to the risk and alternatives involved in a treatment to be performed |
| Fraud | Eliberate , intentional act to mislead for financial |
| Duty | In a malpractice suit , the proof of responsibility of the parties involved |
| Discovery rule | Law or statue that states the statue of limitations does not begin until the discovery of the diagnosis |
| Dereliction (of duty) | A neglect or negligence of ones duty |
| Denial | Legal assertion of innocence ; made only if all four elements of negligence are false |
| Damages | The actual injury or loss suffered by a defendant in a suit : usually given a monetary award by the court based on the extent of the loss or injury |
| Good samaritan law | Law providing immunity for those who render healthcare for an emergency or disaster without reimbursement |
| Liable | Legal responsibility for a persons own actions |
| Mediation | The process by which a neutral 3rd party who is trained in mediation techniques and assist in resolving a dispute |
| Negligence | The failure to use such care as a reasonably prudent and careful person would use in the same circumstances; an act of omission or failure to do what a person of ordinary prudence would have done under similar circumstances |
| Statute of limitations | Defense against a tort ; requires that a claim be filled within a specific amount of time of discovering that a wrong has been committed |
| Assault | A threat or attempted to inflict offensive physical contact or bodily harm on a person that puts the person in immediate danger of or in apprehension of such harm or contact |
| Battery | Bodily harm or unlawful touching of another. int eh medical field, treating a pt without consent id considered battery |
| Deflation | Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken, that harms person's reputation ; decreases the respect , regard , or confidence in which a persons is held |
| Liable | Legal responsibility for a persons own actions |
| Intent | The willful decision to bring about a prohibited consequences |
| Malpractice | The failure of professional to meet the standard of a conduct that a reasonable and prudent member of the same profession would exercise in similar circumstances , and results in harm |
| Slander | Spoken or verbal communication in which ones person discusses another in terms that harm the persons reputation |
| Tort | A wrongful act not including a breach of contact or trust, that results in injury to another person , property , reputation or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation |
| Trespass | An unlawful intrusion that interferes with ones person property |
| A legal correction is: | Corrected with 1 line through it , your initials and date |
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