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Chapter 5 Key Terms
Term | Definition |
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Abuse | Any care that results in physical harm or pain, or mental anguish |
Advance Directives | A legal document designed to indicate a person's wishes regarding care in case of a terminal illness or during the dying process |
Agent | Someone who has the power or authority to act as the representative of another |
Assault and Battery | The crime of threatening a person together with the act of making physical contact with them |
Civil Law | Laws that focus on the legal relationships between people and the protection of a person's rights |
Confidentiality | Not to be shared or told; to be held in confidence, or kept to oneself |
Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities | Helps establish a stronger relationship of trust among consumers |
Contract | To shorten, decrease in size, or draw together; an agreement between two or more persons |
Criminal Law | Law that focuses on behavior known as crime; deals with the wrongs against a person, property, or society |
Defamation | Slander or libel; a false statement that causes ridicule or damage to a reputation |
Durable Power of Attorney | A legal document that permits an individual (principal) to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principal becomes unable to make the decisions |
Designation of Health Care Surrogate | A legal document that permits an individual to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principal becomes unable to make decisions |
Ethics | Principles of right or good conduct |
Expressed Contracts | A contract or an agreement that is stated in distinct and clear language, either orally or in writing |
False Imprisonment | Restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom |
Health Care Records | Records contain information about the care provided to the patient |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act | These standards provide federal protection for privacy of health information in all states. (of 1996) |
Implied Contracts | A contract or agreement that creates obligations without verbally expressed terms |
Informed Consent | Permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind and aware of all factors involved |
Invasion of Privacy | Revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent |
Legal | Authorized or based on law |
Legal Disability | A condition in which a person does not have legal capacity and is therefore unable to enter into a legal agreement (for example, as is the case with a minor) |
Libel | False written statement that causes a person ridicule or contempt or causes damage to the person's reputation |
Living Wills | A legal document stating a person's desires on what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when his or her condition is terminal |
Malpractice | Providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that results in injury to another person |
Negligence | Failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury to another person |
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act | Federal law that regulates the education and testing of nursing assistants |
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | United States federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010 |
Patient Self-Determination Act | A federal law that mandates that every individual has the right to make decisions regarding medical care, including the right to refuse treatment and the right-to-die |
Patients' Rights | Factors of care that all patients can expect to receive |
Privileged Communications | All personal information given to health personnel by a patient; must be kept confidential |
Resident's Bill of Rights | Every long-term care facility must inform residents or their guardians of these rights and a copy must be posted in each facility |
Scope of Practice | Describes the procedures, actions, and processes that a healthcare practitioner is permitted to undertake in keeping with the terms of their professional license |
Slander | Spoken comment that causes a person ridicule or contempt or damages the person's reputation |
Tort | A wrongful or illegal act of civil law not involving a contract |