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Chapter 3
Ethics and Law
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abandonment | failure to continue to provide medical care to a patient without proper notification |
| Act | A bill becomes law |
| Advocate | intercedes person's behalf |
| Arbitration | the parties to a dispute agree |
| Assumption of risk | plaintiff assumed the risk of whatever caused the injury |
| Autonomy | Ability to make independent decisions |
| Beneficence | Acting in the best way possible |
| Bill | A law proposed by a legislative body |
| Case Law | Law est. by decisions of previous court cases |
| Civil Law | Law that regulates relationships and interactions between individuals and groups |
| Cloning | Producing genetically identical cells or individuals artificially |
| Common Law | Unwritten law based on common custom |
| Comparative Negligence | A defense to a lawsuit that est. a percentage of responsibility for an injury on the plaintiff |
| Contingency | contract is binding |
| Contributory negligence | A defense to a lawsuit that est. any responsibility for injury on the part of the plaintiff |
| Controlled Substance | Potential for addiction or abuse |
| Crime | An offense in violation of a law that prohibits or requires certain behavior |
| Criminal Law | Law that regulates offenses against public welfare |
| Defendant | The group against an action is brought in a court of law |
| Deposition | Testimony given under oath to an officer of the court before a trial |
| DO NOT RESUSCITATE (DNR) | Medical order signed by a MD that relieves health care personnel from a patient who stops breathing or heart stops |
| Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) | Federal agency that enforces Controlled Substances of 1970 |
| Duty | Commitment to act in a certain way |
| Emancipated Minor | Under 18 with the rights of an adult to consent to medical care |
| Embezzlement | Fraudulent funds or property of an employer or client |
| Ethics | The branch of knowledge that deals with standards of behavior or beliefs |
| Felony | A serious crime punishable by death or imprisonment |
| Fidelity | Faithfulness |
| Fraud | Intentional deception resulting in injury or loss |
| Gene Therapy | Giving patients new genes or parts of genes to treat a disease or condition |
| Genetic Engineering | Making, altering, or repairing genetic material |
| Health Care Proxy | A legal document to make decisions about a persons medical care if they become unable to make wishes known |
| Informed Consent | Agreement to a medical procedure of understanding the procedure and possible effects |
| Larceny | Stealing another persons property or money without violence |
| Liability | Legal Responsibility |
| License | Official permission to perform or practice a profession or activity |
| Licensure | State examines qualifications and gives permission to a person to engage in profession |
| Litigation | The process of taking a lawsuit through the courts |
| Living will | A legal document that specifies kind of medical treatment a patient wants/doesn't want |
| Malfeasance | A crime or wrongdoing that is illegal or contrary to official obligation |
| Malpractice | Negligence by a professional |
| Mature Minor | Younger than 18 with maturity to provide consent for certain medical procedures |
| Mediation | Third party to help two parties resolve a dispute |
| Medical durable power of attorney | Written authorization to make health care decisions for a person in effect if becomes incapacitated |
| Misdemeanor | Less serious crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for less than a year |
| Misfeasance | Performing a legal act in an improper way |
| Negligence | Failure to act (or refrain from acting) as reasonably prudent person |
| Nonfeasance | Failing to perform an act that should've been performed resulting injury |
| Nonmalfeasance | an action do no harm or do less harm than good |
| Plaintiff | The person or group that makes the complaint in lawsuit |
| Prescription | An order to pharmacist to dispense supply of medication |
| Privilege | A special immunity that protects against legal liability |
| Prudent | Using care or common sense |
| Reciprocity | Automatic issuing of a license in another state from another |
| Res ipsa loquitur | Legal doctrine that assumes negligence bc if type of injury |
| Respondeat superior | Legal doctrine making employer liable for negligent acts of employees |
| Right | A claim to be honored |
| Standard of care | Level of appropriate care |
| Statute of limitations | Law limiting the time period for beginning a lawsuit |
| Statutory Law | Law enacted by a legislative body |
| Stem Cells | Cells that develop into various types of body tissue |
| Subpoena | Court order for witness to appear and give testimony |
| Subpoena duces tecum | A court order to produce documents or records |
| Tort | An injury or wrong against person or property that doesn't involve breach of contract |
| Veracity | Truthfulness |
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