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chapter 3 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abandonment | Failure to continue to provide medical care to a patient without proper notification |
| ACT | A bill or measure that has become law |
| advocate | a person who intercedes on another person's behalf |
| Atribution | a formal process whereby the parties to a dispute agree to submit to the decision of a new nutrial party |
| Assumption of Risk | A defense to a lawsuit that establishes that the plaintiff assumed the risk of whatever caused the injury |
| autonomy | Ability to make independent decisions without constraint or coercion by others |
| Benifience | acting in the best possible way; performing good deeds |
| Bill | a proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration |
| Case law | law established by the outcome of former cases |
| Civil Law | A law that governs relationships and interactions between individuals and groups |
| Cloning | Producing genetically identical cells or individuals artificially |
| Common Law | Unwritten body of law based on general custom |
| comparitive negligence | a defense to to a lawsuit that establishes a percentage of responsibility for injury on the part of the plaintiff |
| contingency | A condition that must be met before a contract is binding |
| controlled substance | A drug that has the potential for addiction and abuse |
| crime | an offense in violation of a law that prohibits or requires certain behavior |
| Criminal Law | Law that regulates offenses against the public welfare |
| Defendant | the person or group the action witch is being brought to the court of law |
| Deposition | testimony given under oath to a officer of the court before trial |
| do not resuscitate order | A medical order signed by a physician that relieves health care personnel from the obligation to resuscitate a patient who stops breathing or whose heart stops |
| Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) | the federal agency that enforces the controlled substances act of 1970 |
| duty | Commitment to act in a certain way |
| emancipated minor | Person younger than 18 years of age with the rights of an adult including the ability to consent to medical care |
| embezzlement | The fraudulent appropriation of 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 that names an agent to make decisions about a person's medical care if he or she becomes unable to make wishes known |
| informed consent | agreement to a medical procedure based on understanding of the procedure and it's possible consequences |
| larceny | stealing another person's property or money without violence |
| liability | legal responsibility |
| license | Official permission to perform an activity or practice a profession |
| Licensure | the process by which the state examines qualifications and gives permission to a individual or organization to engage in a profession or business |
| litigation | the process of taking a lawsuit through the courts |
| living will | a legal document that specifies the kind of medical treatment a patient wants or does not want if they become incapacitated |
| malfeasance | A crime or wrongdoing that is illegal or contrary to official obligation |
| Malpractice | Negligence by a professional |
| mature minor | An individual younger than 18 with the maturity to provide informed consent for certain medical procedures |
| Mediation | Negotiation by a third party to help two parties resolve a dispute |
| Medical durable power of attorney | A written authorization to make health care decisions for a specified individual that is in effect if the individual becomes incapacitated |
| misdemeanor | less serious crime |
| Misfeasance | Performing a legal act in an improper way |
| negligence | failure to act as a reasonably prudent person would in a similar situation |
| Nonfeasance | failure to perform an act that should have been performed resulting in injury |
| Nonmalfeasance | Ethical concept requiring that an action do no harm, or do less harm than good |
| Plaintiff | the person or group that makes a complaint in a lawsuit |
| prescription | An order to a pharmacist to dispense a supply of a medication |
| privledge | a special immunity that protects against legal liability |
| prudent | using care or common sense |
| Reciprocity | Automatic issuing of a license in one state to the holder of a license in another state |
| Res Ipsa Loquitur | A legal doctrine that assumes negligence because of the type of injury |
| right | A claim that is expected to be honored |
| standard of care | level of appropriate care required of a health professional |
| statute of limitations | a law limiting the time period for beginning a lawsuit |
| Statutory Law | law enacted by a legislative body |
| stem cells | cells that have the capacity to develop into various types of body tissue |
| subpoena | A court order for a witness to appear and give testimony |
| subpoena duces tecum | a court order to produce documents or records |
| tort | contract |
| veracity | truthfulness |
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