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Medical Law/Ethics
Ch 1 Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| plaintiff | the person bringing charges in a law suit |
| defendant | the person or party agaisnt whom the criminal or civil charges are brought in a law suit |
| liable | legally responisible or obligted |
| precedent | decisions made by judges in the various courts that become rule of law and apply to future cases even though they were not enacted by a legislature: also know as case law |
| summary judgement | a decision made by a court in a lawsuit in response to a motion that pleads there is no basis for a trail |
| fraud | dishonest or deceitful practices in depriving or attempting to deprive others of their rights |
| law | rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognizied as binding or enforced by a controlling authority |
| ethics | standards of behavior, developed as a result of ones concept of right and wrong |
| moral values | ones personal concept of right and wrong, formed through the influence of the family, culture, and society |
| bioethics | a discipline dealing with the ethical implications of biological research methods and results, especially in medicine |
| medical ethicist bioethicist | specialist who consult with physicians researchers and others to help them make difficult ethical decisions regarding patient care |
| ethics committee | committee made up of individuals who are involved in a patients care including health care practitioners family members clergy and others with the purpose of reviewing ethical issues in difficult cases |
| litigious | prone to engage in lawsuits |
| etiquette | standards of behavior considered to be good manners among members of a profession as they function as individuals in society |
| courtesy | the practice of good manners |
| compassion | the identification with and understanding of anothers situation feelings and motives |
| common sense | sound practical judgement |
| critical thinking | the ability to think analytically using fewer emothins and more rationality |
| health care pratitioner | those trained to administer medical or health care to patients |
| hippocratic oath | a pledge for physicians influenced by the practices of the Greek physician Hippocrates |
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