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legal & ethics
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| Justice | Fairness, to provide care that is just, and equitable, and evenly distributed |
| Beneficence | Doing good for the client, doing the right thin |
| Nonmaleficence | Doing no harm (intentional or unintentional |
| Accountability | Accepting responsibility for actions, nursing care, and the consequences of action |
| Fidelity | Keeping promises, remaining true to professional responsibilities |
| Autonomy | Accepting the client is their own person with own perspectives, values, and beliefs, allowing client to make own decisions without judgement or coercion |
| Veracity | Telling the complete truth, not witholding any part of the truth, even if it is upsetting |
| Tort | A wrongful act or infringement of a right |
| Negligence | Failure to take proper care in doing something |
| Malpractice | Improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment |
| Assault | An act, criminal or tortious, that threatens physical harm to a person (whether or not actual harm occurs) |
| Battery | Unconsented physical contact with another person, even where the contact is not violent but merely menacing or offensive |
| False Imprisonment | The state of being imprisoned without legal authority |