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med ethics
chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plaintiff | Person bringing charges in lawsuit |
| defendant | person against whom charges are being brought |
| liable | legally responsible or obligated. |
| precedent | decisions made by judges in various courts that become rule of law and apply to other cases |
| summary judgement | decision made by a court that pleads no basis for trial |
| law | Rule of conduct or action formally recognized as binding by a controlling authority |
| ethics | focused on standards of behavior and the concept of right and wrong |
| hippocratic oath | a pledge for physicians, influenced by the practices of the Greek physician Hippocrates |
| contemporary codes of ethics | established by the appropriate professional organization, govern the behavior of members, increase the level of competence and standards of group, do not have legal right. |
| Code of Hammurabi | written by the Babylonians around 2250BCE. this document discussed the conduct expected of physicians at that time including fees that could be charged. |
| code of ethics | render service with full respect, respect confidential information, uphold the honor and high principles of the profession and accept its disciplines. |
| bioethics | discipline dealing with the ethical implications of biological research methods and results, especially in medicine. |
| etiquette | standards of behavior considered good manners. |
| percival medical ethics | written by English physician and philosopher Thomas Percival in 1803. became the definitive guide for physician's professional conduct. It became the AMA |
| common sense | sound practical judgement |
| compassion | identification with and understanding of anothers situation feelings and motives |
| courtesy | practice of good manners |
| critical thinking | the ability to think analytically using fewer emotions and more rationally |
| ethic committees | committee made us of individuals who are involved in a patients care, including health care practitioners family memeber csergy and other |
| ethics guidline | publications that detail a wide variety of ethical situations that professionals might face |
| fraud | dishonest or deceitful practices |
| litigious | prone to engage in lawsuits |
| medical ethicists | specialist who consult with physicians, researchers and others |
| moral values | one personal concept of right and wrong |
| protocol | code prescribing correct behavior |
| summary judgement | decision made by a court in a lawsuit in response to a motion that pleads there is no basis for a trial |
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