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Chapter 5

TermDefinition
Abuse Any care that results in physical harm or pain, or mental anguish.
Advance directives Legal document designed to indicate a person's wishes regarding care in case of a terminal illness or during the dying process.
Agent Someone who has the power or authority to act s the representative of another.
Assault and battery Assault includes a threat or attempt to injure, and battery includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent.
Civil law Laws that focus on the legal relationships between people and the protection of a person's rights.
Confidentiality Information about the patient must remain private and can be shared only with other members of the patient's health care team.
Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities A list of patient's rights, implemented by the Department of Heath and Human Services, that must be recognized and honored by health care providers.
Contract To shorten, decrease in size, or draw together; an agreement between two or more persons.
Criminal law Law that focuses on behavior known as crime; deals with the wrongs against a person, prosperity, or society.
Defamation Slander or libel; a false statement that causes ridicule or damage to a reputation.
Durable Power of Attorney A legal document that permits an individual (principal) to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principal becomes unable to make decisions.
Expressed consents Consents stated in distinct and clear language, either orally or in writing.
False imprisonment Restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom.
Health care records Records that contain information about the care provided to the patient; considered privileged communications.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Set of federal regulations adopted to protect the confidentiality of patient information and the ability to retain health insurance coverage.
Implied consents Obligations that are understood without verbally expressed terms.
Informed consent Permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind and aware of all factors involved.
Invasion of privacy Revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent.
Legal Authorized or based on law.
Legal disability A condition in which a person does not have legal capacity and is therefore unable to enter into a legal agreement.
Libel False written statement that causes a person ridicule or contempt or causes damage to the persons reputation.
Living wills Legal documents stating a person's desires on what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when his or her condition is terminal.
Malpractice Providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that results in injury to another person.
Negligence Failure to give care that is normally expected. resulting in injury to another person.
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1987 Federal law that regulated the education and testing of nursing assistants.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) A federal statute signed into law and designed to expand access to affordable health coverage in the United States.
Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) A federal law that mandates that every individual has the right to make decisions regarding medical care, including the right to refuse treatment and the right-to-die.
Patients' rights Factors of care that all patients can expect to receive.
Privileged Communications All personal information given to health personnel by a patient; must be kept confidential.
Residents Bill of Rights Rights guaranteed to residents of long-term-care facilities; residents must be informed of these rights, and a copy must be posted in each facility.
Scope of practice The procedures, processes and actions that health care providers are legally permitted to perform in keeping with the terms of their professional license.
Slander Spoken defamation
Tort A wrongful or illegal act of civil law not involving a contract.
Ethics Principles of right or good conduct.
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