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Phlebotomy 19
chapter 19
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accepted standard of care | Medical opinion on a patients care in a particular situation |
| Administrative law | Is created by administrate agencies |
| Assault | A unjustifiable attempt to touch a person |
| Case law | Is a law determined by the courts decisions |
| Civil action | A non-criminal legal proceeding where one private party sues another |
| Criminal action | A legal proceeding brought by the government against a person or group accused of breaking the law |
| Damages | Is money rewarded to the plaintiff to be paid by the defendant |
| Dereliction | Used when someone miss labels something |
| Event report | A report of an incident |
| Liability insurance | Covers monetary damages that must be paid by the defendant that lost |
| Liable | You are legally responsible for it |
| Malpractice | The delivery of substantiated care that results in a patients getting harmed |
| Negligence | Failure to preform an action |
| Out-of-court settlement | Two parties reach a settlement without a judge |
| Plaintiff | A person claiming of being harmed by the defendant |
| Private law | Legal system for private company's and buildings |
| Protected health information | Any information that is linked to the patient |
| Public law | Laws are either classified at public or private |
| Scope of practice | Your duty that has been properly practiced |
| Statutory law | Is created by the legislative body. |
| Tort | A civil law that caused someone to suffer a loss |
| Battery | The intentional touching of another person without consent |