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Chapter 6 keyterms
Medical HUC
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accountability | taking responsibility for your actions |
| attitude | thought/feeling expressed in one's behavior |
| autonomy | independence |
| behavior | what people do and say |
| code of ethics | a ser of standards for behavior based on values |
| damages | compensation awarded by court for an injury caused by the act of another |
| defendent | person against whom a civil/criminal action is brought |
| deposition | statement of witness under oath |
| discrimination | seeing a difference |
| empathy | share and understand feelings of one another |
| ethics | behavior that is based on values |
| evidence | submitted truth of an alleged matter to an investigation |
| expert witness | a person who has special witness to testify |
| fidelity | doing what one promises |
| hostile environment | a sexually oriented atmosphere |
| implied contract | a nonexplicit agreement that impacts a work relationship |
| liability | responsible for damages or discharing |
| medical malpractice | failure to meet a professional standard of care, resulting in harm of another |
| negligence | failure to perform one's legal duty |
| philosophy | principles |
| plaintiff | the person who brings a lawsuit aagainst another |
| principles | basic truths |
| Quid Pro Quo | making employment of victim providing sexual favors |
| Respondeat Superior | liability upon employer |
| respect | having appreciation for another |
| retaliation | revenge |
| Scope of Practice | legal description of what a health pro. may or may not do |
| sexual harassment | unwelcome sexual behavior |
| standard of care | legal duty of what one owes to another |
| statute | law passed by legislature, signed by governor and president |
| statute of limitations | limit depending on a type of suit |
| tact | discretion regarding others feelings |
| tort | a wrong against another person |
| values | personal beliefs |
| values clarification | examination of value system |
| work ethics | moral values regarding work |