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Legal and Ethical

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Criminal Law   focuses on behavior known as crime.  
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civil law   focuses on legal relationships  
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tort   wrongful act that does not involve a contract  
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malpractice   "bad practice" failure to use the degree of skill and learning commonly expected for that individual's profession  
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negligence   failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position  
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assault   threat or attempt to injure  
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battery   unlawful touching of another person without consent  
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informed consent   permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind after the procedure and risk have been explained  
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invasion of privacy   unnecessarily exposing an individual or revealing personal information about an individual without a person's permission  
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false imprisonment   restraining an individual or restriction an individual's freedom  
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abuse   results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish  
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Four types of abuse   physical, verbal, psychological, and sexual  
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defamation   false statements either cause a person to be ridiculed or damage the person's reputation  
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slander   spoken defamation  
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libel   written defamation  
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contract   agreement between two or more parties  
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implied contract   obligations that are understood without verbally expressed terms.  
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expressed contract   stated in distinct and clear language, either orally or written  
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agent   a person works under the direction or control of another person.  
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privileged communications   comprised of all information given to health care personnel by a patient  
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HIPPA   protects patient record confidentiality.  
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Ethics   a set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong.  
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patient's rights   factors of care that patients can expect to receive.  
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Patient's Bill of Rights   bills that recognize what the patient has the right to do.  
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Resident's Bill of Rights   expresses those living in long term facility rights.  
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advance directives   also know as legal directives  
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living wills   allows individuals to state what medical treatment they want or do not want in the event that they become incapacitated.  
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durable power of attorney (POA)   a document that permits an individual to appoint another person to make any decision regarding health care.  
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