vocab, laws and ethics week 1
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| accountability | exectation that an individual may be called to account for actions taken which were consistent with the responsibilities contracted by employment
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| ambulatory surgery | surgical care performed under various types anesthesia without overnight hospitalization
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| anesthesiologist | specially trained physician who provides anesthesia to surgical patient
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| assault | unlawful threat to harm another physically
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| attitude | mental position, feeling or emotion toward a fact or state
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| battery | the carrying out of physically threatened harm
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| body language | gestures, mannerisms, body movement, bearing, and physical appearance of an individual which communicates information and attitudes to the receiver
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| circulator | member of the surgical team who supplies the needs of the scrubbed team members, coordinates room activites, and attends to patient needs
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| communication | process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior
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| comparative negligence | the degree of negligence in which each of the parties may be shown to have been responsible for the injury complained of
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| complaint | legal process charging a party with a wrong done or a crime commited
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| confidential communication | statement made to a lawyer, physician, or clergyman in confidence and implicity understood that it shall remain a secret
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| crime | illegal act against society
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| culture | customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religous, or social group
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| defamation | wrongs of slander and libel
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| defendant | person accused of a tort or crime who is required to make answer in a legal action or suit
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| diagnostic | to determine the mature and cause of an illness
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| doctrine of res ipsa loquitor | occurence speaks for itself
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| don | to put on
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| empathy | putting one's self in another person's position
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| expert witness | person haveing special training or experience who assists a judge and jury in their decision-making process
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| fear | emotion marked by dread, apprehension and alarm
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| feedback | returning information to the source after an action or process, primarily to evaluate or correct the source
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| feelings | personal, subjective responses to a person or situation
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| felony | serious crime punishable by law with penalties ranging from imprisonment to death
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| health care team | all personnel that contribute to the care of patients, whether directly or indirectly
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| incompetence | being unqualified or inadequate to perform a duty or duties
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| intraoperative | during surgery
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| invasion of privacy | wrong that violates a person's right to be free from unauthorized intrusion
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| lack of proper supervision | supervisor, instructor, or physician is absent while the st is performing responsibilites
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| liability | state of being answerable or responsible
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| liable | to be legally bound, as to make good any loss or damage that occurs in a transaction
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| listening | receiving, processing, and evaluating sounds
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| litigation | lawsuit
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| malpractice | improper, careless, or ignorant treatment
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| negligence | lack of care or skills that any person in the same situation would be expected to use
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| palliative | relieve or alleviate symptoms, without curing the unlying cause or disease
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| peer | one that belongs to the same group in society, primarily determined by age, grade, or status
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| perioperative | occuring in the period immediately before, during, and after surgery
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| plaintiff | one who commences a legal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his/her rights; the complaining party
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| preoperative | before surgery
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| prophylactic | prevent the occurrence of disease or illness
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| restorative | regain patient's health and strength
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