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Legal Terms

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civil law   legal relationships between people-protects rights ~most medical cases deal with civil law  
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criminal laws   dealing with wrongs against society, person property  
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torts   occur when a pt is harmed/injured because a hcw doesn't meet/provide the expected standard of care  
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tort definition   wrongful act not involoving a contract- can be open to different legal interpretations.  
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malpractice   "bad practice" the failure to use the degree of skill (professional) expected, resulting in injury  
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negligence   failure to five care that is normally exected, resulting in injury  
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assault   a threat or attempt to injure  
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battery   unlawful touching or another person without consent  
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invasion of privacy   unnecessaryl exposure or revealing information without patient consent  
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defamation of character   false statements about a person that may damage their reputaion, may occur in error  
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slander   spoken info that taunts or puts down another  
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libel   written info that taunts or puts down another  
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false inprisonment   restraining an individual or restricting their freedom  
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abuse   (physical,mental,sexual) care that results in physical harm, pain or mental anguish  
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contracts   agreement between two or more parties  
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leagal disability   unable to enter a contrat legally  
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informed consent   permission given by a person of sound mind after all risks have been explained  
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privileged communicatins-   comprise of all info given to hcw by a patient  
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