Legal and Ethics Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| ethics | set of principles dealing with what is morally wrong or right |
| principles of ethics | save lives, promote health, pt. comfort, respect right to die, maintain confidentiality, loyalty, sincere, honest, caring, and treat everyone equally |
| bias, discrimination, and prejudice | there is no place fort what in health care |
| immoral practices | refrain from |
| advance directives | legal documents that allow individuals to share what medical tx they want if they are unable to ask for it at the time |
| living wills | states what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life if pt is terminal |
| dnr | do not resuscitate |
| poa | durable power of attorney, representative of the pt who makes decisions when the pt is unable to |
| ethical dilemmas | caused by modern medicine |
| three parts of a contract | offer, acceptance, consideration |
| implied contract | understood without verbally expressed terms |
| expressed contract | stated in clear terms either orally or written |
| legal disabilities | minors, mentally incompetent people, unconscious people, under the influence of drugs that alter the mental state |
| information exempt from confidentiality by law | births, deaths, abuse, std's, and contagious illnesses |
| health care provider | owns the pt health records |
| pt rights | all information, confidentiality, and a copy of all health records if wished upon |
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