| A | B |
|---|
| criminal law | dealing with wrongs against a person, property or society |
| negligence | failure to provice normally expeced of trained health care worker |
| malpractice | providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care |
| assault | threat or attempt to injure |
| battery | unlawful touch of another without their consent |
| informed consent | permission granted by person of sound mind, legal age, procedure explained in understandable terms |
| abuse | any care that results in physical harm, pain or mental anguish |
| abuse types | physical, verbal, physiological, sexual |
| defamation | false statements which may damage a person's reputation |
| libel | written information that damages a person's reputation |
| slander | spoken information that damages a person's reputation |
| legal disability | person does not have legal capacity to form a contract |
| legal disability examples | minors, mentaqlly incompetent, under infludence of drugs that alter mental state, semi or unconscious patients |
| confidential information | all information given to health personnel by a patient |
| HIPAA | health insurance portability and accountability act |
| HIPAA defined | federal protection for privacy of health information |
| consent form | under HIPAA law must be signed for informatio to be released |
| information exempt from privelege | births, deaths, injuries caused by violence, drug abuse, communicable diseases, STD's |
| advanced directives | legal document that allows individuals to state what medical treatment they want and do not want if they become incapacitated |
| living will | document stating measures that should not be taken to prolong life when the patient is terminal |
| durable power of attorney | permits an individual to appoint another person as an "agent" to make health care decisions when patient is unable to |
| patient self determination act | facilities must inform patients of their right to make decisiions concerning their medical care, including right to die |
| ethics | set of principals dealing with that is morally right and wrong |
