| A | B |
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| Abuse | Any care that results in physical harm or pain, or mental anguish |
| Advance Directives | A legal document designed to indicate a person's wishes regarding care in case of a terminal illness or during the dying process |
| Assault and Battery | a threat or attempt to injure, and battery includes the unlawful touching or another person without consent |
| Confidentiality | Not to be shared or told; to be held in confidence; or kept to oneself |
| Defamation | slander or libel; a false statement that causes ridicule or damage to a reputation |
| Criminal Law | focuses on behavior known as crime; deals with wrongs against a person, property, or society |
| libel | false written statement that causes a person ridicule or contempt or causes damage the person's reputation |
| malpractice | providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that results in injury to another person |
| negligence | failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury to another person |
| Patient Self Determination Act | mandates that all health care facilities receiving any type of federal aid comply with requirements |
| tort | a wrongful or illegal act of civil law not involving a contract |
| legal disabilility | a condition in which a person does not have legal capacity and is therefore unable to enter into a legal agreement |
| informed consent | permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind and aware of all factors involved |
| living will | a legal document stating a persons' desires on what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when his or her condition is terminal |
| Durable Power of Attorney, POA | a legal document authorizing a person to act as another person's legal representative or agent |
| slander | spoken comment that causes a person ridicule or contempt or damages the person's reputation |
| DOD | date of death |
| DOB | date of birth |
| DOA | dead on arrival |
| DNR | do not resucitate |
