| A | B |
|---|
| abuse | physical, sexual, or verbal mistreatment |
| Assault | any threat or attempt to injure another person |
| Battery | unlawful touching of another person without their consent |
| Defamation of Character | statement that causes injury to a person’s reputation |
| False Imprisonment | a person is confined or retained against his/her will |
| Felony | a serious crime that carries a penalty of at least one year of imprisonment |
| Invasion of Privacy | make personal information public without the consent of the patient; unnecessary physical exposure |
| Libel | untrue written statements that cause injury to a person’s reputation |
| Malpractice | providing bad care resulting in injury; act of commission |
| Misuse of Narcotics | using controlled drugs in a manner other than intended |
| Murder | taking another person’s life |
| Negligence | failure to provide care that is normally expected resulting in injury to the patient; act of omission |
| Practicing without a License | providing healthcare services without a license |
| Reasonable Care | egal obligation of healthcare professionals to provide care according to the standards of practice expected within their community of healthcare professionals |
| Slander | untrue spoken statements that cause injury to person’s reputation |
| Theft | taking another person’s possessions |
| Tort | wrongful acts not involving a contract that result in physical injury, property damages or damages to a person’s reputation for which the injured person is entitled to compensation for damages done |
