law and ethics
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Right and wrong conduct is known as? | ethics |
| The most common type of medical tort liability is? | negligence |
| A person being sued is called the? | defendant |
| The withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of such discharge from the case by the patient is? | abandonment |
| An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is? | assault |
| The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonable as compared with fellow workers. This is called? | reasonable care |
| Negligence by a professional person is called? | malpractice |
| An act that violates criminal law is called? | crime |
| The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called? | breach |
| The ability to see things from another person's point of view is? | empathy |
| The time established for filing law suits is? | statute of limitations |
| A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is an? | subpoena |
| A wrong committed against another person or the person's property is a? | tort |
| Holding or detaining a person against his will is? | false imprisonment |
| A violation of a person's right not to have his or her name, photograph, or private affairs exposed of made public without giving consent is? | invasion of privacy |
| A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is? | felony |
| One who institutes a lawsuit is? | plaintiff |
| A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is? | will |
| Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without consent of the person who gave it is? | privileged communication |
| Arule of conduct made by a government body is? | law |
| Failure to do something that a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a person's property is? | negligence |
| Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is? | consent |
| Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person | defamation |
| An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is | contract |
| Lack pf physical or mental fitness is known as | incompetence |
| The final decision of a court in an action or suit is | judgement |
| Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is | respondeat superior |
| A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is | non compos mentis |
| A person who is no longer under the care, custody, or supervision of a parent is called | emancipated minor |
| An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patient's complaints about medical care or excessive fees is called a _____ committee. | medical grievance |
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