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ACCOUNTABILITY: the expectation that an individual may be called to account for actions taken which were consistant with the responsibilities for which he or she contracted by virtue of employment or learner experience
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ambulatory surgery: sugical case performed under various types of anesthesia without overnight hospilization
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anesthesiologist: specially trained physician who provides anesthesia to the surgical patient
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assault: unlawful threat to harm another physically
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attitude: mental position, feeling or emotion toward a fact or state
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battery: the carrying out of physically threatened harm
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body language: gestures, mannerisms, body movements, bearing and physical apperance of an individual which communicates information and attitudes to the reciever
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circulator: member of the surgical team who supplies the needs of the scrubbed team members, coordinates room activities and attend to the patient needs
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communication: process in which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs or behavior
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comparative negligence: the degree of negligence in which each of the parties may be show to have been responsible for the injury complained of
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complaint: a legal process charging a party with a wrong done or a crime commited
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confidential communication: a statement made to a md, lawyer or clergyman in confidence and implicity understood that it shall remain a secret
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crime: An illegal act against society
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culture: customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group
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defamation: wrongs of slander and libel
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DEFENDANT: a person accused of a tort or crime who is required to make answer in a legal action or suit
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diagnostic: to determine the cause and nature of illness
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doctrine of res ipsa loquitur: occurance speaks for itself
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don: to put on
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empathy: putting one's self in another persons position; participating in another persons feelings or ideas
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expert witness: a person having special training or experience who assists a judge and jury in their decision-making process
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fear: emotion marked by dread, apprehsion and alarm
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feedback: returning information to the source after an acton or a process, primamirly to evaluate or correct the source
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feelings: personal, subjective responses to a person or situation
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felony: A serious crime punishable by law with penalties ranging from imprisonment to death.
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health care team: all personnel that contribute to the care od patients whether directly or indirectly
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incompetence: being unqualified or inadequate to perform a duty or duties
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intraoperative: during surgery
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invasion of privacy: a wrong that violates a person's right to be free from unauthorized intrusion
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lack of proper supervision: the supervisor, instructor, or physician is absent while the surgical technologist is performing his/her responsibilities, or the supervisor, instructor, or physician is not near enough to the technologist to give assistance
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liability: state of being answerable or responsible; being legally bound, as to make good any loss or damage that occurs in a transaction
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liable: to be legally bound, as to make good any loss or damage that occurs in a transaction; to be answerable; to be responsible
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listening: recieving, processing and evaluating sounds
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litigation: a lawsuit
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malpractice: improper , careless, or ignorant treatment; an act of negligence as applied to a professional person such as a physician, nurse or dentist
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negligence: Lack of care of skills that any person in the same situation would be expected to use
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palliative: to relieve or alleviate symptoms, withour curing the underlying cause of disease
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peer: one that belongs to the same group in society, primarily determined by age, grade or status
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perioperative: occuring in the period immediately before, during and after surgery
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plaintiff: one who commences a legal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his/her rights; the complaining party
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preoperative: before surgery
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prophylactic: to prevent the occurrence of a disease or illness
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restorative: to regain the patients health and strength, so the patient may resume normal daily activities
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scrub person: member of the surgical team who scrubs his/her hands and arms and dons sterile gowns and gloves, responsible for sterile supplies and equipment within the sterile field
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self-esteem: confidence and satisfaction in oneself
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slander: Spoken defamation of character; an untruthful oral statement about a person that subjects that perosn to ridicule or contempt
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stress: physicall, chemical or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension
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surgery: branch of medicine dealing with manual and operative procedures to correct deformities and defects, to repair injuries and to diagnose and cure disease
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surgical technologist: primarily functions as the scrub person on the surgical team
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tort: a legal wrong commited by one person involving injury to another person or loss of or damage to personal property
