Chap 3 Flashcards
(28 cards)
Abandonment
Termination of care without patients consent
Advance directive
Documentation of care on a competent patient
Applied ethics
How ethics are incorporated into conduct
Assault
Unlawful placing of a patient in fear of bodily harm
Battery
Unlawfully touching a patient
Bioethics
Heathcare ethics
Breach of confidentiality
Disclosure of information without proper consent
Certification
Meeting standards to provide care
Compensatory damages
Damages awarded to return plantiff to standards before incident
Competent
Able to make rational decisions about well being
Consent
Permision
Contributory negligence
When plantiff contributed to injuries
Credentialing
Qualifications to practice
Decision-making capacity
Aple to make appropriate decisions about medical care.
Defamation
Damaging through false information
Dependent lividity
Blood pooling causing discoloration of skin.
Difinitive sign of death.
Depositions
Oral questions asked under oath.
Discovery
Finding information prior to a case to create possible settlements.
DNR orders
Physicians orders to not attempt resusitation
Durable power of attorney for healthcare
Person capable of making decisions when the patient is unable to
Duty to act
Person who is responsible to provide care by function or statute.
Emancipated minors
A person underage but is legally considered an adult
Emergency
Situation that threatens life requires immediate intervention.
Emergency doctrine
Ability to provide care legally in an emergency when the patient cannot crant consent because of altered level of consciousness, disability, drugs, or age.
