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1
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Unilateral termination of care without consent and without provision for transfer of care to appropriate individual.

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abandonment

2
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Written documentation that specifies medical treatment should a patient become unable to make decisions.

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advance directive - or living will

3
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Manner in which principles of ethics are incorporated into professional conduct.

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applied ethics

4
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Unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm.

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assult

5
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Touching a patient or providing emergency care without consent.

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battery

6
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Study of ethics that arise in medical care.

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bioethics

7
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Disclosure of information without proper authorization.

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breach of confidentiality

8
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Damages awarded in a civil suit intended to restore plaintiff to same condition as prior.

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compensatory damages

9
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The ability to make rational decisions about personal well-being.

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competent

10
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Grant permission to render care.

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consent

11
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Legal defense that may be raised regarding plaintiff’s own responsibility for injury.

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contributory negligence

12
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A persons ability to understand and process information and to make choices.

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decision making capacity

13
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Communication of false information that is damaging to a person’s reputation.

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defamation

14
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Blood settling to the lowest point of body.

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dependent lividity

15
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Written documentation by a physician giving permission to medical personnel to not attempt resuscitation.

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do not resuscitate order (DNR)

16
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Medicolegal term relating to certain personnel who by statute or function have a responsibility for care.

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duty to act

17
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Principle of law that permits a health care provider to treat a patient in an emergency when that patient is incapable of granting consent.

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emergency doctrine

18
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Consent in which a patient gives authorization for provision of care.

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expressed consent

19
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Confinement of a person without legal authority or consent.

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false imprisonment

20
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Conduct that constitutes a willful or reckless disregard for a duty or standard of care

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gross negligence

21
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Consent in which a patient who is unable to give consent is given treatment under the assumption that her or she would want treatment.

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implied consent

22
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Permission for treatment given by a competent patient after the potential risks, benefits and alternatives have been explained.

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informed consent

23
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Code of conduct that can be defined by society.

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morality

24
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Philosophy of right and wrong.

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ethics