vocab Flashcards
(23 cards)
-iatrics
medical science
-iatrist
specialist in the medicine of
-iatry
medical science
-ist
specialist
-logy
study of
-logist
specialist in the study of
DNR
Do Not Resuscitate
Tx
treatment
Rx
prescription
HMO
Health Maintenance Organization
PPO
Preferred Provider Organization
Tort
an infringement of a right (other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability
Battery
Tort of unconsented physical contact with another person, even where the contact is not violent but menacing or offensive
Patients Bill of Rights
Document that provides patients with information on how they can reasonably expect to be treated during the course of their hospital stay
Law
a set of rules and regulations
Ethics
guidelines and principles that inform people about how to live or how to behave in a particular situation
HIPPA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (protect patients’ information)
Informed consent
Telling the patient about the medical procedure, expected outcomes, and possible complications
Invasion of privacy
Leaking patients’ information, not keeping them fully covered
Scope of practice
the limits of a doctor’s actions they can perform
Malpractice
wrongful acts by doctors
Negligence
not doing what you should have done or not doing something you were trained to do
Consent
Permission to do something
