Definitions
Contract
Binding agreement between 2 or more people
Physical
Hitting, Forcing people against their will
Libel
Written defamation
Living Will
Frequently results in DNR
What is HIPAA and what is its purpose?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act , it is to protect patient's rights
Ethics
Set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong
Verbal
Speaking harshly, ridiculing
Fraud
A deliberate deception practiced to secure unfair and unlawful gain
Durable Power of Attorney (POA)
Appoints another person to make decisions regarding their care
Who cannot enter into a legal contract?
People under 18, mentally incompetent persons, semiconscious or unconscious people anyone under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
False Imprisionment
Restraining a person without reason
Assault
The threat to harm
Obligations are understand without verbally expressed terms
Invasion of Privacy
Revealing information about a person without their consent
Malpractice
Providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that results in injury to another person.
Tort
Wrongful act that does not involve a contract
Psychological
Threatening harm, denying rights, belittling
Values
Freely chosen, enduring beliefs or attitudes about the worth of a person, object, idea or action.
Protected Health Information (PHI)
Any information that identifies an individual; name-address, D.O.B.
Difference of criminal and civil law
Criminal- crime; wrongs against person, property, or society.
Civil- focuses on legal relationship between people and the protection of rights
Slander
Spoken Defamation
Battery
Unlawful touching, hitting
Informed Consent
Permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind after the procedure
What is required in order for privileged communication to be discussed with family members?
Written Consent
Parts of a contract
Offer, Acceptance, Consideration