Torts
False statements that damage a person's reputation
Defamation
Required when contract explained to a non-English speaking individual
Interpretor/translator
This means cardiopulmonary resuscitation should not be performed when the patient stops breathing.
Do Not Resuscitate
Hitting, depriving food and water, forcing people against their will
Physical abuse
Unnecessarily exposing an individual or revealing personal information about someone
Invasion of privacy
Expressed contract
Two main types of advanced directives
Living will and Durable Power of Attorney
Spoken comment that damages a person's reputation
Slander
Restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom
False imprisonment
Contract that is understood without verbally expressed terms
Implied contract
Document that permits an individual to appoint another person to make health care decisions should they become incapacitated.
Durable Power of Attorney
Failure of a professional to use the degree of skill and learning expected in that individual's profession
Malpractice
Threat or attempt to injure
Term used to describe contract not performed according to the agreement
Breach of contract
Document that allows individual to state what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when conditions are terminal
Living will
belittling, intimidating, or ridiculing a person
Failure to give care that is normally expected
Condition in which a person does not have legal capacity to form a contract
Legal disability
Name of federal law that mandates all health care facilities receiving federal funding comply with certain requirements regarding advanced directives
Patient Self-Determination Act
Unlawful touching of another person without consent
Battery