Natural Rights
Claim that is expected to be honored
What is Right?
The concept of nonmalfeasance
What is Do No Harm?
Laws enacted by cities and towns
What is an Ordinances?
Special immunity from liability because of one’s role or an organization’s policies
What is Privilege?
What is an Advance Directives?
Individual’s right to make independent decisions about health care
Must be based on adequate information (informed consent)
What is Right to autonomy?
The concept of fidelity
What is Patient Advocate
This Criminal law relates to acts that threaten society as a whole
What is Public Law?
What is a Consent
What is a Living Will?
Justice in distribution and access, at least related to medical need
What is Right to the means to sustain life?
The concept of beneficence
What is Do the Best Possible?
The branch of law that describes offense against the public welfare is
What is Criminal Law?
The injured person has played a part in causing the injury
What is Contributory Negligence?
A medical order entered into the patient’s medical record that requires the consent and signature of a physician as well as the patient
What is a DNR (Do-Not-Resuscitate Order)?
Associated with abortion
What is Right to life?
The concept of veracity
What is Tell the Truth?
This Civil law settles disputes between individuals or groups of people
What is Private law?
This is a law that limits the time period during which a person can sue
What is Statute of limitations?
This gives an individual power to manage your legal and financial affairs.
What is Durable Power of Attorney?
Woman’s right to control reproduction
What is Right to privacy?
The concept of fidelity
What is Faithful to Reasonable Expectations?
This case must be proved “beyond a reasonable doubt”
What is Criminal case?
Judge and/or jury will determine percentage of injury caused by patient’s actions
What is Comparative Negligence?
This document that names someone you trust as your proxy, or agent, to express your wishes and make health care decisions for you