Legal Terms
What is the term for wrongful or illegal touching of another person without consent?
Battery
What ethical principle means doing good?
Beneficence
What law protects patient health information?
HIPAA
A nurse tells a friend about a patient’s condition. What law is violated?
HIPAA, Confidentiality
What term refers to sharing patient information only with authorized individuals?
Disclosure
What is a written statement that harms a person’s reputation?
Libel
What principle means “do no harm”?
Nonmaleficence
What document lists what treatments a patient wants or doesn’t want if they can’t communicate?
Advance Directives
A patient falls because a CNA forgot to lock the wheelchair brakes. What is this an example of?
Negligence
What law ensures patient information remains private?
Confidentiality (HIPAA)
What is spoken defamation called?
Slander
What principle is about keeping patient information private?
Confidentiality
What act provides a list of rights for residents in long-term care facilities?
Resident's Bill of Rights
A doctor performs surgery without consent. What is this called?
Battery, Malpractice
What law protects workers from unsafe conditions?
OSHA
What is the failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position?
Negligence
What principle involves treating patients fairly and equally?
Justice
What document states what medical treatments a person wants or does not want in case they become incapacitated?
Living Will
A healthcare worker files a lawsuit for a noncriminal dispute. What type of case is this?
Civil
What act protects individuals from losing health insurance when changing jobs?
Insurance Portability (HIPAA)
What is the act of providing care for which you are not legally qualified?
Malpractice
What ethical principle supports allowing patients to make their own decisions?
Autonomy
What agreement creates a legal relationship between two or more parties?
Contracts
A patient sues for harm caused by negligence or malpractice. What type of law applies?
Torts
What law defines who qualifies for assistance or protection due to a mental or physical limitation?
Legal Disability