Ch. 04 Ethical and Legal Responsibilities
What does advance directives mean?
Written instructions that outline individuals’ desires regarding care should they become unable, as the result of illness or injury, to make these decisions.
What does breach of contract mean?
A contract where if one of the parties fails to fullfill his part of the agreement.
What does durable power of attorney for health care mean?
Individuals that designate specific people to act on their behalf it they become unable to make health care decisions.
What does express consent mean?
A formal way of a patient giving permission directly to the provider to receive treatment.
What does invasive procedures mean?
Procedures that involve punctures or incisions of the skin or insertion of instruments or foreign material into the body.
What does agent mean?
Someone who has the authority to represent another person.
What does codes of ethics mean?
Codes that set the standards of professional conduct that promote the welfare of patients and ensure a high quality of care.
Individuals younger than age 18 who are financially independent, married, in the the military, or have been emancipated by a court.
What does false imprisonment mean?
When patient are helf against their will unless they are mentally incompetent or a danger to themselves.
What does malpractice mean?
Improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment.
What does assault mean?
Any threatened or implied act, whether carried out or not.
What does confidentiality mean?
The legal right that patients have to privacy concerning their medical affairs.
What does ethical dilemma mean?
A situation in which there is no clear answer, often occurring when following one ethical principle appears to contradict another.
What does fraud mean?
A form of dishonesty that involves cheating or trickery.
What does negligence mean?
An action that can result from an action performed incorrectly or from the failure to take a necessary action.
What does autonomy mean?
Self-determination
What does contracts mean?
Formalized promises that are enforceable by law.
What does ethics mean?
A system of principles a society develops to guide decisions about what is right and wrong.
What does implied consent mean?
Consent that indicated by the patient’s actions: showing up for a medical appointment, opening the mouth for the dentist to administer an injection, or participating in therapeutic exercises.
What does respondeat superior mean?
“Let the master answer.”
What does battery mean?
Touching a patient or performing a procedure without their permission.
What does defamation of character mean?
Disclosing unauthorized information resulting in being charged with harming the reputation of one another.
What does euthanasia mean?
Performing an action that results in the death of a patient to alleviate suffering or when it is believed that there is no hope for recovery.
What does informed consent mean?
The process in which the patient recieves information about treatment and gives his or her permission.
What does values mean?
Things that reflect what we care about most and guide our decisions and behavior.