c3 Flashcards
What is concerned with whether a healthcare worker’s actions are right or wrong?
medical ethics
What focuses on whether a healthcare worker’s actions are legal or illegal?
medical law
What acts are always unethical?
illegal
What is ethical behavior?
the ideal conduct for a certain group
What are the concepts, ideas, and beliefts that are important to a person?
values
What governs the legal conduct of members of the medical profession?
medical law
What is another name for civil law?
tort law
What are teh two types of invasion of privacy?
physical and informational
What is the list of gurantees of those receiving medical care?
Patient’s Bill of Rights
Who is the individual who ensures taht patients are not abused and their legal rights are protected?
obudsman
When was the Patient Self-Determination Act passed by Congress?
1990
What act requires that most healthcare insititutions inform patients about thier rights at the time of admission?
Patient Self-Determinatino Act
What is the legal document where a patient gives written instructions about healthcare decisions in the event that he becomes incapable of making such in the future?
advanced directive
What document states that CPR or ACLS should not be performed in the event that the patient’s heart stops?
DNR (Do not resuscitate)
What is the legal document that grants another person the legal authority to make legal decisions for you?
durable power of attorney