Ch 14: Legal And Ethical Issues Flashcards

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Common law

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Developed from court decisions

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Constitutional law

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Based on the US constitution

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Statutory law

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Enacted by Congress or a state legislature in the form of individual statutes, which form code

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Administrative law

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Created by administrative agencies, statute, Congress or state legislature

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Guardianship

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Wiggly enforceable arrangement under which one person has the legal right and duty to care for another

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Guardian of the person

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Manages and makes decisions about personal affairs of the ward, and shows that the Lord has food, shelter, and clothing as well as medical care, education, and rehab.

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Guardian of the estate

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Managers only financial affairs and property of the ward

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Plenary guardianship

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Cares for both personal needs and the property of the ward

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Power of attorney

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Document in which a competent person (the principal) appoints another (the agent) to act for him or her in legal and financial matters

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Living will

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Also called an advanced directive

Written instructions by a competent adult to a physician on providing, withholding, or withdrawing life sustaining procedures when the individual is in a terminal or permanently unconscious condition

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Durable power of attorney for health care

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(Health care proxy)

The principal appoints an agent to make decisions about medical care in the event that the principal is unable to make those decisions.

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