Ch. 3 - Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues Flashcards
abandonment
advance directive
algor mortis
applied ethics
assault
battery
bioethics
breach of confidentiality
compensatory damages
competent
consent
contributory negligence
decision-making capacity
defamation
dependent lividity
depositions
discovery
do not resuscitate (DNR) order
durable power of attorney for healthcare
duty to act
emancipated minor
emergency
emergency doctrine
emergency medical care
ethics
expressed consent
false imprisonment
forcible restraint
Good samaritan laws
Governmental immunity
Gross negligence
Health care directive
Health care proxy
Implied consent
Informed consent
In loco Parentis
interrogatories
kidnapping
libel
medicolegal
morality
negligence
negligence per se
patient autonomy
protected health information (PHI)
proximate causation
punitive damages
putrefaction
res ipsa loquitur
rigor mortis
scope of practice
slander
standard of care
statute of limitations
torts