Ch 6 Flashcards
The harmful or offensive touching of another person
Battery
An intentional threat designed to make the victim fearful, produces reasonable apprehension of harm
Assault
The study of specific ethical questions that arise in healthcare
Bioethics
These rights Are extended to people with méntal illness and include the right to vote, enter into contractual agreements, press charges, and receive human care
Civil rights
A release from an inpatient psychiatric facility that is contingent upon outpatient commitment
Conditional release
May be a misdemeanor or tort brought against Heath care workers who illegally hold people in confinement
False imprisonment
A form of consent that is not expressly given but is assumed from circumstances of a persons particular situation or a persons actions especially in life threatening or serious situations
Implied consent
One type of voluntary admission in which there is no formal or written application
Informal admission
A legal term that indicates that a person has been provided with a basic understanding of risks, benefits, and alternatives, and is receiving treatment voluntarily
Informed consent
Willful and intentional acts that violate another persons rights or property
Intentional torts
Admission to a psychiatric facility without a patients consent
Involuntary admission
Court mandates for meds and other treatment as a condition for remaining in the community rather than in the hospital
Involuntary outpatient commitment
Mandates that the least restrictive and least disruptive means be used to achieve a specific purpose
Least restrictive alternative doctrine
Used for extended care and treatment of those with mental illness. Commitment obtained by med certifications judicial hearings or administrative action
Long term Involuntary admission
An act or failure to act that breaches the duty of due care and results in or is responsible for a persons injuries
Malpractice
Failure to use ordinary care in any professional or personal situation when u have a duty to do so
Negligence
Civil wrong for which money damages or other relied may be obtained by the injured party (plaintiff) from the wrong doer (defendant)
Tort
Termination of a patient-institutional relationship
Unconditional release
Unintended acts against another person that produce injury or harm
Unintentional torts
A formal written order to free the person
Writ of habeas corpus
What are the 5 elements to prove negligence
Duty, breach of duty, cause In fact, proximate cause,damages
The duty to act to benefit or promote the good of others
Beneficence
Respecting the rights of others to make their own decisions
Autonomy
He duty to distribute resources or care equally regardless of personal attributes
Justice
Maintaining loyalty and commitment to the patient and doing no wrong to the patient
Fidelity
Ones duty to communicate truthfully
Veracity
