Ch 7/8 Flashcards
Law related to actions between individuals
Civil law
A form of dispute resolution that allows a neutral party to settle the dispute
Arbitration
Law related to wrongs committed against the welfare and safety of society as a whole
Criminal law
Person who defends action brought in litigation
Defendant
Oral testimony given by an individual with a court reporter and attorneys for both sides present
Deposition
A serious crime such as murder, larceny, assault, and rape
Felony
False and malicious writing about another constituting a defamation of character
Libel
Court action
Litigation
A lesser crime
Misdemeanor
Failure to exercise a certain standard of care
Negligence
A civil law term referring to the failure to perform an act, official duty, or legal requirement
Nonfeasance
Person bringing charges in litigation
Plaintiff
Consent assumed by the health care provider, typically in an emergency that threatens the patient’s life
Implied consent
False and malicious words about another constituting a defamation of character
Slander
Written command designating a person to appear in court under penalty for failure to appear
Subpoena
Defined in terms of what is morally right and wrong
Ethics
Branch of medical ethics concerned with moral issues resulting from high technology and sophisticated medical research
Bioethics
Alteration, manipulation, replacement, or repair of genetic material
Genetic engineering
Of scarce medical resources
Macroallocation
Substitute
Surrogate
Consent give by the patient who is made aware of any procedure to be performed, it’s risks, expected outcomes, and alternatives
Informed consent
