CHAPTER 2 TERMINOLOGY

Question 1

Accountability

Answer 1

Beign responsible for ones own actions.

Question 2

Advocate

Answer 2

is one who defends or pleads a cause or issue on behalf of another.

Question 3

Deposition

Answer 3

When witnesses are required to undergo questioning by the attorneys.

Question 4

Doctrine of informed consent

Answer 4

refers to full disclosure of the facts the patient needs to make an intelligent decision before any invasive treatment or procedure is performed.

Question 5

Ethical dilemmas

Answer 5

are situations that do not have a clear or wrong answer.

Question 6

Ethics

Answer 6

values that influence a person’s behavior and the individual’s feelings and beliefs about what is right and wrong.

Question 7

Euthanasia

Answer 7

letting a person die. Medical neglect.

Question 8

Laws

Answer 8

prescribe proper behavior in society; they sanction acceptable behavior and prohibit unacceptable behavior.

Question 9

Liability

Answer 9

legal responsibility.

Question 10

Liable

Answer 10

the person legally responsible.

Question 11

Malpractice

Answer 11

refers to professional negligence.

Question 12

Nonmaleficence

Answer 12

to do no harm.

Question 13

Standards of care

Answer 13

define acts whose performace is required, permitted, or prohibited.

Question 14

Value clarification

Answer 14

is the process of self- evaluation that helps gain insight into personal values.

Question 15

values

Answer 15

are personal beliefs about the worth of an object, an idea, a custom, or an attitude.

Question 16

Verdict

Answer 16

a decision based on the facts of the case.