Chapter 4 Key Terms

Question 1

Advance directive

Answer 1

a predetermined (usually written) choice made to inform others of the ways in which the patient wishes to be treated while incompetent. Also, a living will that contains written instructions for future health care

Question 2

Assault

Answer 2

a deliberate act wherein one person threatens to harm another without consent and the victim believes the attacker has the ability to carry out the threat

Question 3

Autonomy

Answer 3

the concept that patients are to be treated as individuals and informed about procedures to facilitate appropriate decisions

Question 4

Battery

Answer 4

touching to which the victim has not consented

Question 5

Competence

Answer 5

the ability to make choices

Question 6

Consent forms

Answer 6

useful tools to help inform patients about procedures and document consent

Question 7

False imprisonment

Answer 7

the unlawful confinement of a person within a fixed area

Question 8

Informed consent

Answer 8

the written assent of a patient to receive a proposed treatment; adequate information is essential for the patient to give truly informed consent

Question 9

Intentional torts

Answer 9

wrongs resulting from acts done with the intention of causing harm to another

Question 10

Simple consent

Answer 10

the assent required of a patient for any procedure

Question 11

Unintentional torts

Answer 11

wrongs resulting from actions that were not intended to do harm