Chapter 4: Medical, Legal, And Ethical Issues Flashcards
Advance Directive
A written document or oral statement that expresses the wants, needs, and desires of a patient in reference to future medical care
Assult
To created another person a fear of immediate bodily harm or invasion of bodily security.
Battery
Any act of touching another person without that persons consent
Contributory Negligence
Acts committed by plaintiff that contributes to adverse outcomes
Civil Suit
An action instituted by a private person or corporation agains another private person or corporation
Consent
Agreement by the patient to accept a medical intervention
Criminal Prosecution
An action instituted by the government against a privet person for violation of criminal law
Damages
Compensation for injury awarded by court
Defamation
Intentionally making a false statement through written or verbal communication which injures a person good name or reputation
DNR
A type of advance directive that describes which life sustaining procedures should be performed in the even of sudden deterioration in a patients medical condition
Due process
A right to a fair procedure for a legal action against a person or agency
Duty
Legal obligation of public and certain other AMBULANCE services to respond
EMTALA
The emergency medical treatment and active labor act enacted in 1986 to combat the practice of patient dumping. It regulates hospitals that receive Medicare funding and severely fines hospitals or doctors who violate its provisions
Ethics
A set of values in society that differentiates right from wrong
Expressed Consent
A type of informed consent that occurs when the patient does something either through words or by taking some sort of action that demonstrates permission to provide care
False imprisonment
The intentional and unjustified detention of a person agains his or her will
Good Samaritan Law
A statue providing limited immunity from liability to person responding voluntarily and in good faith to the aid of an injured person outside the hospital
Gross negligence
Negligence that is willful, wanton, intentional or reckless a serious departure from the accepted standards
HIPPA
The health insurance portability and accountability act that was enacted in 1996, providing for criminal sanctions as well as for civil penalties for releasing a patients protected herald in a way not authorized by the patient
Abandonment
Termination of care for the patient without giving the patient sufficient opportunity to find another suitable health care professional to take over his or her medical treatment
