Legal/Ethical Flashcards
Beneficence
CM ethical principle 1/5
Compassion; taking positive action to help others; desire to do good; core principal of patient advocacy.
Non-malfeasance
CM ethical principle 2/5
Refraining from doing harm. Emphasizing quality care outcomes.
Fidelity
CM ethical principle 3/5
Keep committments or promises
Justice
CM ethical principle 4/5
Autonomy
CM ethical principle 5/5
Veracity
Legal principle that states that a health professional should be honest and give full disclosure; abstain from misrepresentation or deceit; report known lapses of the standards of care to the proper agencies.
Value
The relative worth of something including its merit, importance, monetary return, impact on others or things or contribution toward achieving a goal or purpose. It also may refer to an individual’s personal interests, desires or belief’s.
Adherence
Compliance
Advocacy
The act of recommending, pleading the cause of another; to speak or write in favor of.
Capacity
A construct that indicates the highest probable level of functioning a person may reach. Capacity is measured in a uniform or standard environment and thus reflects the environmentally adjusted ability of the individual.
Competence
The mental ability and capacity to make decisions, accomplish actions, and perform tasks that another person of similar background and training, or any human being would be reasonably expected to perform adequately.
Culture
The thoughts, communications, actions, customs, beliefs, values and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious or social groups.
Negligence
Failure to act as a reasonable person. Behavior is contrary to that of any ordinary person facing similar circumstances.
Accreditation
A mandatory process for evaluating healthcare organizations to ensure a minimum standard of quality is met.
