Legal and Ethical

Question 1

Abuse

Answer 1

Any care that results in physical harm or pain, or mental anguish

Question 2

Agent

Answer 2

Someone who has the power or authority to act as the representative of another

Question 3

Assault and Battery

Answer 3

includes a threat or attempt to injure, and includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent

Question 4

Civil Law

Answer 4

law concerned with private wrongs against individuals

Question 5

Confidentiality

Answer 5

Not to be shared or told; to be held in confidence, or kept to oneself

Question 6

Contract

Answer 6

To shorten, decrease in size, or draw together; an agreement between two or more persons

Question 7

Criminal Law

Answer 7

the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment

Question 8

Defamation

Answer 8

Slander or libel; a false statement that causes ridicule or damage to a reputation

Question 9

Durable Power of Attorney (POA)

Answer 9

document that permits an individual to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principal should become unable to make decisions

Question 10

Ethics

Answer 10

Principles of right or good conduct

Question 11

False Imprisonment

Answer 11

Restraining an individual or restricting an individual’s freedom.

Question 12

Health Care Records

Answer 12

are also considered privileged communications such records contain information about the care provided to the patient

Question 13

Informed Consent

Answer 13

Permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind and aware of all factors involved

Question 14

Invasion of Privacy

Answer 14

Revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent

Question 15

Legal

Answer 15

Authorized or based on law

Question 16

Legal Directives

Answer 16

legal documents that allow individuals to stae what medical treatment they want or do not want in the event they become incapacitated

Question 17

Legal Disability

Answer 17

A condition in which a person does not have legal capacity and is therefore unable to enter into a legal agreement

Question 18

Libel

Answer 18

False written statement that causes a person ridicule or contempt or causes damage to the person’s reputation

Question 19

Living Wills

Answer 19

A legal document stating whether a person desires on what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when his or her condition is terminal

Question 20

Malpractice

Answer 20

Providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that results in injury to another person

Question 21

Negligence

Answer 21

Failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury to another person

Question 22

Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)

Answer 22

legislation requiring that every competent adult be informed in writing upon admission to a health care institution about his or her rights to accept or refuse medical care and to use advance directives

Question 23

Patients’ Rights

Answer 23

factors of care that patients can expect to receive

Question 24

Privileged Communications

Answer 24

All personal information given to health personnel by a patient; must be kept confidential

Question 25

Slander

Answer 25

Spoken comment that causes a person ridicule or contempt or damages the person’s reputation

Question 26

Torts

Answer 26

A wrongful or illegal act of civil law not involving a contract