Medical Law+Ethics Vocab Flashcards
Abandonment
Professional stops caring without a substitute
Assault
Threat of bodily harm
Battery
An action that causes bodily harm to another
Bioethics
Principles of right and wrong that arise from medical advances
Breach of contract
Violation of a contract’s terms
Civil Law
crime against person
Consent
Agreement; patient gives permission to a medically trained person
Contract
A voluntary agreement between two parties
Criminal Law
Crimes against the state
Defamation
Damaging a person’s reputation
Deposition
Sworn statement for trial.
Durable Power of attorney
Document naming the person who will make decisions regarding medical care.
Ethics
Right and wrong
Expressed Contract
Contract written or spoken
Felony
A serious crime
Fraud
Act of deception
Implied Contract
Contract created by conduct
Law
A rule of conduct enforced by authority
Locum tenens
A substitute physician
Minor
under age of majority
Misdemeanor
Less serious crime
Negligence
Failure to perform results in harm of a patient
POLST form (Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment)
set of orders for treatment
Tort
Breach of obligation that causes harm
