Unit 1 Medical Law and Ethics, and Characteristics of Health Care Flashcards
provides people with a minimum standard of conduct. governs interaction between people in an attempt to create an orderly society
Medical Law
is a field of applied ethics that applies to the field of medicine and health care
Medical Ethics
defines the procedures, actions, and processes that are permitted for the health care professional
scope of practice
is the ACTUAL physical harm or unwarranted touching of another person
battery
will have your privacy maintained. protect privacy. also means maintaining a person’s modest during their care
invasion of privacy
is the failure to do something that a prudent person would ordinarily do OR not doing something you have been trained to do so
Negligence
is professional negligence. literally means “bad practice”.
malpractice
principle that means telling people what medical procedure will be preformed, the expected outcome, and possible complications
informed consent
set a time line for implementation of confidentiality guidelines to safeguard medical records and individual medical information
HIPAA
HIPAA
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
be trusted with such information of a need-to-know basis and not shared with others, ability to be trusted
honesty
is the ability to relate to another person’s situation (putting yourself in someone else’s shoes) without feeling sorry for them
empathy
being reliable
dependable
it isn’t enough to learn information only to pass the tests and obtain your degree, but that the heath care workers need to always be learning the new information
Life-long learner
being part of a group work. working with others
teamwork
