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Vocabulary Chapter 3 Flashcards

1
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Someone 18 years of age or older.

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Adult

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2
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Written instructions that outline individuals’ desires regarding care should they become unable, as the result of illness or injury to make these decisions.

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Advance Directives

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3
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Someone who has the authority to represent another person.

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Agent

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4
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Any threatened or implied act, whether carried out or not.

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Assault

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5
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Self-determination

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Autonomy

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6
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The unauthorized touching of another person

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Battery

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When one of the parties fails to fulfill his part of the agreement

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Breach of Contract

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8
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Principles that guide health care professionals that are developed by professional organization

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codes of ethics

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9
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Patient’s legal right to privacy concerning their medical affairs

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Confidentiality

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10
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Permission

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Consent

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11
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formalized promises that are enforceable by law

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Contracts

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12
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Money to compensate for an injury or loss

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Damages

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13
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Disclosing unauthorized information can result in being charged with harming the reputation of another

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Defamation of character

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14
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Being careful about what you say

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Discreet

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15
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In this document, individuals designate specific people to act on their behalf if they become unable to make health care decisions.

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Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care

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16
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Individuals younger than age 18 who are financially independent, married, in the military, or have been emancipated by a court.

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Emancipated Minors

17
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A situation in which there is no clear answer

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Ethical dilemma

18
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A system of principles a society develops to guide decisions about what is right and wrong.

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Ethics

19
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A performed action that results in the death of a patient to alleviate suffering or when it is believed that there is no hope for recovery.

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Euthanasia

20
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More formal; either oral or in writing, in which a patient gives permission directly to the provider to receive treatment.

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Express Consent

21
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this is created when the parties discuss clearly and in detail what is to take place and agree on specific terms and conditions.

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Express Contract

22
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Can be charged in patients are held against their will, unless they are mentally incompetent or a danger to themselves.

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False Imprisonment

23
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A form of dishonesty that involves cheating or trickery.

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Fraud

24
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Is indicated by the patient’s actions: showing up for a medical appointment, opening the mouth for the dentists to administer an injection, or participating in therapeutic exercises.

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Implied Consent

25
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When the actions of the parties create contracts without them being detailed in a written format.

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Implied Contracts

26
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The process in which the patient receives information about treatment and gives his or her permission.

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Informed Consent

27
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Involve punctures or incisions of the skin or insertion of instruments or foreign material into the body.

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Invasion Procedures

28
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Fairness

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Justice

29
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Law

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Legislation

30
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When disclosed in written form.

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Libel

31
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This document outlines an individual’s wishes regarding the type and extent of care to be given.

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Living will

32
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Improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment.

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Malpractice

33
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Performing a deliberate action that results in a painless, easy death for individuals with an incurable disease; same as euthanasia

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Mercy Killing

34
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Failure to meet the standard of care that can be reasonably expected from a person with certain training and experience

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Negligence

35
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Fundamental truths that serve as the foundation for a system of beliefs

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principles

36
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Standard methods for performing tasks

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Protocols

37
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Employers can be held liable for the behavior and actions of their employees

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Respondeat Superior

38
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Disclosing unauthorized information in spoken form

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Slander

39
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Reflect what we care about most and guide our decisions and behavior

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Values

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