Law & Ethics Key Terms Test

Abuse

Intentional harm — verbal, mental, emotional, sexual, physical

Negligence

Lack of care that is expected

Assault

Threat or intent to injure

Battery

Committing the assault (unlawful touching)

Defamation

False statements that damage reputation

False Imprisonment

restrain freedom (ex. lock wheels of wheelchair)

Invasion of Privacy

unnecessarily exposing information WITHOUT consent

Libel

Written defamation

Slander

Spoken defamation

Malpractice

Failure of professional to use knowledge resulting in injury, loss, or damage

Advanced Directive

Legal document that patient uses to state what they want/need when time comes that they are unable to decide

Agent

Person who works under conyrol of another person

Civil Law

Legal relations between people and their rights

Criminal Law

Wrongs against a person, property, or society

Durable Power of Attorney (DOA)

when a pt cannot make on decisions a DOA is appointed to make them instead

Contract

Agreement between 2+ parties

Expressed Contract

Treatment stated in clear language (oral or written)

Implied Contract

Obligations understood without verbal

Privileged Communications

Not sharing health information with anyone but the healthcare team

Informed Consent

Details of a Procedure (ex. signed contract)

Legal Disability

Person without legal capacity to form a contract

Living Will

Pt states what measures should be taken to prolong life with terminal condition

patient rights

factors of care the pt can expect to receive

torts

wrongful acts that do not involve contracts