Criminal and Civil Laws

unintentional torts

negligence, malpractice, abandonment

quasi intentional torts

damfamation of character, slander, libel, breach of confidentiality and privacy

slander

spoken false statements such as gossiping that a patient is acting drug seeking without evidence

libel

written false statements such as posting negative comments about a patient on social media or in public areas

intentional torts

assault, battery, false imprisonment, defamation of character, invasion of privacy, fraud

assault

threatening to cause harm or touching patient without consent creating fear of imminent harm

battery

carrying out the threat involving physically touching a patient without consent such as administering a medication the patient refused

invasion of privacy

violating patient confidentiality such as releasing medicaiton information to unauthorized individuals

fraud

misrepresenting information to a patient or falsifying documentation

ethical principles

autonomy, beneficience, fidelity, justice, nonmaleficence, veracity

autonomy

respect for an individual right to make their own decisions

beneficience

the quality of doing good

fidelity

loyalty and promise to an individual

justice

fair and equal treatment for all

nonmaleficence

never doing harm to any individual

veracity

honestly when dealing with an individual, be honest within our scope of practice