Legal and ethics- medical therapeutics
Protects all citizens from people who pose a threat to society (government arranges the
offenses) - answer criminal law
focuses on disputes between people. The person bring the charges against the offender
- answer civil law
a case in which a person is harmed because of another person's actions - answer tort
intentional threatening - answer assault
intentionally touching a person without consent - answer battery
when freedom is violated by restraining without permission of physician - answer false
imprisonment
intentionally interfering with a person's right to be left alone - answer invasion of privacy
intentionally damaging a person's reputation by making false statements - answer
defamation of character
professional negligence. occurs when health care workers unintentionally harm patients
as a result of not following their professional scope of practice - answermalpractice
unintentionally harming a person by acting in an improper way - answernegligence
malpractice exceptions - answer-patients must have serious injuries for a health care
worker to be guilty.
-people who are unconscious with a DNR
what the health care workers should and should not do according to their profession -
answerscope of practice
an agreement that is understood without being stated in words or contract -
answerimplied consent
an agreement that is specifically and clearly stated. Can be in writing -
answerexpressed contact
voluntary agreement between two people - answercontract
three parts to a contract - answer1. offer
Protects all citizens from people who pose a threat to society (government arranges the
offenses) - answer criminal law
focuses on disputes between people. The person bring the charges against the offender
- answer civil law
a case in which a person is harmed because of another person's actions - answer tort
intentional threatening - answer assault
intentionally touching a person without consent - answer battery
when freedom is violated by restraining without permission of physician - answer false
imprisonment
intentionally interfering with a person's right to be left alone - answer invasion of privacy
intentionally damaging a person's reputation by making false statements - answer
defamation of character
professional negligence. occurs when health care workers unintentionally harm patients
as a result of not following their professional scope of practice - answermalpractice
unintentionally harming a person by acting in an improper way - answernegligence
malpractice exceptions - answer-patients must have serious injuries for a health care
worker to be guilty.
-people who are unconscious with a DNR
what the health care workers should and should not do according to their profession -
answerscope of practice
an agreement that is understood without being stated in words or contract -
answerimplied consent
an agreement that is specifically and clearly stated. Can be in writing -
answerexpressed contact
voluntary agreement between two people - answercontract
three parts to a contract - answer1. offer
