JB Learning Chapter 3 - Medical, Legal, and Ethical Issues
questions and answers(latest update ,graded A+
Abandonment - answer Unilateral termination of care by the EMT without the patient's consent
and without making provisions for transferring care to another medical professional with the
skills and training necessary to meet the needs of the patient.
advance directive - answer Written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a
competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions; also called a living will
or health care directive.
applied ethics - answer The manner in which principles of ethics are incorporated into
professional conduct.
Assault - answer Unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm.
Battery - answer unlawful touching a patient or providing care wqithout consent
Bioethcis - answer study of ethics related to issues that arise in health care
breach of confidentiality - answer Disclosure of information without proper authorization.
Certification - answer A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is evaluated and
recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care.
Compensatory Damages - answer Damages awarded in a civil suit that are intended to restore
the plaintiff to the same condition that he or she was in prior to the incident complained about
in the lawsuit.
, competent - answer Able to make rational decisions about personal well-being.
consent - answer Permission to render care.
Contributory Negligence - answer A legal defense that may be raised when the defendant feels
that the conduct of the plaintiff somehow contributed to any injuries or damages that were
sustained by the plaintiff.
Credentialing - answer An established process to determine the qualifications necessary to be
allowed to practice a particular profession, or to function as an organization.
decision-making capacity - answer Ability to understand and process information and make a
choice regarding appropriate medical care.
Defamation - answer the action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel.
dependent lividity - answer Blood settling to the lowest point of the body, causing discoloration
of the skin.
Depositions - answer Oral questions asked of parties and witnesses under oath.
discovery - answer A phase in the litigation process during which the opposing parties may
obtain information from each other and from third parties prior to trial.
DNR (do not resuscitate) - answer A written order from a physician (sometimes initiated by a
patient's advance directive or by a health care proxy's request) that no attempt should be made
to revive a patient if he or she suffers cardiac or respiratory arrest.
questions and answers(latest update ,graded A+
Abandonment - answer Unilateral termination of care by the EMT without the patient's consent
and without making provisions for transferring care to another medical professional with the
skills and training necessary to meet the needs of the patient.
advance directive - answer Written documentation that specifies medical treatment for a
competent patient should the patient become unable to make decisions; also called a living will
or health care directive.
applied ethics - answer The manner in which principles of ethics are incorporated into
professional conduct.
Assault - answer Unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm.
Battery - answer unlawful touching a patient or providing care wqithout consent
Bioethcis - answer study of ethics related to issues that arise in health care
breach of confidentiality - answer Disclosure of information without proper authorization.
Certification - answer A process in which a person, an institution, or a program is evaluated and
recognized as meeting certain predetermined standards to provide safe and ethical care.
Compensatory Damages - answer Damages awarded in a civil suit that are intended to restore
the plaintiff to the same condition that he or she was in prior to the incident complained about
in the lawsuit.
, competent - answer Able to make rational decisions about personal well-being.
consent - answer Permission to render care.
Contributory Negligence - answer A legal defense that may be raised when the defendant feels
that the conduct of the plaintiff somehow contributed to any injuries or damages that were
sustained by the plaintiff.
Credentialing - answer An established process to determine the qualifications necessary to be
allowed to practice a particular profession, or to function as an organization.
decision-making capacity - answer Ability to understand and process information and make a
choice regarding appropriate medical care.
Defamation - answer the action of damaging the good reputation of someone; slander or libel.
dependent lividity - answer Blood settling to the lowest point of the body, causing discoloration
of the skin.
Depositions - answer Oral questions asked of parties and witnesses under oath.
discovery - answer A phase in the litigation process during which the opposing parties may
obtain information from each other and from third parties prior to trial.
DNR (do not resuscitate) - answer A written order from a physician (sometimes initiated by a
patient's advance directive or by a health care proxy's request) that no attempt should be made
to revive a patient if he or she suffers cardiac or respiratory arrest.
