Law and Ethics Flashcards - Chapter 2

The field of medicine and law are linked in common concern for the patient's health and rights.

To act as the patients' advocate.

<p>Withdrawal by a physician from a contractual relationship with a patient without proper notification.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A statement of a patient's wishes regarding health care prior to a critical medical event.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process by which a higher court reviews the decision of a lower court.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An attempt or threat to touch another person without his or her consent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Actual touching of a person without his or her consent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A trial in which the judge hears the case and renders a verdict, with no jury present.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Moral issues and concerns that affect a person's life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Viruses that can be spread through direct contact with blood or body fluids from an infected person.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An infraction, such as breach of contract, in which the agreed-on terms are violated.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A branch of law that focuses on issues between private citizens.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Traditional laws that were established by the English legal system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A percentage of damage awards based on the contribution of negligence between two parties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Protection of patient data from unauthorized personnel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An agreement between a patient and physician to do a given medical procedure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An agreement between two or more parties for a given act.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A defense strategy in which the defendant admits to negligence but claims that the plaintiff assisted in promoting the damages.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The resulting injury or suffering that resulted from negligence.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Making false or malicious statements about a person's character or reputation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The party that is accused.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process in which one party questions another party under oath.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A legal document giving another person the authority to act on one's behalf.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The act of compelling or forcing someone to do something that they do not want to do.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A patient under the age of majority but who is legally considered to be an adult.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Guidelines for moral behavior that are enforced by peer groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A professional who testifies on the standard of care in a trial.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A statement of approval from the patient for the physician to perform a given procedure after the patient has been educated about the risks and benefits of the particular procedure.</p> Signup and view all the answers