Basic Legal Principles Review

A wrongful act that does not involve a contract

• tort

• offer

• acceptance

• implied contract

Healthcare is mainly affected by ____.

• civil law

• criminal law

Restraining a person or restricting their freedom

• abuse

• false imprisonment

• invasion of privacy

• defamation

Any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish

• negligence

• invasion of privacy

• false imprisonment

• abuse

unnecessary exposure of a patient

• false imprisonment

• assault

• battery

• invasion or privacy

failure to provide care that a reasonable person would in a similar circumstance

• assault

• battery

• abuse

• negligence

A spoken false statement which may damage a person's reputation

• libel

• slander

• assualt

• verbal abuse

sharing a person's personal information without their consent

• negligence

• malpractice

• battery

• invasion of privacy

a type of negligence committed by a licenced professional

• malpractice

• battery

• physical abuse

• false imprisonment

A physical therapist treats a child without parental consent

• physical abuse

• negligence

• battery

• slander