Legal/Ethical

Failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury to another person.

• Negligence

• Assault

• Libel

• Slander

Includes any care that results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish.

• malpractice

• defemation

• abuse

• advance directive

Revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent.

• libel

• ethics

• confidentiality

• invasion of privacy

Restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom.

• libel

• battery

• assault

• false imprisonment

Law that focuses on wrongs against a person, property, or society; commonly called a crime.

• Implied Consenc

• Civil Law

• Criminal Law

• Tort

The unlawful touching of another person without consent.

• Malpractice

• Battery

• Assault

• Slander

Which of the following terms means harming a person physically, mentally, or emotionally by failing to provide needed care?

• Abuse

• Assault

• Battery

• Neglect

_____ tell people what they should do, while _____ tell them what they must do.

• Laws/ethics

• Ethics/laws

• Rules/guidelines

• Guidlines/rules

What is a code of ethics

• A guide to promote proper conduct and high standards of practice in a facility

• A list of laws that must be followed by healthcare workers

• A handbook of a companies policies and procedures

• A manual that gives instructions that healthcare workers must follow

Which of the following defines rules on who may see a patient's personal and medical information?

• Patient's Bill of Rights

• Affordable Care Act (ACA)

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

• Living Will