Intro Legal and Ethical Responsibilities

______ : Laws that focus on the legal relationships between people and the protection of a person’s rights.

• civil law

• criminal law

• constitutional law

• administrative law

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

• negligence

• malpractice

• consent

• liability

Spoken comment that causes a person ridicule or contempt or damages the person’s reputation is called _________.

• slander

• libel

• praise

• endorsement

The procedures, processes, and actions that health care providers are legally permitted to perform in keeping with the terms of their professional license or registration are called _________?

• scope of practice

• code of ethics

• standard precautions

• chain of command

Residents in long-term care facilities are guaranteed certain rights under the _________?

• Resident’s Bill of Rights

• Health Insurance Portability Act

• Patient Self-Determination Act

• Medical Privacy Act

Includes the unlawful touching of another person without consent.

• battery

• assault

• theft

• fraud

Someone who has the power or authority to act as the representative of another.

• agent

• client

• witness

• beneficiary

A legal document stating a person’s desires on what measures should or should not be taken to prolong life when his or her condition is terminal is called _________.

• living wills

• power of attorney

• do not resuscitate order

• healthcare proxy

A legal document designed to indicate a person’s wishes regarding care in case of a terminal illness or during the dying process.

• advance directives

• power of attorney

• living trust

• do not resuscitate order

A legal document that permits an individual (principal) to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principal becomes unable to make decisions.

• Durable Power of Attorney (POA)

• Living Will

• Advance Directive for Finances

• Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order