medical laws and ethics

breach

failure

deposition

oral testimony to be used in court

plaintiff

person who sues another party

defendant

person who is being sued

felony

serious crime such as practicing medicine w/o license

misdemeanor

less serious crime such as a traffic violation

waive

give up the right to do something

tort

law that covers harm to another person

subpoena

order for a person or documents to appear in court

sources of law include all of the following except

regulatory lawstatutory lawcommon lawconstitutional law

subpoena

under penalty,take with you

administrative law covers:

health department regulationslicensing of prescription drugsinternal revenue service regulations fraud

person who brings the action into litigation is called

plaintiff

a court order that requires a witness to appear in court with certain records is called

subpoena duces tecum

the common law of the past that is based on a decision made by judges is called

case law

the threat of doing bodily harm to another person-stating...

assault

standard of care refers to the care that

a reasonable person would use a prudent person would useis ordinary carehealthcare professionals in all specialties must practice

removing one's clothing in order to allow the physician to perform a physical examination is a(n)

implied contract

precedent

earlier ruling applied to present case