Unit 4 Legal and Ethical Terms

malpractice

negligence

advance directives

informed consent

invasion of privacy

assault

battery

contract

libel

patient's rights

ethics

libel

false imprisonment

defamation

living will

agent

expressed contract

criminal law

civil law

torts

slander

abuse

confidentiality

Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)

HIPPA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

contract

DNR

do not resuscitate

tort

slander

defamation

agent

legal

ethics

false imprisonment

malpractice

assault

negligence

patient's rights