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39 Cards in this Set
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Jurisprudence |
The theory and philosophy of law |
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Statutes |
A law passed by a legislative |
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Abandonment |
Terminating care when it is still needed |
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Administrative law |
A branch of law that deals with rules and regulations, orders and decisions created by governmental agencies |
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Advance directive |
A document in which a competent person gives instructions to be followed regarding his or her Healthcare In the event the person becomes incapacitated. |
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Assault |
A threat of imminent bodily harm to another person with the ability to follow the threat out |
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Battery |
Touching or contact without a persons Consent |
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Breach of duty |
Violation by the defender of the standard of care applicable to the circumstances. |
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Case law |
Interpretations of constitutional, statutory, or administrative law made by courts |
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Causation |
The defendant must have caused or created the harm to the plantiff |
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Certification |
Recognition of minimal competency in certain skills or tasks |
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Chemical restraints |
Sedatives that can suppress a patient's neurological and or motor capabilities |
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Civil law |
A branch of law that deals with torts committed by an individual, organization or group against another |
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Concurrent medical direction |
Consultation with a physician by telephone, radio to figure out the best course of action for the patient |
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Consent |
Permission |
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Contributory negligence |
An injured plaintiffs failure to eccercise due to care that along with the defendants negligence, contributed to the injury |
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Criminal law |
Branch of law in which the federal, state or local government prosecuted individuals on behalf of society for violating laws |
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Damages |
Compensable harm or other losses incurred by an injured party because of negligence |
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Defamation |
False information about a person that tends to blacken the person's character |
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Defendant |
The person or institution being sued |
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Due process |
The constitutional guarantee that laws and legal proceedings must be fair regarding an individual's legal act |
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Duty to act |
A legal obligation to provide a service |
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Expressed consent |
Permission given by a patient or his or her responsible decision maker either verbally or through physical expression or consent |
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False imprisonment |
Confinement or restraint of a person against their will |
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Implied consent |
The presumption that a patient who is ill or injured and unable to give consent would agree to medical care |
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Intentional tort |
Meaning to cause harm |
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Involuntary consent |
The rendering of care to a person under specific legal authority, even if the patient does not consent to the care |
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Malfeasance |
Performing a wrongful act |
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Misfeasance |
Performing a legal act in a harmful way |
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Negligence |
The failure to act as a reasonable prudent and careful person would under similar circumstances |
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Nonfeasance |
Failure to provide a required act or duty |
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Plaintiff |
The person who initiates a lawsuit |
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Res ipsa loquitor |
The thing speaks for itself |
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Slander |
False statements spoken about a character |
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Statute |
A law passed by legislature |
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Statute of limitations |
Time limits which parties must take action to enforce their rights |
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Statutory law |
States and ordinances enacted by the U.S congress, state legislatives and city council |
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Tort |
A wrong doing |
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Intentional tort |
A wrong that the defendant did not to mean to commit |
