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12 Cards in this Set
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Law ;that pertains to non criminal disputes, such as divorce.
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Civil Law
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Someone who has power and authority to represent another person legally.
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Agent
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Unlawful restraint
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False Imprisonment.
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Improper treatment of a patient resulting in injury.
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Malpractice
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Spreading false information verbally
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Slander
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Lack legal capacity. Example - someone who is comatose, a minor or someone mentally impaired.
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Legal Disability
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A physical attack on a patient
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Assault
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Unlawfully touching a patient without consent
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Battery
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Harmful act that injures another person, or their reputation or property.
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Tort
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Abusive behavior that involves the use of language.
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Verbal abuse.
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Example..... entering a patients room without permission.
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Invasion of privacy
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Written word that damages a person's reputation
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Libel
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