Make R.14 your cover page for Unit B Title: Biomedical Ethics and Legal Principles

L.15 Warm-up True or False

1.A patient can refuse treatment because the Hippocratic Oath. 2.A doctor should tell a patient that he made a mistake, even thought the patient will never know the difference. 3.As a health care provider you can talk to your friends about the people you saw during their treatment. 4.A patient cannot verbally spread rumors about their health care provider. 5.It is yours or your family’s responsibility to secure your items when you go to surgery or leave the room for any reason.

6. If a patient asks for a pain pill, a nurse can give it without consulting the doctor because the nurse knows the patient better. 7. You do not have to be ethical in your personal life if you are ethical on the job. 8. If a patient is belligerent and could harm him/herself the nurse can restrain him/her. 9. A living will is not an important document. 10. You can consult another health care professional about a person’s care even if they are not directly involved in the patient’s care.

R.16 Legal Terminology Keeping you protected!

Malpractice harmful, incorrect, or negligent practice or treatment of a patient by a health care provider

Negligence failure of a health care provider to perform his/her duties in a responsible manner that results in injury to a patient.

Illegal Restraint holding a person against his/her will by using a restrictive device or other means.

Invasion of Privacy the giving out of information about an individual or patient without his/her consent.

Liable to be legally responsible for failing to perform professional duties to meet the standards of care and/or causing harm or injury.

Libel a written statement that provides false information which can cause damage to a person’s reputation.

Contract an agreement between two or more parties

Conduct the manner in which a person displays his/her behavior.

Consent the giving of one’s permission to another to perform a procedure or action.

Breach of Contract the breaking of a promise, agreement, or contract in which parties have agreed upon.

Licensure legal permission to perform an occupation given by governmental agencies.

Tort A civil wrong

Privileged Communication a patient’s personal information given to a health care worker that must be kept confidential.

Reasonable Care the legal obligation of a health care worker to provide competent care according to the expected standards of practice.

Slander spoken misrepresentations that are proven false and can damage another’s reputation.

Assault the threatening or attempt to injure a person in an unlawful manner.

Battery the unlawful touching of another that results in injury.

Criminal Law Law that is between state and society.

Civil Law Law between two or more individuals

Litigation the determining of a person’s legal rights either by a lawsuit or some form of legal action.

Legal Documents in Health Care Advanced directive: a written document that specifies if extraordinary measures are to be taken to prolong life if the patient can no longer make his/her own decision.

Two Types of Advanced Directives Living will: a legal document prepared while a person is mentally competent that specifies what his/her wishes are regarding end-of life care. Durable power of attorney: a legal document that designates another person to make health care decisions in the event that the person is mentally or physically incapable of making their own.