Ch.05 Key Terms

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Across
  1. 2. The range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by law for a profession.
  2. 4. Drink
  3. 6. - amount
  4. 7. acetaminophen
  5. 9. The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
  6. 12. Result of any action or series of actions that prevents any part of an information system from functioning.
  7. 13. Document signed by the patient or legal guardian giving permission for medical or surgical care.
  8. 16. blood pressure
  9. 20. Physical or emotional harm to someone.
  10. 21. ampule
  11. 23. A document in which a person states his or her wishes about life support and other treatments.
  12. 24. Failure to take proper care in doing something.
  13. 25. - morning; before noon
  14. 26. Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement.
  15. 27. When a payment for service is denied by the insurance company, an accounts receivable specialist needs to investigate the situation to determine why the payment was denied.
  16. 29. around the clock
  17. 30. lib. - as much as desired; freely
  18. 31. twice a day
  19. 32. - of each
  20. 33. A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
  21. 36. Act Law passed by the federal government that includes minimum standards for nursing assistant training, staffing requirements, resident assessment instructions, and information on rights for residents.
  22. 38. A failure to perform, as promised, at the time the performance was due.
  23. 39. water
  24. 40. - before meals
Down
  1. 1. Act of harming or ruining another's reputation.
  2. 2. capsule
  3. 3. left ear
  4. 5. Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards.
  5. 8. right ear
  6. 9. Legal document in which one person appoints another person to act as an agent on his or her behalf.
  7. 10. cubic centimeter (cm3)
  8. 11. both ears
  9. 12. An illness or disorder of a beneficiary that existed before the effective date of insurance coverage.
  10. 14. with
  11. 15. A law that defines crimes against the public order.
  12. 17. The payer has denied this claim because the patient is no longer covered by the insurance policy.
  13. 18. principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions.
  14. 19. The crime of threatening a person together with the act of making physical contact with them.
  15. 22. A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights.
  16. 28. Revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent.
  17. 34. apply to affected area
  18. 35. Wrongful acts that do not involve contracts.
  19. 37. inside cheek