Ethics & Legalities

3. Responsibilities that are authorized or based on laws.
4. Any care that results in physical harm, pain or mental anguish
6. legal documents that allow individuals to state what medical treatment they want if they are incapacitated or unable to express their wishes
11. Restraining an individual or restricting an individual’s freedom without authorization
12. An Act, established by Congress in 1996 to protect privileged communications and maintain confidentiality of health care records.
13. a threat or attempt to injure another person
14. the unlawful touching of another person without consent
15. failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position

1. all information given to health care personnel by a patient.
2. failure of a professional to use the degree of skill and learning commonly expected in that person’s profession that results in injury, damage or loss to the person receiving care.
5. A person who does not have the legal capacity to form a contract due to age or mental deficiency
7. an agreement between two or more parties that have an offer, acceptance and consideration
8. permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind and who understands the risks
9. a wrongful act that occurs when a person is harmed or injured because a health care provider does not meet the established standards of care.
10. When false statements are made that can cause a person to be ridiculed or damage their reputation.
16. set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong