Malpractice Vocabulary

6. Poor or overlooked health
7. Any knowing or intentional act on the part of a caregiver or any other person which results in physical injury
8. Neglect of one's duty
9. intentional lack of the proper standard care
11. Bad, improper, or rude
12. The failure of a medical professional to meet the duty of care discussed
13. any act or omission by a physician during treatment of a patient that deviates from accepted norms of practice in the medical community and causes an injury to the patient
14. The ______ of a doctor or professional to do his or her job

1. The lack of awareness during a behavior that can result in unintended consequences
2. The failure of either party in a lawsuit to answer a complaint or follow through the necessary steps of the legal proceedings
3. A malpractice _____ can assert either mental or physical harm to a patient that is a clear result of negligence by a medical professional
4. improper practice in any professional or official position
5. A legal yardstick to gauge whether a physician was negligent
8. Monetary compensation awarded by the court to the plaintiff
10. Injurious or unprofessional treatment or culpable _____ of a patient by a physician or surgeon