Patient Rights, Ethics, and Laws

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Across
  1. 5. duty to protect life
  2. 6. do no harm
  3. 7. disclosure of the facts the patient needs to make an intelligent (informed) decision before an invasive treatment or procedure is performed
  4. 10. of informed consent
  5. 11. are required to undergo questioning by attorneys
  6. 12. of care
  7. 15. to values that influence a person's behavior and the individual's feelings and beliefs about what is right or wrong
  8. 17. liability
Down
  1. 1. dilemmas
  2. 2. that do not have a clear right or wrong answer
  3. 3. responsibility
  4. 4. negligence, or not taking care of someone in the manner he or she should be cared for based on established standards and medical practices
  5. 8. of which their performance is required, permitted, or prohibited
  6. 9. of intentionally ending a life to relieve pain and suffering
  7. 13. made in a lawsuit or medical malpractice case
  8. 14. of rules that sanctions acceptable behavior and prohibits unacceptable behavior in society
  9. 16. responsible for one's own actions; acuity: how sick the patients are