Ch. 05 Legal and Ethical Responsibility

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Across
  1. 1. The crime of threatening a person together with the act of making physical contact with them.
  2. 6. Wrongful acts that do not involve contracts.
  3. 11. An illness or disorder of a beneficiary that existed before the effective date of insurance coverage.
  4. 12. A law that governs relationships between individuals and defines their legal rights.
  5. 13. cubic centimeter (cm³)
  6. 15. Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards.
  7. 16. A failure to perform, as promised, at the time the performance was due.
  8. 18. The principles of right and wrong that guide an individual in making decisions.
  9. 19. twice a day
  10. 21. nothing by mouth
  11. 23. Physical or emotional harm to someone.
  12. 24. over the counter
  13. 25. by mouth; orally
  14. 26. at bedtime
  15. 28. as needed
  16. 31. milliliter
  17. 34. A written defamation of a person's character, reputation, business, or property rights.
  18. 35. The act of harming or ruining another's reputation.
  19. 37. discontinue
  20. 40. The payer has denied this claim because the patient is no longer covered by the insurance policy.
  21. 43. Document signed by the patient or legal guardian giving permission for medical or surgical care.
Down
  1. 2. The range of clinical procedures and activities that are allowed by law for a profession.
  2. 3. A law that defines crimes against the public order.
  3. 4. Unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of movement.
  4. 5. A document in which a person states his or her wishes about life support and other treatments.
  5. 7. 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.
  6. 8. prescription
  7. 9. four times a day
  8. 10. Revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent.
  9. 14. An agreement between two or more parties that is enforceable in court.
  10. 17. three times a day
  11. 20. When a payment for service is denied by the insurance company, requiring investigation into the situation.
  12. 22. A legal document in which one person appoints another person to act as an agent on his or her behalf.
  13. 23. before meals
  14. 27. sublingually; under the tongue
  15. 29. as needed (for)
  16. 30. Failure to take proper care in doing something.
  17. 32. every day
  18. 33. The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.
  19. 36. intravenous
  20. 38. Result of any action or series of actions that prevent an information system from functioning.
  21. 39. orally
  22. 41. milligram
  23. 42. intramuscular