Across
- 2. Responsibilities and activities that a professional is authorized to perform
- 4. Laws that pertain to crimes and their punishments, offenses against the state or public
- 5. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; protects patient privacy and the security of health information.
- 8. Context of medical treatment or legal aggreements
- 10. Someone has the authority to make decisions on another person's behalf, even if they become incapitated
- 13. Principles that guide a person's behavior or decisions
- 15. Person's wishes regarding medical treatment in case they become unable to communicate those wishes
Down
- 1. Protects individuals living in long-term care facilities ensuring their dignity and autonomy
- 3. Unlawful restraint of a person against their will, restricting their freedom of movement
- 6. Individual's preferences for medical treatment in situations where they cannot express their wishes
- 7. Refers to the threat of harm
- 8. Keeping personal information private and secure particularly in healthcare and legal contexts
- 9. Mistreatment or improper use of a person or things resulting in harm or injury
- 11. Refers to the actual physical act of harming someone
- 12. Laws that dispute between individuals or organizations involving compensation for harm or injury
- 14. Failure to take proper care in doing something; results in damage or injury to another person