Healthcare Vocabulary Words

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Across
  1. 5. an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the governmen
  2. 7. an injurious, negligent, or improper practice
  3. 9. threat or attempt to inflict offensive physical contact or bodily harm on a person
  4. 13. management and care to prevent, cure, ameliorate, or slow progression of a medical condition
  5. 14. a set of moral principles : a theory or system of moral values
  6. 15. done contrary to or without choice
  7. 18. person who investigates, reports on, and helps settle complaints
  8. 19. standing or acting for another especially through delegated authority
Down
  1. 1. program designed to provide palliative care and emotional support
  2. 2. to exercise the care that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in like circumstances
  3. 3. a defamatory statement or representation especially in the form of written or printed words: such as
  4. 4. to leave undone or unattended to especially through carelessness
  5. 6. to be kept private or protected
  6. 8. physical maltreatment
  7. 10. legally qualified or adequate
  8. 11. an offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person's consent
  9. 12. Holding responsibility for
  10. 16. something given or meriting attention before competing alternatives
  11. 17. exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration