Across
- 3. Responsibilities that are authorized or based on laws.
- 5. Restraining an individual or restricting an individual’s freedom without authorization
- 7. Directive / legal documents that allow individuals to state what medical treatment they want if they are incapacitated or unable to express their wishes
- 9. a threat or attempt to injure another person
- 11. failure of a professional to use the degree of skill and learning commonly expected in that person’s profession that results in injury, damage or loss to the person receiving care.
- 12. An Act, established by Congress in 1996 to protect privileged communications and maintain confidentiality of health care records.
- 16. a wrongful act that occurs when a person is harmed or injured because a health care provider does not meet the established standards of care.
- 17. all information given to health care personnel by a patient.
- 18. an agreement between two or more parties that have an offer, acceptance and consideration
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- 1. unnecessarily exposing an individual
- 2. A person who does not have the legal capacity to form a contract due to age or mental deficiency
- 4. permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind and who understands the risks
- 6. revealing personal information about an individual without their consent
- 8. When false statements are made that can cause a person to be ridiculed or damage their reputation.
- 10. Any care that results in physical harm, pain or mental anguish
- 13. The unlawful touching of another person without consent
- 14. set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong
- 15. failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position