Across
- 6. Poor or overlooked health
- 7. Any knowing or intentional act on the part of a caregiver or any other person which results in physical injury
- 8. Neglect of one's duty
- 9. intentional lack of the proper standard care
- 11. Bad, improper, or rude
- 12. The failure of a medical professional to meet the duty of care discussed
- 13. any act or omission by a physician during treatment of a patient that deviates from accepted norms of practice in the medical community and causes an injury to the patient
- 14. The ______ of a doctor or professional to do his or her job
Down
- 1. The lack of awareness during a behavior that can result in unintended consequences
- 2. The failure of either party in a lawsuit to answer a complaint or follow through the necessary steps of the legal proceedings
- 3. A malpractice _____ can assert either mental or physical harm to a patient that is a clear result of negligence by a medical professional
- 4. improper practice in any professional or official position
- 5. A legal yardstick to gauge whether a physician was negligent
- 8. Monetary compensation awarded by the court to the plaintiff
- 10. Injurious or unprofessional treatment or culpable _____ of a patient by a physician or surgeon