Terminology

5. Consent is assumed when a patient cannot communicate and immediate treatment is needed (emergency).
6. An MA trained to perform a variety of administrative and clinical duties.
11. Failing to use reasonable care or failing to take an appropriate precaution that results in patient harm.
12. The level of care that a reasonably competent healthcare professional would provide in the same situation.
13. Legal responsibility for damages or harm.
16. Recognizing and respecting differences among people such as culture, background, religion,language, traditions, and more.
17. The patient receives information about a procedure or treatment (risks, benefits, alternatives, questions) and agrees before care is provided.
18. A law that protects people who voluntarily help others in an emergency in good faith.

1. The ability to recover after stress, difficulty, or a mistake and continue another state forward while learning.
2. A formal review of an educational program to determine if it meets established standards of quality education.
3. Assumptions or tendencies that can influence how you think about or treat another person.
4. Forming a judgment or negative opinion about a person or group and expenses before knowing the facts.
7. Recognizing your own emotions, strengths, weaknesses, habits, and communication style.
8. Physicians working together and sharing office space, staff, equipment, and expenses.
9. A minor (usually a teen) who has certain legal rights and can give consent without a parent, such as being married.
10. The legally established amount of time a person has to file a lawful claim or lawsuit.
12. The professional duties and activities an MA is legally permitted to perform.
14. A private process to settle a dispute outside of court with the help of a neutral third party.
15. One state recognizes professional credentials or privileges from another state.