Legal terms matching

Defamation

False statements that cause a person to be ridiculed or caused damage to his/her reputation

Legal age

18 years old

Slander

A spoken false statement

Will

A written document legally executed by which a person makes disposition

Libel

A written false statement

Licensure

All information given to health personnel by a patient; this cannot be told to anyone without the written consent of the patient. Health care records (chart) are an example

Contract

An agreement between twoor more parties. Has three parts: offer, an acceptance and a consideration

Assault and Battery

Care or treatment given to another person without proper consent, or threatening to hit a patient

Negligence

Failure to give care that is normally expected of a person in a particular position with resulting injury to another person

Parental consent

Permission given for a minke by his/her parents

Informed consent

Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind

Malpractice

Providing care for which you have not been trained

False imprisonment

Restraining an individual or restricting an individual's movement

Ethics

Set of principles dealing with what is morally right or wrong; a standard of conduct or code of behavior

Invasion of privacy

Unnecessary exposure of an individual or revealing person information about an individual without consent