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Abuse
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Any care that results in physical harm or pain, or mental anguish
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Advance directives
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A legal document designed to indicate a person's wishes regarding are in case of a terminal illness or during the dying process
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Agent
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Someone who has the pwer or authority to act as the representative of another
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Assault and battery
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Physical or verbal attack or touch on another person; treatment or care given without proper consent
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Civil law
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Law that focuses on legal relationships between people and protection of a person's rights
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Confidentiality
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Information about the patient must remain private and can only be shared with other members of the patient's healthcare team
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Criminal law
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Focuses on wrongs against a person, property, or society
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Defamation
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Occurs when false statements either cause a person to be ridiculed or damage the person's reputation
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Durable Power of Attorney
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Is a document that permits an individual to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principal should become unable to make decisions
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Ethics
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A set of principles relating to what is morally right or wrong
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Expressed contract
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Are stated in distinct and clear language, either orally or in writing
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False imprisonment
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Refers to restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom
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Health care records
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Record containging information about the care provided to the patient
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Implied contract
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Obligations that are understood without verbally expressed terms
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Informed consent
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Is permission granted voluntarily by a person who is of sound mind after a procedure and all resks involved have been explained in terms the patient can understand
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