Legal and Ethical Principles Crossword Puzzle

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DUTY: legal obligation to act
ETHICS: moral principles that define behavior as right, good and proper
VALUES: personal beliefs that determine how a person actually behaves
CONSENT: to give formal permission for something to happen
CAPACITY: patients\' legal rights and ability to make decisions
COMPETENCE: patient\'s mental ability to comprehend and make rational decisions about their helath
EXPRESSED: consent from a competent adult to accept emergency care
INFORMED: consent granted by patient after being properly informed
UNRESPONSIVE: having no reaction to verbal or painful stimuli
IMPLIED: legal form of consent for patients that lack the capacity to consent
EMANCIPATED MINOR: minor that is legally allowed to make their own decisions regarding medical care
CRIMINAL LAW: body of law dealing with crimes and punishment
ADVANCED DIRECTIVES: legal document defining a patient\'s wishes
NEGLIGENCE: failure to provide the expected standard of care
DUTY TO ACT: provide care according to a set standard
ABANDONMENT: to leave a sick/injured patient before more trained personnel arrives
HIPPA: law that dictates the extent to which protected information can be shared
MANDATED REPORTER:  any individual required by law to report abuse or neglect

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QUESTIONS LIST:

duty: legal obligation to act
ethics: moral principles that define behavior as right, good and proper
values: personal beliefs that determine how a person actually behaves
consent: to give formal permission for something to happen
capacity: patients' legal rights and ability to make decisions
competence: patient's mental ability to comprehend and make rational decisions about their helath
expressed: consent from a competent adult to accept emergency care
informed: consent granted by patient after being properly informed
unresponsive: having no reaction to verbal or painful stimuli
implied: legal form of consent for patients that lack the capacity to consent
emancipated minor: minor that is legally allowed to make their own decisions regarding medical care
criminal law: body of law dealing with crimes and punishment
advanced directives: legal document defining a patient's wishes
negligence: failure to provide the expected standard of care
duty to act: provide care according to a set standard
abandonment: to leave a sick/injured patient before more trained personnel arrives
hippa: law that dictates the extent to which protected information can be shared
mandated reporter: any individual required by law to report abuse or neglect