Medical, Legal, & Ethical Issues Crossword Puzzle
QUESTIONS LIST: abandonment : unilateral termination of care without the patient's consent and without making provisions to transfer care to another heatlh care provider, assault : unlawfully placing a patient in fear of bodily harm, battery : unlawfully touching a patient or providing emergency care without consent, competent : able to make rational decisions about personal well-being, consent : permission to render care, dnr : written documentation giving permission for medical personnel to withhold resuscitation attempts in the event of a cardiac arrest, dutytoact : when personnel have a responsibility to provide care, ethics : the philosophy of right and wrong, of moral duties, and of ideal professional behavior, libel : false and damaging information about a person that is communicated in writing, negligence : failure to provide the same care that a person with similar training would provide, phi : any part of a patient's medical record or payment history, putrefaction : decomposition of body tissues; a definitive sign of death, rigormortis : stiffening of the body muscles after death, slander : false and damaging information about a person that is communicated via spoken word.