Chapter 2 EMR Exam Test Guide |Question and Answers| 100% Correct

Chapter 2 EMR Exam Test Guide |Question and Answers| 100% Correct Abandonment *Ans* ...to leave a sick or injured patient before equal or more highly trained personal can take responsibility for care Advance Directive *Ans* ...a document that allows a patient to define in advance what the wishes of the patient are in case they are incapacitated due to injury or illness Battery *Ans* ...unlawful physical contact Capacity *Ans* ...A patients legal rights and ability to make decisions concerning his or her medical care Competence *Ans* ...Patients mental ability to comprehend situation and make rational decisions regarding his or her care Confidentiality *Ans* ...treatment of information that an individual has disclosed in a relationship of trust and with the exception that will not be divulged to others Consent *Ans* ...legal term that means to give formal permission for medical care Criminal Law *Ans* ...body of law dealing with crimes and punishment Duty *Ans* ...legal obligation to provide care Duty to act *Ans* ...legal term describing the requirement that EMRs at least while on duty must provide according to a set standard Emancipated minor *Ans* ...a minor who is legally an adult an