advance directive
Medical term Medical Law and Ethics
A legal document stating a patient's wishes about life-sustaining treatment if they cannot speak for themselves.
Sources
- Clinical Nursing Skills, Chapter 4 Key Terms · OpenStax
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- abandonmentEnding care of a patient who still needs it without proper notice or arranging for another qualified provider.
- accountabilityTaking responsibility for one's own actions and their consequences.
- advocacySpeaking up for or supporting a patient, cause or policy.
- assaultIntentionally making someone fear they will be harmed or touched offensively.
- autonomyThe ethical principle of respecting a patient's right to make their own decisions.
- batteryIntentionally touching or harming a person without consent.
- beneficenceThe ethical principle of acting in the patient's best interest.
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