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Laws - (answers)societal rules or regulations that are advisable or obligatory to observe
Ethics - (answers)set of moral standards and a code for behavior that govern an individuals
interactions with other individuals and within society
Bioethics - (answers)ethical implications of biomedical technology and its practices
Ethical issues in modern medicine - (answers)medical fertility, do not resuscitate orders,
artificial sources of nutrition, palliative care, euthanasia, organ transplantation, reproductive
rights/abortion
3 brances of government - (answers)Legislative- makes laws
Executive- administers laws
Judicial- enforces laws
2 types of law - (answers)Common law
Statutory law
common law - (answers)A legal system based on custom and court rulings
also called case law
Statutory law - (answers)Law enacted by Congress, or by state legislatures or local legislative
bodies.
,Administrative law - (answers)administrative agencies are given the power to enact regulations
that also have the force of law
Civil law - (answers)type of law that affects relations between individuals, corporations,
government agencies, and other organizations
criminal law - (answers)acts committed against the welfare and safety of the public or society as
a whole
felony - (answers)crime punishable by death or imprisonment for more than a year
misdemeanor - (answers)crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to 1 year
appellant - (answers)one who appeals a case
trial process - (answers)jury selection
opening statements
examination
cross examination
closing arguments
jury deliberation
verdict
guilty or not guilty
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) - (answers)enforces the Comprehensive Drug Abuse
Prevention and Control Act of 1970, or Controlled Substances Act
,Registrant - (answers)according to the law, the only person allowed to issue prescriptions
Schedule I Drugs - (answers)high potential for abuse and have no current medical use
heroin and LSD
Schedule II Drugs - (answers)have current medical use in U.S. but with severe restrictions
Morphine (narcotic) and Ritalin (non-narcotic)
Schedule III Drugs - (answers)have less potential for abuse than I and II drugs but can lead to
moderate/low physical dependence or high psychological dependence; requires prescription
Vicodin (narcotic) and Didrex (non-narcotic)
Schedule IV Drugs - (answers)have lower potential for abuse than III drugs but can lead to
limited physical or psychological dependency; requires prescription
Xanax and Klonopin
Schedule V Drugs - (answers)have less potential for abuse that IV drugs and their abuse may be
limited to physical or psychological dependency
Cough medicines and antidiarrheals
probate court - (answers)also called estate court
oversees distribution of the person's estate upon death
appeals court - (answers)reviews decisions of courts
, small claims court - (answers)allows the physician or physician representative o file action
against a client for an unpaid or delinquent account
can seek monetary up to $2000
subpoena duces tecum - (answers)requires a witness to appear in court and bring certain records
waive - (answers)voluntarily give up
malfeasance - (answers)commission of an unlawful act
misfeasance - (answers)improper performance of an act that results in an injury to another
criminal liability - (answers)when an individual commits an act that is considered to be a offense
against society as a whole
civil liability - (answers)conflicts between individuals, corporations, government bodies, and
other organizations
nonfeasance - (answers)failure to perform an act when there is a duty to do so
Health Insurane Accountability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - (answers)passed by congress
in 1996 and applies to employer-based and commercially issued group health insurance
3 requirements of HIPAA - (answers)1.standardization of electronic patient health data,
administrative data, and financial data
2.unique health identifiers for individuals, employers, health plans, and health care providers
TESTBANK LATEST WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
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Laws - (answers)societal rules or regulations that are advisable or obligatory to observe
Ethics - (answers)set of moral standards and a code for behavior that govern an individuals
interactions with other individuals and within society
Bioethics - (answers)ethical implications of biomedical technology and its practices
Ethical issues in modern medicine - (answers)medical fertility, do not resuscitate orders,
artificial sources of nutrition, palliative care, euthanasia, organ transplantation, reproductive
rights/abortion
3 brances of government - (answers)Legislative- makes laws
Executive- administers laws
Judicial- enforces laws
2 types of law - (answers)Common law
Statutory law
common law - (answers)A legal system based on custom and court rulings
also called case law
Statutory law - (answers)Law enacted by Congress, or by state legislatures or local legislative
bodies.
,Administrative law - (answers)administrative agencies are given the power to enact regulations
that also have the force of law
Civil law - (answers)type of law that affects relations between individuals, corporations,
government agencies, and other organizations
criminal law - (answers)acts committed against the welfare and safety of the public or society as
a whole
felony - (answers)crime punishable by death or imprisonment for more than a year
misdemeanor - (answers)crime punishable by a fine or imprisonment for up to 1 year
appellant - (answers)one who appeals a case
trial process - (answers)jury selection
opening statements
examination
cross examination
closing arguments
jury deliberation
verdict
guilty or not guilty
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) - (answers)enforces the Comprehensive Drug Abuse
Prevention and Control Act of 1970, or Controlled Substances Act
,Registrant - (answers)according to the law, the only person allowed to issue prescriptions
Schedule I Drugs - (answers)high potential for abuse and have no current medical use
heroin and LSD
Schedule II Drugs - (answers)have current medical use in U.S. but with severe restrictions
Morphine (narcotic) and Ritalin (non-narcotic)
Schedule III Drugs - (answers)have less potential for abuse than I and II drugs but can lead to
moderate/low physical dependence or high psychological dependence; requires prescription
Vicodin (narcotic) and Didrex (non-narcotic)
Schedule IV Drugs - (answers)have lower potential for abuse than III drugs but can lead to
limited physical or psychological dependency; requires prescription
Xanax and Klonopin
Schedule V Drugs - (answers)have less potential for abuse that IV drugs and their abuse may be
limited to physical or psychological dependency
Cough medicines and antidiarrheals
probate court - (answers)also called estate court
oversees distribution of the person's estate upon death
appeals court - (answers)reviews decisions of courts
, small claims court - (answers)allows the physician or physician representative o file action
against a client for an unpaid or delinquent account
can seek monetary up to $2000
subpoena duces tecum - (answers)requires a witness to appear in court and bring certain records
waive - (answers)voluntarily give up
malfeasance - (answers)commission of an unlawful act
misfeasance - (answers)improper performance of an act that results in an injury to another
criminal liability - (answers)when an individual commits an act that is considered to be a offense
against society as a whole
civil liability - (answers)conflicts between individuals, corporations, government bodies, and
other organizations
nonfeasance - (answers)failure to perform an act when there is a duty to do so
Health Insurane Accountability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - (answers)passed by congress
in 1996 and applies to employer-based and commercially issued group health insurance
3 requirements of HIPAA - (answers)1.standardization of electronic patient health data,
administrative data, and financial data
2.unique health identifiers for individuals, employers, health plans, and health care providers
