Chapter 3 Law and Ethics Exam Worksheet

Diagnosing and prescribing treatment or medication
Covers acts that result in harm to another
Includes enforceable promises and agreements
Defendants Acts or failure to act caused the injury
Patient's contribution to the injury
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Physician must provide same knowledge care and skill that another physician would in the circumstances and locality
Being negligent or ignoring perfomance of a necessary or lawful act
Performing a lawful act but not in the proper way
Performing a wrongful or unlawful act
The thing speaks for itself
Patient is instructed about possible consequences of procedures and treatments