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Question | Answer |
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abandonment | Healthcare professional prematurely stopped caring for client |
assault | threat or attempt to do bodily harm |
battery | physical contact with another person without their consent |
libel | a written statement or photo that is false or damaging |
malpractice | improper, injurious, or faulty treatment of a client that results in illness or injury |
negligence | harm done to a client as a result of neglecting duties, procedures, or ordinary precautions |
tort | an injury that occurred because of another person's intentional or unintentional actions or failure to act |
slander | malicious verbal statements that are false or injurious |
liability | legal responsibility for one's actions or failure to act appropriately |
nonmaleficence | obligation to do or cause no harm to another |
veracity | obligation to tell the truth |