E
* emancipated minor: a minor who has assumed the life-style and responsibilities
of
adult status and is not supported by either parent (para 1-26c).
* ethical integrity of the health care profession: the medical profession's right to
act affirmatively to save lives without fear of civil liability (para 2-17).
ethics: a disciplined study of morality (what is right and wrong). It attempts to
sort out the confusion created by the conflicting sources of morality (para 1-4).
* express consent: consent given by direct communication, either orally or in
writing (para 1-7).
* extension doctrine: the doctrine that allows the physician the prerogative to
extend care beyond the scope of express consent in an emergency (para 1-6d).
F
false imprisonment: unlawful restraint or detention of a person (para 4-3d).
G
H
Hawthorne effect: a temporary positive effect resulting from any changes in
environment or conditions (para 1-1f),
I
* Implied consent: approval inferred from the patient's conduct; or voluntary
submission with apparent knowledge of the nature of the procedure; or
presumed consent in a life-threatening emergency (para 1-6).
* incompetent (for consent purposes): lacking the mental capacity to make
rational decisions or to conduct one's personal affairs; a legal determination
(para 1-24).
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