confidentiality
justice
autonomy
battery
invasion of privacy
malpractice
false imprisonment
libel
assault
right
negligence
slander
tort
beneficence
laws
ethics
defamation
informed consent
fidelity
elopement
nonmaleficence
power, privilege, or existence to which one has a just claim
an act that threatens a client
an understanding between a client and a caregiver that documents knowledge of and agreement to treatment
the commission of an act that a reasonable or prudent person would not do
shared set of rules that govern right behavior
detaining a competent person against his or her will
failure of a health care professional to use an accepted degree of professional skill, resulting in injury, loss, or damage
the sharing of information about a client only with the people directly involved with the care
legal wrong that is committed against the person or the property of another individual
false communication that results in harm
written defamation
verbal defamation
unannounced leaving or running away from an inpatient health care institution
touching a person without his or her consent
implies that all clients are treated equally, fairly, and respectfully
the obligation to keep your word
do no harm
controls by which society controls itself
violating an individuals right to be left alone and to maintain control over his or her confidential information and body
the right of people to act for themselves and make personal choices, including refusal of treatment
actively doing good
