Touch a patient without authority and that's battery. Leave one improperly and that's abandonment. Hold one against their will and that's false imprisonment. Talk about what you learned and that's a confidentiality breach.
That's why the law hands you doctrines that make lawful care possible: expressed consent, implied consent, mandatory reporting. Everything in this lesson branches off consent, so that's where you start.
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