PL 101 508

《英文MSH詞典》PL 101 508
[入口詞] PL 101 508
[主題詞] Patient Self-Determination Act
[英文釋義] The purpose of this 1990 federal act is to assure that individuals receiving health care services will be given an opportunity to participate in and direct health care decisions affecting themselves. Under this act,hospitals,health care agencies,and health maintenance organizations are responsible for developing patient information for distribution. The information must include patients' rights,advance directives,living wills,ethics committees' consultation and education functions,limited medical treatment (support/comfort care only),mental health treatment,resuscitation,restraints,surrogate decision making and transfer of care. (from JCAHO,Lexicon,1994)

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cocking　　n. 斜拉版；擊發(fā) n. (Cocking)人名；(英)科金 v. 豎起；扣上扳機（cock的ing形式）
fatefully　　adv. 宿命地；決定性地
dignify　　vt. 使高貴；增威嚴；授以榮譽
Beaconsfield　　n. (Beaconsfield)人名；(英)比肯斯菲爾德比肯斯菲爾德
first-class　　adj. 優(yōu)秀的；第一流的 adv. 優(yōu)秀地；最好地；第一流地
starboard　　n. 右舷 adj. 右舷的 vt. 向右轉(zhuǎn)舵 vi. 向右轉(zhuǎn)舵
ballet　　n. 芭蕾舞劇；芭蕾舞樂曲 n. (Ballet)人名；(西)巴列特；(法)巴萊
Solomonic　　adj. 所羅門王的；大智大慧的，智的
accentuation　　n. 重讀；強調(diào)；增強；加重音符號
photoelectric　　adj. [電子] 光電的
vaunted　　adj. 自夸的；大肆吹噓的 v. 夸耀；吹牛（vaunt的過去分詞）
antler　　n. 鹿角，茸角；多叉鹿角 n. (Antler)人名；(法)安特萊；(英)安特勒
scallop　　n. 扇貝，干貝 vt. 使成扇形 vi. 拾扇貝
screening　　n. 篩選；放映；[物] 屏蔽；審查；防波 adj. 篩選的 v. 篩選；拍攝（screen的ing形式）；遮蔽；隔擋
distal　　adj. [解剖] 末梢的，末端的
curbing　　n. 邊石的材料；邊石
VCR　　abbr. 可變壓縮比（Variable Compression Ratio）；錄像機（Video Cassette Recorder）
corn　　n. （美）玉米；（英）谷物；[皮膚] 雞眼 vt. 腌；使成顆粒 n. (Corn)人名；(英、法、瑞典)科恩
undivided　　adj. 專心的；專一的；未分開的；完整的 v. 未分開（undivide的過去式和過去分詞）
Bachman　　[計] 巴赫曼; [人名] 巴克曼