Law & Ethics
NCCT review Questions
- 1.
Right & wrong conduct is known as
- A.
Empathy
- B.
Criminal law
- C.
Ethics
- D.
Licensure
Correct Answer
C. Ethics -
- 2.
The most common type of medical tort liability is
- A.
Negligence
- B.
Breach of contract
- C.
Breach of confidence
- D.
Fraud and deceit
Correct Answer
A. Negligence -
- 3.
A person being sued is called the
- A.
Plaintiff
- B.
Tort
- C.
Defendant
- D.
Criminal law
Correct Answer
C. Defendant -
- 4.
The withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of such discharge from the case by the patient is
- A.
Contract
- B.
Reasonable care
- C.
Negligence
- D.
Abandonment
Correct Answer
D. Abandonment -
- 5.
An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is
- A.
Litigation
- B.
Assault
- C.
Crime
- D.
Libel
Correct Answer
B. Assault -
- 6.
The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted resonable as compared with fellow workers. this is called
- A.
Respondeat superior
- B.
Reasonable care
- C.
Duty if care
- D.
Statute
Correct Answer
B. Reasonable care -
- 7.
Negligence by a professional person is called
- A.
Invasion of privacy
- B.
Slander
- C.
Malpractice
- D.
Tort
Correct Answer
C. Malpractice -
- 8.
An act that violates criminal law is called
- A.
Defamation
- B.
Crime
- C.
Libel
- D.
Slander
Correct Answer
B. Crime -
- 9.
The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called
- A.
Statute
- B.
Breach
- C.
Consent
- D.
Incompetent
Correct Answer
B. Breach -
- 10.
The ability to see things from another person's point of view is
- A.
Consent
- B.
Respondeat superior
- C.
Empathy
- D.
Ethics
Correct Answer
C. Empathy -
- 11.
The time established for filing law suits is
- A.
Civil law
- B.
Statue of limitations
- C.
Contract
- D.
No correct answer
Correct Answer
B. Statue of limitations -
- 12.
A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is a
- A.
Habeas corpus
- B.
Tort of apperance
- C.
Subpoena
- D.
Tort et a travers
Correct Answer
C. Subpoena -
- 13.
A wrong committed against another person or the person's property is a
- A.
Defamation
- B.
Libel
- C.
Tort
- D.
Plaintiff
Correct Answer
D. Plaintiff -
- 14.
Holding or detaining a person against his will is
- A.
False imprisonment
- B.
Crime
- C.
Incompetent
- D.
Duty of care
Correct Answer
A. False imprisonment -
- 15.
A violation of a person's right not to have his or her name, photograph, or private affairs exposed of made public without giving consent is
- A.
False imprisonment
- B.
Malpractice
- C.
Invasion of privacy
- D.
Statute
Correct Answer
C. Invasion of privacy -
- 16.
A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is
- A.
Licensure
- B.
Civil law
- C.
Tort
- D.
Felony
Correct Answer
D. Felony -
- 17.
One who institutes a lawsuit is
- A.
Defendant
- B.
Plaintiff
- C.
Litigation
- D.
Respondeat superior
Correct Answer
B. Plaintiff -
- 18.
A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is
- A.
Contract
- B.
Tort
- C.
Will
- D.
Judgment
Correct Answer
C. Will -
- 19.
Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without consent of the person who gave it is
- A.
Duty of care
- B.
Respondeat superior
- C.
Judgment
- D.
Privileged communication
Correct Answer
D. Privileged communication -
- 20.
A rule of conduct made by a government body is
- A.
Tort
- B.
Law
- C.
Will
- D.
Contract
Correct Answer
B. Law -
- 21.
Failure to do something that a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a person's property is
- A.
Malpractice
- B.
Negligence
- C.
Slander
- D.
Defamtion
Correct Answer
B. Negligence -
- 22.
Permission granted by a person voluntary and in his right mind is
- A.
Consent
- B.
Litigation
- C.
Breach
- D.
Duty of care
Correct Answer
A. Consent -
- 23.
Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person is
- A.
Empathy
- B.
Negligence
- C.
Defamation
- D.
Ethics
Correct Answer
C. Defamation -
- 24.
An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite things is
- A.
Contract
- B.
Litigation
- C.
Statute
- D.
Felony
Correct Answer
A. Contract -
- 25.
Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as
- A.
Breach of duty
- B.
Abandonment
- C.
Competence
- D.
Incompetence
Correct Answer
D. Incompetence -
- 26.
The final decision of a court in an action or suit is
- A.
Consent
- B.
Contact
- C.
Judgment
- D.
Licensure
Correct Answer
C. Judgment -
- 27.
Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is
- A.
Libel
- B.
Malpractice
- C.
Respondeat superior
- D.
Civil law
Correct Answer
C. Respondeat superior -
- 28.
A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is
- A.
Res gestae
- B.
Non compos mentis
- C.
Res judicata
- D.
Tecum
Correct Answer
B. Non compos mentis -
- 29.
A person who is no longer under the car, custody, or supervision of a parent is called a
- A.
Emancipated minor
- B.
Plaintiff
- C.
Defendant
- D.
Tort
Correct Answer
A. Emancipated minor -
- 30.
An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patient's complaints about medical care or excessive fees is called a
- A.
Medical ethics
- B.
Medical grievance
- C.
Civil law
- D.
No correct answer
Correct Answer
B. Medical grievance -
- 31.
Latin for "things done; deeds"; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in question would be called
- A.
Res gestae
- B.
Locum tenems
- C.
Tecum
- D.
No correct answer
Correct Answer
A. Res gestae -
- 32.
Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trail for possible use when the case comes to trial is
- A.
Deposition
- B.
Citation
- C.
Warrant
- D.
Expert testimony
Correct Answer
A. Deposition -
- 33.
A statute that enforces private right and liabilities, as differentiated from criminal law is called a
- A.
Statute of limitations
- B.
Civil law
- C.
Medical arbitration
- D.
No correct answer
Correct Answer
B. Civil law -
- 34.
Violatoin or omission of a legal or moral duty is called
- A.
Negligence
- B.
Breach of duty
- C.
Defamation
- D.
Malpractice
Correct Answer
B. Breach of duty -
- 35.
A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called
- A.
Assault
- B.
Battery
- C.
Slander
- D.
Contributory negligence
Correct Answer
B. Battery -
- 36.
Latin for "he who acts through another acts for himself" is called
- A.
Re gestae
- B.
Qui facit per alium facit per se
- C.
Locum tenems
- D.
No correct answer
Correct Answer
B. Qui facit per alium facit per se -
- 37.
The branch of study of moral issues, question, and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called
- A.
Bioethics
- B.
Litigation
- C.
Philosophy
- D.
Privileged communication
Correct Answer
A. Bioethics -
- 38.
A statement given concerning some scientific, technical, or professional mater by an expert, such as a physician is called
- A.
Litigation
- B.
Expert testimony
- C.
Medical arbitration
- D.
Burden of proof
Correct Answer
B. Expert testimony -
- 39.
A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably, or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called
- A.
Breach of duty
- B.
Assumption of risk
- C.
Contributory negligence
- D.
No correct answer
Correct Answer
C. Contributory negligence -
- 40.
Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unpreventableresults of that treatment is called
- A.
Contributory neligence
- B.
Fraud
- C.
Assumption of risk
- D.
Proximate cause
Correct Answer
C. Assumption of risk -
- 41.
Conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by medical professionals are known as
- A.
Ethics
- B.
Moral therapy
- C.
Precocity
- D.
Medical etiquette
Correct Answer
D. Medical etiquette -
- 42.
An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called
- A.
Fraud
- B.
Negligence
- C.
Assumption of risk
- D.
Contributory negligence
Correct Answer
A. Fraud -
- 43.
To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or resumption at a later date, or to ask for a continuance is called a
- A.
Suspension
- B.
Judgment
- C.
Civil law
- D.
Deposition
Correct Answer
A. Suspension -
- 44.
Latin for "things decided" - that is, a matter already by judicial authority is called
- A.
Res judicata
- B.
Respondeat superior
- C.
Locum tenems
- D.
No correct answer
Correct Answer
A. Res judicata -
- 45.
That which in natural and continuous sequences, unbroken by any new independent cause, produces an event, and without which the injury would not have occurred is called
- A.
Negligence
- B.
Proximate cause
- C.
Assumption of risk
- D.
Assault
Correct Answer
B. Proximate cause -
- 46.
The presumption or inference of negligence when an accident is otherwise unable to be explained in terms of ordinary and known experience is called
- A.
Res judicata
- B.
Res ipsa loquitur
- C.
Locum tenems
- D.
Res gestae
Correct Answer
B. Res ipsa loquitur -
- 47.
Failure to achieve an agreed upon result, even when the highest degree of skill has been used, is called
- A.
Breach of contract
- B.
Negligence
- C.
Proximate cause
Correct Answer
A. Breach of contract -
- 48.
What license must a physician have to dispense or administer controlled substances?
- A.
Lawyers
- B.
Narcotic
- C.
Business
- D.
Occupational
Correct Answer
B. Narcotic -
- 49.
Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party may results in
- A.
Civil law liability
- B.
Medical liability
- C.
Invasion of privacy
- D.
Defamation of character
Correct Answer
C. Invasion of privacy -
- 50.
Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as
- A.
Professional review
- B.
Hospital review
- C.
Peer review
- D.
Promethium review
Correct Answer
C. Peer review -
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