NCCT Prep Law And Ethics
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- 1.1. Right and wrong conduct is known as what?
- A.
Empathy
- B.
Criminal law
- C.
Ethics
- D.
Licensure
- 2.2.The most common type of medical tort liability is?
- A.
Negligence
- B.
Breach of contract
- C.
Breach of confidence
- D.
Fraud and deceit
- 3.3.A person being sued is called the?
- A.
Plaintiff
- B.
Tort
- C.
Defendant
- D.
Criminal law
- 4.4.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
- 5.5.An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is?
- A.
Litigation
- B.
Assault
- C.
Crime
- D.
Libel
- 6.6.The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonable as compared with fellow workers. This is called?
- A.
Respondeat superior
- B.
Reasonable care
- C.
Duty of care
- D.
Statute
- 7.7.Negligence by a professional person is called?
- A.
Invasionof privacy
- B.
Slander
- C.
Malpractice
- D.
Tort
- 8.8.An act that violates criminallaw is called?
- A.
Defamation
- B.
Crime
- C.
Libel
- D.
Slander
- 9.9.The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called?
- A.
Statute
- B.
Breach
- C.
Consent
- D.
Incompetent
- 10.10.The ability to see things from another person's point of view is?
- A.
Consent
- B.
Respondeat superior
- C.
Empathy
- D.
Ethics
- 11.11.The time established for filing law suits is?
- A.
Civil law
- B.
Statute of limitations
- C.
Contract
- D.
No correct answer
- 12.12.A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is a(n)?
- A.
Habeas corpus
- B.
Tort of apperance
- C.
Subpoena
- D.
Tort et a travers
- 13.13.A wrong committed against another person or the person's property is a?
- A.
Defamation
- B.
Libel
- C.
Tort
- D.
Plaintiff
- 14.14. Holding or detaining a person against his will is?
- A.
False imprisonment
- B.
Crime
- C.
Incompetent
- D.
Duty of care
- 15.15.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
- 16.16. a major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is?
- A.
Licensure
- B.
Civil law
- C.
Tort
- D.
Felony
- 17.17.One who institutes a lawsuit is?
- A.
Defendant
- B.
Plaintiff
- C.
Litigation
- D.
Respondeat superior
- 18.18. A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is?
- A.
Contract
- B.
Tort
- C.
Will
- D.
Judgment
- 19.19. Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be discloed without consent of the person who gave it is?
- A.
Duty of care
- B.
Respondeat superior
- C.
Judgment
- D.
Privileged communication
- 20.20. A rule of conduct mad by a government body is?
- A.
Tort
- B.
Law
- C.
Will
- D.
Contract
- 21.21. Failure to do something that a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances tat ends up causing harm to another person or a person's property is?
- A.
Malpractice
- B.
Negligence
- C.
Slander
- D.
Defamation
- 22.22. Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is?
- A.
Consent
- B.
Litigation
- C.
Breach
- D.
Duty of care
- 23.23. 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
- 24.24. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is?
- A.
Contract
- B.
Litigation
- C.
Statute
- D.
Felony
- 25.25. Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as?
- A.
Breach of duty
- B.
Abandonment
- C.
Competence
- D.
Incompetence
- 26.26. The final decision of a court in an action or suit is?
- A.
Consent
- B.
Contract
- C.
Judgment
- D.
Licensure
- 27.27. Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is?
- A.
Libel
- B.
Malpractice
- C.
Respondeat superior
- D.
Civil aw
- 28.28. Alatin term signifying that a person is not sound mind is?
- A.
Res gestae
- B.
Non compos mentis
- C.
Res judicata
- D.
Tecum
- 29.29. A person who is no longer under the care, custody, or supervision of a parent is called a(n)?
- A.
Emancipated minor
- B.
Plaintiff
- C.
Defendant
- D.
Tort
- 30.30.An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patient's complaints about medical care or excessive fees is called a _______ committee?
- A.
Medical ethics
- B.
Medical grievance
- C.
Civil law
- D.
No correct answer
- 31.31. 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
- 32.32. Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case comes to trial is?
- A.
Deposition
- B.
Citation
- C.
Warrent
- D.
Expert testimony
- 33.33.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
- 34.34. Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called?
- A.
Negligence
- B.
Breach of duty
- C.
Defamation
- D.
Malpractice
- 35.35. A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called?
- A.
Assault
- B.
Battery
- C.
Slander
- D.
Contributory negligence
- 36.36.Latin for " he who acts through another acts for himself" is called?
- A.
Res gestae
- B.
Qui facit per alium facit per se
- C.
Locum tenems
- D.
No correct answer
- 37.37.The branch of study of moral issues, questions, and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called?
- A.
Bioethics
- B.
Litigation
- C.
Philosophy
- D.
Privileged communication
- 38.38.A statement given concerning some scientific, technical, or professinal matter by an expert, such as a physician is called?
- A.
Litigation
- B.
Expert testimony
- C.
Medical arbitration
- D.
Burden of proof
- 39.39. 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
- 40.40. Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unpreventable results of that treatment is called?
- A.
Contributory negligence
- B.
Fraud
- C.
Assumption of risk
- D.
Proximate cause
- 41.41. 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
- 42.42.An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of including 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
- 43.43. 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
- 44.44. Latin for "things decided" that is, a matter already decided by judicial authority is called?
- A.
Res judicata
- B.
Respondeat superior
- C.
Locum tenems
- D.
No current answers
- 45.45. That which is natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new independent cause, produces an event, and without which the injury would not have occured is called?
- A.
Negligence
- B.
Proximate cause
- C.
Assumption of risk
- D.
Assault
- 46.46. 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
- 47.47. 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
- D.
Ethics
- 48.48. What license must a physician have to dispense, prescribe or administer controlled substances?
- A.
Lawyers
- B.
Narcotic
- C.
Business
- D.
Occupational
- 49.49. Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party may result in?
- A.
Civil law liability
- B.
Medical liability
- C.
Invasion of privacy
- D.
Defamation of character
- 50.50. 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
- 51.51. Under the peer review improvement act of 1982, peer review organizations are responsible for the review for appropriateness and necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known as ________ review.
- A.
Procedure
- B.
Admissions
- C.
Cost
- D.
Quality
- 52.52. A fradulent signature is called ______.
- A.
Endorsement
- B.
Forgery
- C.
Fraud
- D.
Forbearance
- 53.53.________ are defined as what are right and wrong.
- A.
Rules
- B.
Ethics
- C.
Laws
- D.
Guidelines
- 54.54. Which one of the following might involve a decision basd upon bioethics?
- A.
Reporting physical, emotional, or mental abuse
- B.
Treating a 16 year old girl who is pregnant without parental consent
- C.
The use of fetal tissue transplantation for research
- D.
Reporting to the authorities a suicidal patient
- 55.55. A physician must have the patient's permission in writing to reveal any confidential information except for which one of the following?
- A.
Gunshot wund
- B.
Anorexia
- C.
Drug addiction
- D.
Pregnancy
- 56.56. It is _____ to deny treatment to HIV infected patients.
- A.
Illegal
- B.
Moral
- C.
Unethical
- D.
Ethical
- 57.57. ______ is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patints health information
- A.
OSHA
- B.
CLIA
- C.
CMS
- D.
HIPAA
- 58.58. In the health care field the acronym HIPAA stands for ____?
- A.
Health Information Adjustment Association
- B.
History Inquiry of Professional Assertive Assisstance
- C.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- D.
Health Inquiry for permission of Accountability Association
- 59.59. The statement "a physician shal respect the law" is part of the _______?
- A.
AAMA Code of Ethics
- B.
AMA Code of Principles
- C.
Preamble to the Constitution of the United States
- D.
AMA Code of Ethics
- 60.60. Which of these generally results from an act of carelessness, without an intent to harm?
- A.
Breach of confidentiality
- B.
Malpractice
- C.
Slander
- D.
Manslaughter
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