NCCT Prep- Medical Assissting 2011 Law And Ethics

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    A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is

    • Licensure
    • Civil law
    • Tort
    • Felony
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This is from the ncct book written in 2011 for the year 2012

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  • 2. 

    Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is

    • Consent

    • Litigation

    • Breach

    • Duty of care

    Correct Answer
    A. Consent
  • 3. 

    A person who is no longer under the care,custody, or supervision of a parent is called an

    • Emacvipated minor

    • Plaintiff

    • Defendant

    • Tort

    Correct Answer
    A. Emacvipated minor
  • 4. 

    An act that violates criminal law is called

    • Crime

    • Defamation

    • Libel

    • Slander

    Correct Answer
    A. Crime
  • 5. 

    A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is a

    • Habeas corpus

    • Tort of appearance

    • Subpoena

    • Tort et a travers

    Correct Answer
    A. Subpoena
  • 6. 

    A violation of a person's right not to have his or her name, photograph, or private affairs exposed of made public without gibing consent is

    • Invasion of privacy

    • False imprisonment

    • Malpractice

    • Statute

    Correct Answer
    A. Invasion of privacy
  • 7. 

    A ______ is a leagal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death.

    • Contract

    • Judgment

    • Tort

    • Will

    Correct Answer
    A. Will
  • 8. 

    The rule of conduct made by a government body is

    • Tort

    • Law

    • Will

    • Contract

    Correct Answer
    A. Law
  • 9. 

    An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is

    • Contract

    • Litigation

    • Statute

    • Felony

    Correct Answer
    A. Contract
  • 10. 

    1. the final decision of a court in an action or suit is

    • Consent

    • Contract

    • Judgment

    • Licensure

    Correct Answer
    A. Judgment
  • 11. 

    What license must a physician have to dispense, prescribe or administer controlled substances?

    • Occupational

    • Lawyers

    • Narcotic

    • Business

    Correct Answer
    A. Narcotic
  • 12. 

    _______ is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients' health information

    • OSHA

    • CLIA

    • HIPAA

    • CMS

    Correct Answer
    A. HIPAA
  • 13. 

    Right and wrong conduct is known as

    • Empathy

    • Criminal law

    • Ethics

    • Licensure

    Correct Answer
    A. Ethics
  • 14. 

    The withdrwal of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of such discharge from the case by the patient is

    • Abandonment

    • Reasonable care

    • Contract

    • Negligence

    Correct Answer
    A. Abandonment
  • 15. 

    The ability to see things from another person's point of view is

    • Empathy

    • Ethics

    • Respondeat superior

    • Consent

    Correct Answer
    A. Empathy
  • 16. 

    Injuring the name and reputation of another person by aking false statements to a third person is

    • Defamation

    • Ethics

    • Negligence

    • Empathy

    Correct Answer
    A. Defamation
  • 17. 

    The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called

    • Incompetent

    • Consent

    • Breach

    • Statute

    Correct Answer
    A. Breach
  • 18. 

    Holding or detaining a person against his will is

    • False imprisonment

    • Crime

    • Incompetent

    • Duty of care

    Correct Answer
    A. False imprisonment
  • 19. 

    Latin for "he who acts through another acts for himself" is called

    • Res gestae

    • Qui facit per alium facit per se

    • Locum tenems

    • No correct answer

    Correct Answer
    A. Qui facit per alium facit per se
  • 20. 

    A fraudulent signature is called

    • Fraud

    • Endorsement

    • Forbearance

    • Forgery

    Correct Answer
    A. Forgery
  • 21. 

    Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without consent of the person who gave it is______

    • Duty of care

    • Respondeat superior

    • Judgment

    • Privileged communication

    Correct Answer
    A. Privileged communication
  • 22. 

    Lack of physical or mentalfitness is known as

    • Breach of duty

    • Abandonment

    • Competence

    • Incompetence

    Correct Answer
    A. Incompetence
  • 23. 

    A person being sued is called the

    • Criminal law

    • Tort

    • Plaintiff

    • Defendant

    Correct Answer
    A. Defendant
  • 24. 

    An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is

    • Assault

    • Litigation

    • Libel

    • Crime

    Correct Answer
    A. Assault
  • 25. 

    One who institutes a lawsuit is

    • Plaintiff

    • Defendant

    • Litigation

    • Respondeat superior

    Correct Answer
    A. Plaintiff
  • 26. 

    A latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is

    • Res gestae

    • Non compos mentis

    • Res judicata

    • Tecum

    Correct Answer
    A. Non compos mentis
  • 27. 

    A physician must have the patient's permission in writing to reveal any confidential information except for which of the following?

    • Pregnancy

    • Drug addiction

    • Gunshot wound

    • Anorexia

    Correct Answer
    A. Gunshot wound
  • 28. 

    The time established for filing law suits is

    • Civil law

    • Contract

    • Statute of limitations

    • No correct answer

    Correct Answer
    A. Statute of limitations
  • 29. 

    Negligence by a professional person is called

    • Invasion of privacy

    • Slander

    • Malpractice

    • Tort

    Correct Answer
    A. Malpractice
  • 30. 

    The branch of study of moral issues, questions, and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called

    • Bioethics

    • Litigation

    • Philosophy

    • Privileged communication

    Correct Answer
    A. Bioethics
  • 31. 

    Conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by medical professionals are known as_____

    • Precocity

    • Moral therapy

    • Ethics

    • Medical etiquette

    Correct Answer
    A. Medical etiquette
  • 32. 

    In the health care field the acronym HIPAA stands for _______

    • Health Information Adjustment Association

    • Health Inquiry for Permission of Accountability Association

    • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

    • History Inquiry of Professional Assertive Assistance

    Correct Answer
    A. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
  • 33. 

    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.

    • Procedure

    • Cost

    • Admissions

    • Forbearance

    Correct Answer
    A. Admissions
  • 34. 

    A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably, or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called_____

    • Breach of duty

    • Contributory negligence

    • Assumption of risk

    • No correct answer

    Correct Answer
    A. Contributory negligence
  • 35. 

    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 ________

    • Deposition

    • Judgment

    • Civil law

    • Suspension

    Correct Answer
    A. Suspension
  • 36. 

    Which one of the following might involve a decision based upon bioethics

    • Reporting to the authorities a suicidal patient

    • The use of fetal tissue transplantation for research

    • Reporting physical, emotional or mental abuse

    • Treating a 16 year old girl who is pregnant without parental consent

    Correct Answer
    A. The use of fetal tissue transplantation for research
  • 37. 

    Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unpreventable results of that treatment is ______

    • Assumption of risk

    • Fraud

    • Contributory negigence

    • Proximate cause

    Correct Answer
    A. Assumption of risk
  • 38. 

    Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is

    • Libel

    • Malpractice

    • Respondeat superior

    • Civil law

    Correct Answer
    A. Respondeat superior
  • 39. 

    A statement giben concerning some scientific, tehnical, or professional matter by an expert, such as a physician is called_______

    • Litigation

    • Expert testimony

    • Medical arbitration

    • Burden of proof

    Correct Answer
    A. Expert testimony
  • 40. 

    Latin for  "things decided" ----that is, a matter already decided by judicial authority is called______

    • Locum tenems

    • Res judicata

    • Respondeat superior

    • No correct answer

    Correct Answer
    A. Res judicata
  • 41. 

    Latin for "things done; deeds"; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in question would be called...

    • Res gestae

    • Locum tenems

    • Tecum

    • No correct answer

    Correct Answer
    A. Res gestae
  • 42. 

    A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called

    • Assault

    • Battery

    • Slander

    • Contributory negligence

    Correct Answer
    A. Battery
  • 43. 

    ______ are defined as what are right and wrong.

    • Ethics

    • Laws

    • Rules

    • Guidelines

    Correct Answer
    A. Ethics
  • 44. 

    It is_________ to deny treatment to an HIV infected patient.

    • Unethical

    • Moral

    • Illeagal

    • Ethical

    Correct Answer
    A. Unethical
  • 45. 

    An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patient's complaints about medical care or exvessive fees is called a _______ committee.

    • Medical ethics

    • Medical grievance

    • Civil law

    • No correct answer

    Correct Answer
    A. Medical grievance
  • 46. 

    Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case comes to trial is

    • Disposition

    • Citation

    • Warrent

    • Expert testimony

    Correct Answer
    A. Disposition
  • 47. 

    Failure to do something that is reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a person's property is

    • Malpractice

    • Negligence

    • Slander

    • Defamation

    Correct Answer
    A. Negligence
  • 48. 

    Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party may result in_____

    • Invasion of privacy

    • Civil law liability

    • Defamation of character

    • Medical liability

    Correct Answer
    A. Invasion of privacy
  • 49. 

    A wrong committed against another person or person's property is a

    • Defamation

    • Libel

    • Tort

    • Plaintiff

    Correct Answer
    A. Tort

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