NCCT Prep- Medical Assissting 2011 Law And Ethics

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1. Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is
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2. A person who is no longer under the care,custody, or supervision of a parent is called an
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3. A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is
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4. The rule of conduct made by a government body is
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5. An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is
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6. _______ is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients' health information
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  1. the final decision of a court in an action or suit is
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8. A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is a
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9. 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
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10. What license must a physician have to dispense, prescribe or administer controlled substances?
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11. An act that violates criminal law is called
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12. A ______ is a leagal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death.
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13. The withdrwal of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of such discharge from the case by the patient is
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14. Injuring the name and reputation of another person by aking false statements to a third person is
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15. The ability to see things from another person's point of view is
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16. Right and wrong conduct is known as
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17. The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called
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18. Holding or detaining a person against his will is
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19. A fraudulent signature is called
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20. Latin for "he who acts through another acts for himself" is called
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21. Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without consent of the person who gave it is______
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22. Lack of physical or mentalfitness is known as
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23. A person being sued is called the
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24. A physician must have the patient's permission in writing to reveal any confidential information except for which of the following?
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25. A latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is
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26. An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is
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27. One who institutes a lawsuit is
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28. The branch of study of moral issues, questions, and problems arising in the practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called
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29. In the health care field the acronym HIPAA stands for _______
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30. The time established for filing law suits is
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31. Conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by medical professionals are known as_____
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32. Negligence by a professional person is called
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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.
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34. Which one of the following might involve a decision based upon bioethics
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35. A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably, or doing that which a reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances is called_____
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36. 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 ________
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37. Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unpreventable results of that treatment is ______
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38. Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is
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39. Latin for  "things decided" ----that is, a matter already decided by judicial authority is called______
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40. A statement giben concerning some scientific, tehnical, or professional matter by an expert, such as a physician is called_______
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41. It is_________ to deny treatment to an HIV infected patient.
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42. Latin for "things done; deeds"; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in question would be called...
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43. ______ are defined as what are right and wrong.
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44. A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called
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45. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patient's complaints about medical care or exvessive fees is called a _______ committee.
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46. Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case comes to trial is
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47. Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party may result in_____
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48. 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
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49. A statute that enforces private right and iabilities, as differentaited from criminal law is called a
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50. Failure to achieve an agreed upon result, even when the highest degree of skill has been used, is called_______
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51. A wrong committed against another person or person's property is a
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52. Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called
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53. Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated by members of the medical community through a process known as
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54. 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...
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55. The statement " A physician shall respect the law" is part of the ________
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56. That which in natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new independent cause, produces an event, and without which the injury would not have occurred is ______
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57. The most common type of medical tort liability is
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58. The presumption or inference of negligence when an accident is otherwise unable to be explained in terms of ordinary and known experience is called________
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59. 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________
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60. Which of these generally results from an act of carelessness, without an intent to harm
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Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is
A person who is no longer under the care,custody, or supervision of a...
A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a...
The rule of conduct made by a government body is
An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of...
_______ is a federal regulation that requires health care...
The final decision of a court in an action or suit is
A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other...
A violation of a person's right not to have his or her name,...
What license must a physician have to dispense, prescribe or...
An act that violates criminal law is called
A ______ is a leagal statement of how an individual's property is...
The withdrwal of a physician from the care of a patient without...
Injuring the name and reputation of another person by aking false...
The ability to see things from another person's point of view is
Right and wrong conduct is known as
The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called
Holding or detaining a person against his will is
A fraudulent signature is called
Latin for "he who acts through another acts for himself" is...
Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be...
Lack of physical or mentalfitness is known as
A person being sued is called the
A physician must have the patient's permission in writing to...
A latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is
An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is
One who institutes a lawsuit is
The branch of study of moral issues, questions, and problems arising...
In the health care field the acronym HIPAA stands for _______
The time established for filing law suits is
Conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customarily used in a medical...
Negligence by a professional person is called
Under the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982, Peer Review...
Which one of the following might involve a decision based upon...
A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably, or doing that...
To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or...
Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible...
Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is
Latin for  "things decided" ----that is, a matter...
A statement giben concerning some scientific, tehnical, or...
It is_________ to deny treatment to an HIV infected patient.
Latin for "things done; deeds"; the facts and circumstances...
______ are defined as what are right and wrong.
A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called
An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate...
Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for...
Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a...
Failure to do something that is reasonable person would do under...
A statute that enforces private right and iabilities, as...
Failure to achieve an agreed upon result, even when the highest degree...
A wrong committed against another person or person's property is a
Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called
Medical research is often published in medical journals that are...
The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he...
The statement " A physician shall respect the law" is part...
That which in natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by any new...
The most common type of medical tort liability is
The presumption or inference of negligence when an accident is...
An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another...
Which of these generally results from an act of carelessness, without...
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