Deck 14: Medical-Legal Issues and Health Law Procedures

Question 1

A civil wrongdoing or injury is known as:

A) a tort
B) a law
C) a class action
D) litigation

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Rules and regulations written by government agencies to implement statutes or public laws are __________________.

A) statutory law
B) administrative law
C) decisional law
D) common law

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The rule of legal evidence that requires an authorized person to account for the location,control,and integrity of a specimen,result,or report at all times is known as:

A) an evidence report
B) a chain of custody
C) a verification of completion
D) none of the above

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Actually causing bodily harm,as in drawing a blood specimen from a patient without consent,falls into which of the following torts?

A) Assault
B) Battery
C) False imprisonment
D) Invasion of privacy

Question 5

In a legal dispute,the patient or client that claims to be injured is known as the:

A) plaintiff
B) defendant
C) judge
D) attorney

Question 6

Which of the following is an acceptable way to establish standards of practice in a health care profession?

A) Professional practice guidelines
B) Scientific journals and textbooks
C) Expert witness testimony
D) All of the above.

Question 7

__________ consists of those principles and rules of action that derive their authority solely from usages and customs that have evolved from ancient,unwritten laws of England.

A) Statutory law
B) Administrative law
C) Decisional law
D) Common law

Question 8

Decisional law develops as a result of federal,state,or local courts deciding cases brought by two or more individual parties.Another name for decisional law is:

A) criminal law
B) administrative law
C) common law
D) case law

Question 9

The four elements that must be proven to determine that a health care worker was negligent include:

A) Duty
B) Breach of duty
C) Causation
D) Damages
E) All of the above

Question 10

Leaving a patient sign-in sheet in plain view of other patients is a violation of which of the following government agencies?

A) HIPAA
B) OSHA
C) CLIA
D) CDC

Question 11

The length of time in which a claimant can file a cause of action after injury:

A) varies from state to state
B) is known as the statute of limitations
C) can start at various times following the original negligent act
D) is all of the above

Question 12

In order for an action to be considered under criminal law,it must be:

A) willful
B) intentional
C) reckless
D) all of the above

Question 13

Those laws that relate to private rights and remedies sought by citizens are known as:

A) criminal laws
B) administrative law
C) common law
D) civil law

Question 14

The body of law that is voted on and passed by the U.S.Congress or by a state legislature as an outcome of a political process or societal influence is known as:

A) statutory law
B) administrative law
C) decisional law
D) common law