Chapter 7 Legal Essentials and Patient Rights

Question 1

What are the two basic types of laws

Answer 1

Common law and Statutory law

Question 2

What is the oldest form of law

Answer 2

Common law

Question 3

This type of law includes statues enacted by federal, state, or local governments

Answer 3

Statutory law

Question 4

Which law addresses statues enacted regarding the power of agencies to regulate and enforce laws

Answer 4

Administrative law

Question 5

What are the three phases to a law suit

Answer 5

1) Pleading Guilty
2) Discovery Phase
3) Trial

Question 6

This type of law involves crime against an individual including slander, libel, trespassing, and contract violation

Answer 6

Civil law

Question 7

A wrong committed against a person or property which may result in physical injury, damage to personal property, or deprivation of liberty or freedom

Answer 7

Tort

Question 8

Unlawful touching of a person without his or her consent even if the act is performed for his or her benefit

Answer 8

Battery

Question 9

Occurs when a medical professional confines a patient against his or her will

Answer 9

False imprisonment

Question 10

Speaking potentially damaging and malicious words

Answer 10

Slander

Question 11

Publishing info in a written form

Answer 11

LIbel

Question 12

The illegal appropriation of funds in your care

Answer 12

Embezzlement

Question 13

Interference of a persons right to be left alone

Answer 13

Invasion of privacy

Question 14

Any attempt to deceive someone including false promises to the patient

Answer 14

Fraud

Question 15

Acts that are not intentionally committed but result in injury to a person

Answer 15

Unintentinal Tort

Question 16

When someone has a duty to provide reasonable care and fails to do so

Answer 16

Negligence

Question 17

What are the four D’s to prove a case

Answer 17

1) Duty
2) Direct cause
3) Direct damages
4) Derelict (breach of duty)

Question 18

The thing that speaks for itself

Answer 18

Res Ipsa

Question 19

Let the master answer

Answer 19

Respondeat Superior

Question 20

What are the two types of consent

Answer 20

1) informed

2) implied

Question 21

Legal documents that are created by a compentent person to provide written info concerning his or her own desires for treatment

Answer 21

Advanced Directive

Question 22

Expresses the patient wishes concerning future medical use

Answer 22

Living will

Question 23

An agent to act on the patients behalf should the patient lose the ability to make decisions

Answer 23

Durable power of attorney

Question 24

Which of the following is not an intentional tort

1) Embezzlement
2) Malpractice
3) Assault
4) False imprisonment

Answer 24

2) Malpractice

Question 25

Which of the following is an example of an intentional tort 1) Negligence 2) Malpractice 3) Assault 4) Breach of duty

Answer 25

3) Assault

Question 26

Which of the following would be an example of an unintentional tort 1) Immobilization of a patient against his or her will 2) Hitting a patient who hit you first 3) Falsely stating that a patient will soon recover from his or her illness 4) Performing the wrong exam on a patient

Answer 26

4) Performing the wrong exam on a patient

Question 27

HIPPA requires all of the following except 1) Standardization of electronic medical records 2) Standardization of financial data 3) Protection against law suits 4) Protection for patient confidentiality

Answer 27

3) Protection against law suits

Question 28

Which of the following is not a form of statutory law 1) Administrative 2) Civil 3) Criminal 4) Common`

Answer 28

4) Common

Question 29

Respondeat superior is a doctorine of

Answer 29

Liability

Question 30

Which of the following would have administrative legal powers 1) OSHA 2) ARDMS 3) ARRT 4) JRC-DMS

Answer 30

1) OSHA

Question 31

Which of the following relates to the enforcement regulations and penalties associated with HIPPA 1) Obamacare 2) Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health 3) PCP 4) Affordable Care Act

Answer 31

2) Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health

Question 32

Which of the following is an intentional tort 1) Not providing reasonable care 2) Performing the wrong exam on a patient 3) Battery 4) Negligence

Answer 32

3) Battery

Question 33

What is also referred to as a healthcare proxy

Answer 33

Durable power of attorney

Question 34

What US health assistance program was developed to help low income individuals pay for healthcare

Answer 34

Medicade

Question 35

What is the basis for decisions of a case based on previous cases

Answer 35

Stare decision

Question 36

Which of the following is not an example of an intentional tort 1) Battery 2) Negligence 3) Assault 4) Invasion of privacy

Answer 36

2) Negligence

Question 37

What US health assistance program was developed to help elderly or disabled individuals pay for healthcare

Answer 37

Medicare

Question 38

Res ipsa loquitur is a doctrine of

Answer 38

Negligence