Torts

Question 1

Tort

Answer 1

Civil wrong committed against a person or a person’s property.

Question 2

Negligence

Answer 2

misconduct or practice that is below the standard expected. Places another person at risk or harm.

Question 3

Gross Negligence

Answer 3

extreme lack of knowledge, skill, or decision making that the person clearly should have known would put the other at risk.

Question 4

Malpractice

Answer 4

“Professional negligence”

primary care providers, dentists, lawyers, and generally includes nurses.

Question 5

Assault

Answer 5

can be described as an attempt or threat to touch another person unjustifiably.

Question 6

Battery

Answer 6

is the willful touching of a person, touching with out permission.

Question 7

Defamation

Answer 7

Communication that is false, or made with a careless disregard for the truth, and results in injury to the reputation of a person.

Question 8

Libel

Answer 8

defamation by means of print, writing, or pictures. Writing in the nurses notes someone is incompetent.

Question 9

Slander

Answer 9

defamation by spoken word, stating unprivileged or false words by which a reputation is damaged.