PVC – Exam 1 Review, 2026 – Study guide and practice material
Assault - correct answer ✔✔ An act that makes a person fear they will be touched or harmed.
No physical contact occurs.
Battery - correct answer ✔✔ Actual physical contact without consent.
Libel - correct answer ✔✔ Written false statements that harm a person's reputation.
Slander - correct answer ✔✔ Spoken false statements that damage a person's reputation.
Malpractice - correct answer ✔✔ 4 Elements Needed to Prove It: Duty, Breach of duty,
Causation, Damages.
Duty - correct answer ✔✔ Nurse had a responsibility.
Breach of duty - correct answer ✔✔ Standard of care not met.
Causation - correct answer ✔✔ Breach caused harm.
Damages - correct answer ✔✔ Actual injury occurred.
Informed Consent - correct answer ✔✔ The provider performing the procedure (physician/NP)
is responsible.
Implied Consent - correct answer ✔✔ Used in emergencies when the patient is unconscious and
immediate treatment is required.
Assault - correct answer ✔✔ An act that makes a person fear they will be touched or harmed.
No physical contact occurs.
Battery - correct answer ✔✔ Actual physical contact without consent.
Libel - correct answer ✔✔ Written false statements that harm a person's reputation.
Slander - correct answer ✔✔ Spoken false statements that damage a person's reputation.
Malpractice - correct answer ✔✔ 4 Elements Needed to Prove It: Duty, Breach of duty,
Causation, Damages.
Duty - correct answer ✔✔ Nurse had a responsibility.
Breach of duty - correct answer ✔✔ Standard of care not met.
Causation - correct answer ✔✔ Breach caused harm.
Damages - correct answer ✔✔ Actual injury occurred.
Informed Consent - correct answer ✔✔ The provider performing the procedure (physician/NP)
is responsible.
Implied Consent - correct answer ✔✔ Used in emergencies when the patient is unconscious and
immediate treatment is required.
