NCCT Practice Exam (Answered;graded A+)

Right and Wrong conduct is known as - ethics The most common type of medical tort liability is - negligence A person being sued is called the - defendant The withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable notice of such discharge from the case by the patient is - abandonment An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is - assault 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 - reasonable care Negligence by a professional person is called - malpractice An act that violates criminal law is called - crime The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called - breach The ability to see things from another person's point of view is - empathy The time established for filing law suits is - statute of limitations A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is a - subpoenaA wrong committed against another person or the person's property is a - tort Holding or detaining a person against his will is - false imprisonment A violation of a person's right not to have his or her name, photograph, or private affairs exposed of made public without giving consent is - invasion of privacy A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is - felony One who institutes a lawsuit is - plaintiff A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is - will Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without consent of the person who gave it is - privileged communication A rule of conduct made by a government body is - law Failure to do something that a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that ends up causing harm to another person or a person's property is - negligence Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is - consent Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person is - defamation An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is - contract Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as - incompetenceThe final decision of a court in an action or suit is - judgment Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is - libel A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is - non compos mentis