NCCT Practice Test Questions and
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Right and Wrong conduct is known as - ANSWER-ethics
The most common type of medical tort liability is - ANSWER-negligence
A person being sued is called the - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-abandonment
An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-reasonable
care
Negligence by a professional person is called - ANSWER-malpractice
An act that violates criminal law is called - ANSWER-crime
The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called - ANSWER-breach
The ability to see things from another person's point of view is - ANSWER-
empathy
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,The time established for filing law suits is - ANSWER-statute of limitations
A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give
testimony is a - ANSWER-subpoena
A wrong committed against another person or the person's property is a -
ANSWER-tort
Holding or detaining a person against his will is - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-invasion of
privacy
A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor
is - ANSWER-felony
One who institutes a lawsuit is - ANSWER-plaintiff
A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is
- ANSWER-will
Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed
without consent of the person who gave it is - ANSWER-privileged
communication
A rule of conduct made by a government body is - ANSWER-law
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,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 - ANSWER-negligence
Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is - ANSWER-
consent
Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to
a third person is - ANSWER-defamation
An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some
definite thing is - ANSWER-contract
Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as - ANSWER-incompetence
The final decision of a court in an action or suit is - ANSWER-judgment
Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is - ANSWER-libel
A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is - ANSWER-non
compos mentis
A person who is no longer under the care, custody, or supervision of a parent is
called - ANSWER-emancipated minor
An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patient's complaints
about medical care of excessive fees is called a what committee - ANSWER-
medical grievance
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, Latin for "things done; deeds", the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in
question would be called - ANSWER-res gestae
Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use
when the case comes to trial is - ANSWER-deposition
A statute that enforces private right and liabilities, as differentiated from criminal
law is called a - ANSWER-civil law
Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called - ANSWER-breach of duty
A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called - ANSWER-battery
Latin for "he who acts through another acts for himself: is called - ANSWER-qui
facit per alium facit per se
The branch of study of moral issues, questions, and problems arising in the
practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called - ANSWER-bioethics
A statement given concerning some scientific, technical, or professional matter by
an expert, such as physician is called - ANSWER-expert testimony
A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably, or doing that which a
reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances in called - ANSWER-
contributory negligence
Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of
unpreventable results of that treatment is called - ANSWER-assumption of risk
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Answers 100% Pass
Right and Wrong conduct is known as - ANSWER-ethics
The most common type of medical tort liability is - ANSWER-negligence
A person being sued is called the - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-abandonment
An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-reasonable
care
Negligence by a professional person is called - ANSWER-malpractice
An act that violates criminal law is called - ANSWER-crime
The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called - ANSWER-breach
The ability to see things from another person's point of view is - ANSWER-
empathy
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,The time established for filing law suits is - ANSWER-statute of limitations
A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give
testimony is a - ANSWER-subpoena
A wrong committed against another person or the person's property is a -
ANSWER-tort
Holding or detaining a person against his will is - ANSWER-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 - ANSWER-invasion of
privacy
A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor
is - ANSWER-felony
One who institutes a lawsuit is - ANSWER-plaintiff
A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is
- ANSWER-will
Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed
without consent of the person who gave it is - ANSWER-privileged
communication
A rule of conduct made by a government body is - ANSWER-law
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,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 - ANSWER-negligence
Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is - ANSWER-
consent
Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to
a third person is - ANSWER-defamation
An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some
definite thing is - ANSWER-contract
Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as - ANSWER-incompetence
The final decision of a court in an action or suit is - ANSWER-judgment
Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is - ANSWER-libel
A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is - ANSWER-non
compos mentis
A person who is no longer under the care, custody, or supervision of a parent is
called - ANSWER-emancipated minor
An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patient's complaints
about medical care of excessive fees is called a what committee - ANSWER-
medical grievance
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, Latin for "things done; deeds", the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in
question would be called - ANSWER-res gestae
Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use
when the case comes to trial is - ANSWER-deposition
A statute that enforces private right and liabilities, as differentiated from criminal
law is called a - ANSWER-civil law
Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called - ANSWER-breach of duty
A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called - ANSWER-battery
Latin for "he who acts through another acts for himself: is called - ANSWER-qui
facit per alium facit per se
The branch of study of moral issues, questions, and problems arising in the
practice of medicine and in biomedical research is called - ANSWER-bioethics
A statement given concerning some scientific, technical, or professional matter by
an expert, such as physician is called - ANSWER-expert testimony
A patient's failure to act prudently and reasonably, or doing that which a
reasonable person would not do under similar circumstances in called - ANSWER-
contributory negligence
Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of
unpreventable results of that treatment is called - ANSWER-assumption of risk
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