AHS 321 FINAL EXAM UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Tort
Answer:
A civil wrong committed by one individual against another. May be classified as either intentional or
unintentional. When it is classified as a criminal wrong (assault, battery, false imprisonment), the
wrongdoer can be held liable in a criminal and/or civil action
Question:
2. negligence
Answer:
Omission or commission of an act that a reasonably prudent person would or would not do under given
circumstances. It is a form of heedlessness or carelessness that constitutes a departure from the standard of
care generally imposed on members of a society
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3. Three types of negligent acts
Answer:
malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance
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4. Malpractice
Answer:
Professional misconduct, improper discharge of professional duties, or failure to meet the standard of care
of a professional that results in harm to another; the negligence or carelessness of a professional person
such as a nurse, pharmacist, physician, or accountant
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5. intentional tort
Answer:
an intentional act that causes harm to another
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6. assault
Answer:
an intentional act that is designed to make the victim fearful and produces reasonable apprehension of
harm
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7. battery
Answer:
intentional touching of one person by another without the consent of the person being touched
, Question:
8. false imprisonment
Answer:
the unlawful restraint of an individual's personal liberty or the unlawful restraint or confinement of an
individual
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9. defamation of character
Answer:
injury of a person's reputation or character caused by the false statements of another made to a third
person. Includes both libel and slander
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10. invasion of privacy
Answer:
a wrong that invades the right of a person to personal privacy. Disregard for a patient's right to privacy is
legally actionable, particularly when patients are unable to protect themselves adequately because of
unconsciousness or immobility.
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11. infliction of mental distress
Answer:
conduct that is so outrageous that is goes beyond the bounds tolerated by a decent society
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12. three elements of a contract
Answer:
offer/communication, consideration, acceptance
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13. good samaritan laws
Answer:
laws designed to protect those who stop to render aid in an emergency. These laws generally provide
immunity for specified persons from a civil suit arising out of care rendered at the scene of an emergency,
provided that the one rendering assistance has not done so in a grossly negligent manner
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14. office of government ethics (OGE)
Answer:
an agency within the executive branch of government whose mission and goals is to foster high ethical
standards for employees in the executive branch of government
Question:
15. committee on ethics (house of representatives)
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Tort
Answer:
A civil wrong committed by one individual against another. May be classified as either intentional or
unintentional. When it is classified as a criminal wrong (assault, battery, false imprisonment), the
wrongdoer can be held liable in a criminal and/or civil action
Question:
2. negligence
Answer:
Omission or commission of an act that a reasonably prudent person would or would not do under given
circumstances. It is a form of heedlessness or carelessness that constitutes a departure from the standard of
care generally imposed on members of a society
Question:
3. Three types of negligent acts
Answer:
malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance
Question:
4. Malpractice
Answer:
Professional misconduct, improper discharge of professional duties, or failure to meet the standard of care
of a professional that results in harm to another; the negligence or carelessness of a professional person
such as a nurse, pharmacist, physician, or accountant
Question:
5. intentional tort
Answer:
an intentional act that causes harm to another
Question:
6. assault
Answer:
an intentional act that is designed to make the victim fearful and produces reasonable apprehension of
harm
Question:
7. battery
Answer:
intentional touching of one person by another without the consent of the person being touched
, Question:
8. false imprisonment
Answer:
the unlawful restraint of an individual's personal liberty or the unlawful restraint or confinement of an
individual
Question:
9. defamation of character
Answer:
injury of a person's reputation or character caused by the false statements of another made to a third
person. Includes both libel and slander
Question:
10. invasion of privacy
Answer:
a wrong that invades the right of a person to personal privacy. Disregard for a patient's right to privacy is
legally actionable, particularly when patients are unable to protect themselves adequately because of
unconsciousness or immobility.
Question:
11. infliction of mental distress
Answer:
conduct that is so outrageous that is goes beyond the bounds tolerated by a decent society
Question:
12. three elements of a contract
Answer:
offer/communication, consideration, acceptance
Question:
13. good samaritan laws
Answer:
laws designed to protect those who stop to render aid in an emergency. These laws generally provide
immunity for specified persons from a civil suit arising out of care rendered at the scene of an emergency,
provided that the one rendering assistance has not done so in a grossly negligent manner
Question:
14. office of government ethics (OGE)
Answer:
an agency within the executive branch of government whose mission and goals is to foster high ethical
standards for employees in the executive branch of government
Question:
15. committee on ethics (house of representatives)
