The reckless disregard for the safety of another is known as:
a) nonfeasance
b) malpractice
c) misfeasance
d) criminal negligence - ANSWER>>>>>d. criminal negligence
Legal obligation that requires a person to conform to a specific
standard of care to protect others:
a) causation
b) breach of duty
c) duty to care
d) standard of care - ANSWER>>>>>c. duty to care
Physician submission of multiple bills for single office visits:
a) fraud
b) perjury
c) criminal negligence
d) tort
e) battery - ANSWER>>>>>a) fraud
Physician assistant who intentionally injects a patient with a lethal
dose of a medication resulting in the patient's death is guilty of:
a) misdemeanor
b) negligence
c) fraud
d) murder
e) nonfeasance - ANSWER>>>>>d) murder
,The unwanted removal of life-support equipment can be considered
the crime of:
a) petty theft
b) murder
c) battery
d) assault - ANSWER>>>>>b) murder
If a person presents or causes to be presented a false claim to the
government, for the purpose of getting the false claim paid by the
government, he or she can be charged with violating the:
a) Anti-Kickback Statute
b) Medicare and Medicaid Patient Protection Act
c) Health Care Fraud Act
d) Criminal Health Care Protection Act
e) False Claims Act - ANSWER>>>>>e) False Claims Act
Another word for a civil wrongdoer is a:
a) tort-feasor
b) witness
c) judge
d) plaintiff - ANSWER>>>>>a. tort-feasor
Wrongfully accusing someone of committing a crime:
a) malicious prosecution
b) slander per se
c) false imprisonment
d) libel - ANSWER>>>>>b, slander per se
A complete defense to a deformation action is:
a. truth
b. consent
c. retraction
d. libel - ANSWER>>>>>a. truth
Offense generally punishable by less than one year and/or a fine:
,a. misdemeanor
b. misconduct
c. crime
d. felony - ANSWER>>>>>a. misdemeanor
The formal reading of the accusatory instrument, including the
setting of bail:
a. conference
b. grand jury hearing
c. prosecution
d. arraignment - ANSWER>>>>>d. arraignment
A person who is physically restrained from leaving a health care
facility for not paying a bill is a victim of:
a. kidnapping
b. lawful confinement
c. false imprisonment
d. malfeasance - ANSWER>>>>>c. false imprisonment
The reckless disregard for the safety of others and the willful
indifference to an injury that could follow:
a. tort
b. crime
c. fraud
d. criminal negligence - ANSWER>>>>>d. criminal negligence
When members of a hospital council governing body solicit and
receive money from architects on a building project, they would be
convicted of:
a. bribes
b. mandamus
c. kickbacks
d. trespass
e. petit larceny - ANSWER>>>>>b. kickbacks
, The written form of defamation is:
a. slander
b. false accusations
c. libel
d. intentional misconduct - ANSWER>>>>>c. libel
The spoken form of defamation is:
a. libel
b. slander
c. newspaper article
d. tort-feasor - ANSWER>>>>>b. slander
The legal wrong that is a violation of a person's right to his or her
own space:
a. slander
b. libel
c. false imprisonment
d. infliction of mental distress
e. invasion of privacy - ANSWER>>>>>e. invasion of privacy
In this sample case, Dr. Miller, an obstetrician, was enjoying a 25th
anniversary celebration and had a few drinks. He arrived at the
hospital and was seen staggering toward the delivery room. Ms.
Marshall suggested that the on-call obstetrician be called to
perform the delivery. Dr. Miller insisted that he was quite capable
of delivering the baby and the on call obstetrician was never called.
During surgery, Dr. Miller accidentally nicked the patient's right
thigh with a scalpel. Liability for the injury extends to:
a. the on-call obstetrician
b. Dr. Miller and the hospital
c. the hospital
d. the on-call physician and the hospital - ANSWER>>>>>b. Dr.
Miller and the hospital
a) nonfeasance
b) malpractice
c) misfeasance
d) criminal negligence - ANSWER>>>>>d. criminal negligence
Legal obligation that requires a person to conform to a specific
standard of care to protect others:
a) causation
b) breach of duty
c) duty to care
d) standard of care - ANSWER>>>>>c. duty to care
Physician submission of multiple bills for single office visits:
a) fraud
b) perjury
c) criminal negligence
d) tort
e) battery - ANSWER>>>>>a) fraud
Physician assistant who intentionally injects a patient with a lethal
dose of a medication resulting in the patient's death is guilty of:
a) misdemeanor
b) negligence
c) fraud
d) murder
e) nonfeasance - ANSWER>>>>>d) murder
,The unwanted removal of life-support equipment can be considered
the crime of:
a) petty theft
b) murder
c) battery
d) assault - ANSWER>>>>>b) murder
If a person presents or causes to be presented a false claim to the
government, for the purpose of getting the false claim paid by the
government, he or she can be charged with violating the:
a) Anti-Kickback Statute
b) Medicare and Medicaid Patient Protection Act
c) Health Care Fraud Act
d) Criminal Health Care Protection Act
e) False Claims Act - ANSWER>>>>>e) False Claims Act
Another word for a civil wrongdoer is a:
a) tort-feasor
b) witness
c) judge
d) plaintiff - ANSWER>>>>>a. tort-feasor
Wrongfully accusing someone of committing a crime:
a) malicious prosecution
b) slander per se
c) false imprisonment
d) libel - ANSWER>>>>>b, slander per se
A complete defense to a deformation action is:
a. truth
b. consent
c. retraction
d. libel - ANSWER>>>>>a. truth
Offense generally punishable by less than one year and/or a fine:
,a. misdemeanor
b. misconduct
c. crime
d. felony - ANSWER>>>>>a. misdemeanor
The formal reading of the accusatory instrument, including the
setting of bail:
a. conference
b. grand jury hearing
c. prosecution
d. arraignment - ANSWER>>>>>d. arraignment
A person who is physically restrained from leaving a health care
facility for not paying a bill is a victim of:
a. kidnapping
b. lawful confinement
c. false imprisonment
d. malfeasance - ANSWER>>>>>c. false imprisonment
The reckless disregard for the safety of others and the willful
indifference to an injury that could follow:
a. tort
b. crime
c. fraud
d. criminal negligence - ANSWER>>>>>d. criminal negligence
When members of a hospital council governing body solicit and
receive money from architects on a building project, they would be
convicted of:
a. bribes
b. mandamus
c. kickbacks
d. trespass
e. petit larceny - ANSWER>>>>>b. kickbacks
, The written form of defamation is:
a. slander
b. false accusations
c. libel
d. intentional misconduct - ANSWER>>>>>c. libel
The spoken form of defamation is:
a. libel
b. slander
c. newspaper article
d. tort-feasor - ANSWER>>>>>b. slander
The legal wrong that is a violation of a person's right to his or her
own space:
a. slander
b. libel
c. false imprisonment
d. infliction of mental distress
e. invasion of privacy - ANSWER>>>>>e. invasion of privacy
In this sample case, Dr. Miller, an obstetrician, was enjoying a 25th
anniversary celebration and had a few drinks. He arrived at the
hospital and was seen staggering toward the delivery room. Ms.
Marshall suggested that the on-call obstetrician be called to
perform the delivery. Dr. Miller insisted that he was quite capable
of delivering the baby and the on call obstetrician was never called.
During surgery, Dr. Miller accidentally nicked the patient's right
thigh with a scalpel. Liability for the injury extends to:
a. the on-call obstetrician
b. Dr. Miller and the hospital
c. the hospital
d. the on-call physician and the hospital - ANSWER>>>>>b. Dr.
Miller and the hospital
