AND ANSWERS. MIDTERM EXAM REVISION QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS (GRADED A+) (100%
GUARANTEE) (2024 UPDATE)
Prevention of lawsuits - ANSWER- meet standard of care, do no harm.
Pros of social networks - ANSWER- networking, exchange knowledge, dissemination and
discussion, educating the public, professional connections, timely communication.
Cons of social networks - ANSWER- inaccuracies become (fact), patient privacy can be at risk,
compromised trust in the profession, individual careers are at risk.
Natural law - ANSWER- broke into criminal and civil law.
Common law - ANSWER- includes contract law, treaty law, marriage law, tort law.
Statutory law - ANSWER- can be a felony or a misdemeanor.
Administrative law - ANSWER- those that are made through governmental agencies.
Criminal law - ANSWER- law that regulate conduct, considered offensive against the general
public because it harms the welfare of society as a whole.
Ex: murder, robbery, rape, larceny, embezzlement.
Intentional tort - ANSWER- willful acts that violates a persons right or property, assault,
battery, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, conversion of property.
, Unintentional tort - ANSWER- a wrong occurring to another person leading to injury that was
not intended, same as negligence, malpractice.
Quasi-intention tort - ANSWER- violation of reputation, privacy or freedom, defamation,
slander, libal.
Civil law - ANSWER- law that protect legal rights and enforces the legal duties of private
persons, includes contract law, treaty law, marriage law, tort law.
HIPAA - ANSWER- health insurance portability and accountability act.
Confidentiality - ANSWER- legal and ethical, protect private info.
Breech of confidentiality - ANSWER- revealing information receive in a privilege conversation
Examples:
Doctor-patient
Nurse-patient
Lawyer-client
Priest-penitent
Liability - ANSWER- occurs if a person is found guilty of any tort.
Nurse practice act - ANSWER- statute that defines nursing practice.
OBN: types of discipline - ANSWER- sanctions, suspensions, revocation.
Impairment - ANSWER- alternative program to chemical dependency.