Legal Aspects Ch 1, 2, 5, 6, 7 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Patient-provider privilege is defined by __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - State laws
The affidavit of the custodian of records allow the health record to be _________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Admitted into evidence
The negligent tort of nonfeasance refers to which of the following statements? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Characterized by the additional element of intentional conduct in that such
conduct is intended to cause damage
The following legal doctrine was widely recognized by the courts until the landmark ruling of
Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital was issued. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Charitable immunity
Which of the following terms denotes a civil wrongdoing for which the law will provide a
remedy in the form of a law suit to recover damages? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tort
What legal concept maybe applied when Dr. Smith failed to prescribe the appropriate treatment
for a patient that would have been prescribed by any other physician in a similar situation
treating a patient with a similar condition? - CORRECT ANSWER - Standard of care
A statute of limitations may begin to run when _________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Injury occurs
Injury was discovered
The injured party reaches the age of majority
All of the above- Correct
, 8. In this negligent case - CORRECT ANSWER - Dr. Smith was found to be 50 percent
responsible for the patient's health problem, but the jury also found that the patient was 50
percent responsible for his problem and thus was awarded 50 of the damages. What defense
doctrine is applied in this situation?,
Comparative negligence
Intentional confinement of an individual against his or her wishes may be legally defensible if
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER - A mentally ill patient is a danger to self and others
An individual has a dangerous contagious disease
Both a and b
What is the legal term that refers to the legal obligation or responsibility of Dr. Smith to owe his
patient money as a result of a lawsuit the patient has won against Dr. Smith for negligence? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Liability
The negligent tort of misfeasance refers to which of the following statements? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Improper performance of an act that a person might lawfully do or active
misconduct that causes injury to another
When a legal hold is issued by the court - CORRECT ANSWER - what action must an
organization take?,
Suspend the processing or destruction of the records in question
Evidence is __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - The means by which facts of a case
are proved or disproved
Whether or not a health record tends to make the existence of any fact more or less probable than
it would be without the record refers to __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Relevance
Physician-patient privilege belongs to the __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Patient-provider privilege is defined by __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - State laws
The affidavit of the custodian of records allow the health record to be _________. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Admitted into evidence
The negligent tort of nonfeasance refers to which of the following statements? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Characterized by the additional element of intentional conduct in that such
conduct is intended to cause damage
The following legal doctrine was widely recognized by the courts until the landmark ruling of
Darling v. Charleston Community Memorial Hospital was issued. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Charitable immunity
Which of the following terms denotes a civil wrongdoing for which the law will provide a
remedy in the form of a law suit to recover damages? - CORRECT ANSWER - Tort
What legal concept maybe applied when Dr. Smith failed to prescribe the appropriate treatment
for a patient that would have been prescribed by any other physician in a similar situation
treating a patient with a similar condition? - CORRECT ANSWER - Standard of care
A statute of limitations may begin to run when _________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Injury occurs
Injury was discovered
The injured party reaches the age of majority
All of the above- Correct
, 8. In this negligent case - CORRECT ANSWER - Dr. Smith was found to be 50 percent
responsible for the patient's health problem, but the jury also found that the patient was 50
percent responsible for his problem and thus was awarded 50 of the damages. What defense
doctrine is applied in this situation?,
Comparative negligence
Intentional confinement of an individual against his or her wishes may be legally defensible if
__________. - CORRECT ANSWER - A mentally ill patient is a danger to self and others
An individual has a dangerous contagious disease
Both a and b
What is the legal term that refers to the legal obligation or responsibility of Dr. Smith to owe his
patient money as a result of a lawsuit the patient has won against Dr. Smith for negligence? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Liability
The negligent tort of misfeasance refers to which of the following statements? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Improper performance of an act that a person might lawfully do or active
misconduct that causes injury to another
When a legal hold is issued by the court - CORRECT ANSWER - what action must an
organization take?,
Suspend the processing or destruction of the records in question
Evidence is __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - The means by which facts of a case
are proved or disproved
Whether or not a health record tends to make the existence of any fact more or less probable than
it would be without the record refers to __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Relevance
Physician-patient privilege belongs to the __________. - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient
