NCMA TEST UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Right and wrong conduct is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - Ethics
The most common type of medical tort liability is - CORRECT ANSWER - negligence
A person being sued is caled the - CORRECT ANSWER - defendant
The withdrawl of a physician from the care of a patinet without reasonable notice of such
discharge from the case by the patient is - CORRECT ANSWER - abandonment
An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - reasonable care
Negligence by a professional person is called - CORRECT ANSWER - malpractice
An act that violates criminal law is called - CORRECT ANSWER - crime
The ability to see things from another person's point of view is - CORRECT ANSWER -
empathy
The breaking of a law, promise or duty is called - CORRECT ANSWER - breach
The time established for filing law suits is - CORRECT ANSWER - statute of limitations
,A writ that commands a witness to appear at a tril or other proceeding and to give testimony is
a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER - subpoena
A wrong committed aggainst another person or the person's property is a - CORRECT
ANSWER - tort
Holding or detaining a person against his will is - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - invasion of privacy
A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is -
CORRECT ANSWER - Felony
One who institutes a lawsuit is - CORRECT ANSWER - Plaintiff
A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is - CORRECT
ANSWER - Will
Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without consent
of the person who gave it is - CORRECT ANSWER - Privileged communication
A rule of conduct made by a government body is - CORRECT ANSWER - law
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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
negligence
,Permission granted by a person voluntarily and his right mind is - CORRECT ANSWER -
consent
Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person
is - CORRECT ANSWER - defamation
An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is -
CORRECT ANSWER - contract
Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - incompetence
The final decision of a court in an action or suit is - CORRECT ANSWER - judgement
Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is - CORRECT ANSWER -
respondeat superior
A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is - CORRECT ANSWER - non
compos mentis
A person who is no longer under the care, custody, or supervision of a patient is called a(n) -
CORRECT ANSWER - emancipated minor
An impartial panel established to listen to and investigae patient's complaints about medical care
or excessive fees is called a committee. - CORRECT ANSWER - medical grievance
Latin for "things done; deeds"; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in question would
be called - CORRECT ANSWER - res gestaes
Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case
comes to trial is - CORRECT ANSWER - deposition
, A statue that enforces private right and liabilities, as differentiated from criminal law is a -
CORRECT ANSWER - civil law
Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called - CORRECT ANSWER - breach of
duty
A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called - CORRECT ANSWER - battery
Latin for "he who acts through another acts for himself" is called - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - bioethics
A statement given concerning some scientific, technical, or professional matter by an expert,
such as a physician is called - CORRECT 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 is called - CORRECT ANSWER - Contributory
negligence
Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unpreventable results
of that treatment is called - CORRECT ANSWER - assumption of risk
Conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by medical
professionals are known as - CORRECT ANSWER - medical etiquette
An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part
with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - fraud
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Right and wrong conduct is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - Ethics
The most common type of medical tort liability is - CORRECT ANSWER - negligence
A person being sued is caled the - CORRECT ANSWER - defendant
The withdrawl of a physician from the care of a patinet without reasonable notice of such
discharge from the case by the patient is - CORRECT ANSWER - abandonment
An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - reasonable care
Negligence by a professional person is called - CORRECT ANSWER - malpractice
An act that violates criminal law is called - CORRECT ANSWER - crime
The ability to see things from another person's point of view is - CORRECT ANSWER -
empathy
The breaking of a law, promise or duty is called - CORRECT ANSWER - breach
The time established for filing law suits is - CORRECT ANSWER - statute of limitations
,A writ that commands a witness to appear at a tril or other proceeding and to give testimony is
a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER - subpoena
A wrong committed aggainst another person or the person's property is a - CORRECT
ANSWER - tort
Holding or detaining a person against his will is - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - invasion of privacy
A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor is -
CORRECT ANSWER - Felony
One who institutes a lawsuit is - CORRECT ANSWER - Plaintiff
A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is - CORRECT
ANSWER - Will
Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without consent
of the person who gave it is - CORRECT ANSWER - Privileged communication
A rule of conduct made by a government body is - CORRECT ANSWER - law
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 - CORRECT ANSWER -
negligence
,Permission granted by a person voluntarily and his right mind is - CORRECT ANSWER -
consent
Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person
is - CORRECT ANSWER - defamation
An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is -
CORRECT ANSWER - contract
Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as - CORRECT ANSWER - incompetence
The final decision of a court in an action or suit is - CORRECT ANSWER - judgement
Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is - CORRECT ANSWER -
respondeat superior
A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is - CORRECT ANSWER - non
compos mentis
A person who is no longer under the care, custody, or supervision of a patient is called a(n) -
CORRECT ANSWER - emancipated minor
An impartial panel established to listen to and investigae patient's complaints about medical care
or excessive fees is called a committee. - CORRECT ANSWER - medical grievance
Latin for "things done; deeds"; the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in question would
be called - CORRECT ANSWER - res gestaes
Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case
comes to trial is - CORRECT ANSWER - deposition
, A statue that enforces private right and liabilities, as differentiated from criminal law is a -
CORRECT ANSWER - civil law
Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called - CORRECT ANSWER - breach of
duty
A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called - CORRECT ANSWER - battery
Latin for "he who acts through another acts for himself" is called - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER - bioethics
A statement given concerning some scientific, technical, or professional matter by an expert,
such as a physician is called - CORRECT 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 is called - CORRECT ANSWER - Contributory
negligence
Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of unpreventable results
of that treatment is called - CORRECT ANSWER - assumption of risk
Conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customarily used in a medical office by medical
professionals are known as - CORRECT ANSWER - medical etiquette
An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part
with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right is called - CORRECT
ANSWER - fraud
