SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY CH 2 TAKE
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Which of the following is an example of an intentional tort pertaining to surgical patient care?
a. A patient suffers a burn due to hot instruments.
b. Restraints are used on a patient who threatens to leave.
c. A tissue specimen is misplaced by a transporter.
d. A retained surgical sponge is discovered in subsequent procedure. - ANS b. Restrains are
used on a patient who threatens to leave.
Which of the following legal doctrines would MOST likely apply in the case of a wrong site
surgery or retained foreign body?
a. anger primo
b. caveat emptor
c. primum non nocere
d. res ipsa loquitur - ANS d. res ipsa loquitur
The phrase " departure from the standard of care" BEST describes which of the following legal
terms?
a. larceny
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, b. liability
c. malpractice
d. negligence - ANS d. negligence
Which of the following legal terms is best described as "professional misconduct that results in
harm to another"?
a. allegation
b. liability
c. malpractice
d. negligence - ANS c. malpractice
What is the term that describes a method of pretrial discovery in which a surgical team member
might answer questions under oath?
a. allegation
b. deposition
c. indictment
d. precedent - ANS b. deposition
Which of the following torts would be classified and unintentional?
a. battery
b. defamation
c. foreign bodies left in patient
d. invasion of patient privacy - ANS c. foreign bodies left in patient
Which type of consent applies when emergency circumstances exist when reasonable providers
believe that a patient would agree to treatment, even if no form was signed or verbal
permission given?
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HOME EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Which of the following is an example of an intentional tort pertaining to surgical patient care?
a. A patient suffers a burn due to hot instruments.
b. Restraints are used on a patient who threatens to leave.
c. A tissue specimen is misplaced by a transporter.
d. A retained surgical sponge is discovered in subsequent procedure. - ANS b. Restrains are
used on a patient who threatens to leave.
Which of the following legal doctrines would MOST likely apply in the case of a wrong site
surgery or retained foreign body?
a. anger primo
b. caveat emptor
c. primum non nocere
d. res ipsa loquitur - ANS d. res ipsa loquitur
The phrase " departure from the standard of care" BEST describes which of the following legal
terms?
a. larceny
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, b. liability
c. malpractice
d. negligence - ANS d. negligence
Which of the following legal terms is best described as "professional misconduct that results in
harm to another"?
a. allegation
b. liability
c. malpractice
d. negligence - ANS c. malpractice
What is the term that describes a method of pretrial discovery in which a surgical team member
might answer questions under oath?
a. allegation
b. deposition
c. indictment
d. precedent - ANS b. deposition
Which of the following torts would be classified and unintentional?
a. battery
b. defamation
c. foreign bodies left in patient
d. invasion of patient privacy - ANS c. foreign bodies left in patient
Which type of consent applies when emergency circumstances exist when reasonable providers
believe that a patient would agree to treatment, even if no form was signed or verbal
permission given?
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