NCCT Practice Test | Updated Questions,
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(2025)
Right and Wrong conduct is known as - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----ethics
The most common type of medical tort liability is - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----negligence
A person being sued is called the - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----defendant
The withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without
reasonable notice of such discharge from the case by the patient is - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----abandonment
,An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is - ---
✔✔✔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 - -
--✔✔✔ANSWER----reasonable care
Negligence by a professional person is called - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
malpractice
An act that violates criminal law is called - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
crime
The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called - ---✔✔✔ANSWER-
---breach
The ability to see things from another person's point of view is - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----empathy
The time established for filing law suits is - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
statute of limitations
,A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding
and to give testimony is a - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----subpoena
A wrong committed against another person or the person's property is
a - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----tort
Holding or detaining a person against his will is - ---✔✔✔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 - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----invasion of privacy
A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a
misdemeanor is - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----felony
One who institutes a lawsuit is - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----plaintiff
A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed
after death is - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----will
, Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be
disclosed without consent of the person who gave it is - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----privileged communication
A rule of conduct made by a government body is - ---
✔✔✔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 - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----negligence
Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----consent
Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false
statements to a third person is - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----defamation
An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing
of some definite thing is - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----contract
Verified Answers & Complete Exam Review
(2025)
Right and Wrong conduct is known as - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----ethics
The most common type of medical tort liability is - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----negligence
A person being sued is called the - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----defendant
The withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without
reasonable notice of such discharge from the case by the patient is - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----abandonment
,An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is - ---
✔✔✔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 - -
--✔✔✔ANSWER----reasonable care
Negligence by a professional person is called - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
malpractice
An act that violates criminal law is called - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
crime
The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called - ---✔✔✔ANSWER-
---breach
The ability to see things from another person's point of view is - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----empathy
The time established for filing law suits is - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
statute of limitations
,A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding
and to give testimony is a - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----subpoena
A wrong committed against another person or the person's property is
a - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----tort
Holding or detaining a person against his will is - ---✔✔✔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 - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----invasion of privacy
A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a
misdemeanor is - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----felony
One who institutes a lawsuit is - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----plaintiff
A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed
after death is - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----will
, Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be
disclosed without consent of the person who gave it is - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----privileged communication
A rule of conduct made by a government body is - ---
✔✔✔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 - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----negligence
Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----consent
Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false
statements to a third person is - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----defamation
An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing
of some definite thing is - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----contract
