HCA 340 Midterm Study Guide | Verified with 100% Correct Answers

HCA 340 Midterm Study Guide | Verified with 100% Correct Answers The reckless disregard for the safety of another is known as: a) nonfeasance b) malpractice c) misfeasance d) criminal negligence Legal obligation that requires a person to conform to a specific standard of care to protect others: a) causation b) breach of duty c) duty to care d) standard of care Physician submission of multiple bills for single office visits: a) fraud b) perjury c) criminal negligence d) tort e) battery Physician assistant who intentionally injects a patient with a lethal dose of a medication resulting in the patient's death is guilty of: a) misdemeanor b) negligence c) fraud d) murder e) nonfeasance The unwanted removal of life-support equipment can be considered the crime of: a) petty theft b) murder c) battery d) assault If a person presents or causes to be presented a false claim to the government, for the purpose of getting the false claim paid by the government, he or she can be charged with violating the: a) Anti-Kickback Statute b) Medicare and Medicaid Patient Protection Act c) Health Care Fraud Act d) Criminal Health Care Protection Act e) False Claims Act Another word for a civil wrongdoer is a: a) tort-feasor b) witness c) judge d) plaintiff Wrongfully accusing someone of committing a crime: a) malicious prosecution b) slander per se c) false imprisonment d) libel A complete defense to a deformation action is: a. truth b. consent c. retraction d. libel Offense generally punishable by less than one year and/or a fine: a. misdemeanor b. misconduct c. crime d. felony The formal reading of the accusatory instrument, including the setting of bail: a. conference b. grand jury hearing c. prosecution d. arraignment A person who is physically restrained from leaving a health care facility for not paying a bill is a victim of: a. kidnapping b. lawful confinement c. false imprisonment d. malfeasance The reckless disregard for the safety of others and the willful indifference to an injury that could follow: a. tort b. crime c. fraud d. criminal negligence When members of a hospital council governing body solicit and receive money from architects on a building project, they would be convicted of: a. bribes b. mandamus c. kickbacks d. trespass e. petit larceny The written form of defamation is: a. slander b. false accusations c. libel d. intentional misconduct The spoken form of defamation is: a. libel b. slander c. newspaper article d. tort-feasor The legal wrong that is a violation of a person's right to his or her own space: a. slander b. libel c. false imprisonment d. infliction of mental distress e. invasion of privacy In this sample case, Dr. Miller, an obstetrician, was enjoying a 25th anniversary celebration and had a few drinks. He arrived at the hospital and was seen staggering toward the delivery room. Ms. Marshall suggested that the on-call obstetrician be called to perform the delivery. Dr. Miller insisted that he was quite capable of delivering the baby and the on call obstetrician was never called. During surgery, Dr. Miller accidentally nicked the patient's right thigh with a scalpel. Liability for the injury extends to: a. the on-call obstetrician b. Dr. Miller and the hospital c. the hospital d. the on-call physician and the hospital If a health care provider shows reckless disregard for the safety of his patients and intentional indifference to any injury that could follow his act(s), he could be charged with or sued for: a. assault b. criminal negligence c. tortious interference d. civil negligence The threat coupled with the apparent present ability to do immediate physical harm to another is: a. Assault b. Extortion c. Battery d. Slander Pharmacist who submits Medicaid claims for reimbursement on brand name medications rather than on the less expensive generic drugs actually dispensed: a. perjury b. products liability c. negligence d. wrongful kickback e. fraud Forcible administration of medication to a patient who doesn't consent would be considered: a. kidnapping b. the health provider's duty c. fraud d. patient abuse e. trespass After a person on life support has suffered cardiopulmonary arrest, the physician is not required to continue to use life support equipment if it's futile because there is: a. no duty to continue care b. euthanasia c. life support does not have to be continued once started d. the doctor's actions would not be the proximate cause of the patient's death When a health care facility commingles its funds with those of its patients, it violates the a. debtor- creditor relationship b. consent relationship c. privilege relationship d. master-servant relationship e. trust relationship When a nurse intentionally injects lidocaine into patients, even though there are no witnesses, she will be charged with a. murder b. voluntary manslaughter c. involuntary manslaughter d. negligent homicide A contractor who agrees to undertake work without being under the direct control or direction of another and is personally responsible for his or her negligent acts a. agent b. independent contractor c. employee d. supervisor Ordinarily, substantial performance by one party to a contract will obligate the other parties: a. to perform their function b. not to perform their function c. to avoid contract d. to invalidate the contract A mistake in law permits a. an acceptable contract b. obligatory c. valid contract d. nonperformance of a contract When a party to a contract has breached the contract and refuses to or cannot perform, the general rule is that the law will attempt to a. make the injured party complete the contract b. require specific performance of the contract c. not require payment of monetary damages d. make the injured party pay a fine If a contract is to be considered valid, an offer must be: a. assumed b. tacit c. communicated d. inferred The first pleading filed in a malpractice case is a complaint? a. true b. false A formal objection by one of the parties of a lawsuit that the evidence presented by the other party is insufficient to support a suit is called a demurrer? a. true b. false The legal document that demands more detailed information than is provided in a complaint is called an answer? a. true b. false Questions of law are decided by the jury. a. true b. false The order that calls for a document to be produced by an organization is a writ? a. true b. false The sworn statement made by a witness before a trial that can be used as evidence in court is a summons? a. true b. false Individual whose testimony is required because he or she is a specialist in a particular field of knowledge is the plaintiff? a. true b. false A medical record is an example of documentary evidence. a. true b. false Evidence that consists of tangible objects to which testimony refers (such as medical instruments and broken infusion needles) is referred to as testimonial evidence. a. true b. false The 1965 benchmark case in the health care field that had a major impact on the liability of hospitals and physicians is Roe v. Wade? a. true b. false The probability of malpractice suits against physicians can be reduced by a. guarantee of treatment outcomes b. defensive medicine c. personalized care d. increased insurance coverage A consultation should be ordered by the attending physician: a. when the attending physician is in doubt as to diagnosis b. when so requested by the patient c. when requested by a consulting physician on the case d. all of the above The premature dismissal of a case without notifying the patient can be construed as a. aggravation b. delay in treatment c. misdiagnosis d. abandonment A physician who decides to withdraw his services should a. notify the patient's family that he no longer wishes to care for the patient b. notify the patient that he is immediately withdrawing his services c. provide the patient with reasonable notice of his or her decision to discontinue the patient's care