NCMA TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Right and wrong conduct is known as - -Ethics
-The most common type of medical tort liability is - -negligence
-A person being sued is caled the - -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 - -abandonment
-An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is - -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 - -
reasonable care
-Negligence by a professional person is called - -malpractice
-An act that violates criminal law is called - -crime
-The ability to see things from another person's point of view is - -empathy
-The breaking of a law, promise or duty is called - -breach
-The time established for filing law suits is - -statute of limitations
-A writ that commands a witness to appear at a tril or other proceeding and
to give testimony is a(n) - -subpoena
-A wrong committed aggainst another person or the person's property is a - -
tort
-Holding or detaining a person against his will is - -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 - -invasion of
privacy
-A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a
misdemeanor is - -Felony
-One who institutes a lawsuit is - -Plaintiff
,-A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after
death is - -Will
-Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be
disclosed without consent of the person who gave it is - -Privileged
communication
-A rule of conduct made by a government body is - -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 - -negligence
-Permission granted by a person voluntarily and his right mind is - -consent
-Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false
statements to a third person is - -defamation
-An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of
some definite thing is - -contract
-Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as - -incompetence
-The final decision of a court in an action or suit is - -judgement
-Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is - -respondeat
superior
-A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is - -non compos
mentis
-A person who is no longer under the care, custody, or supervision of a
patient is called a(n) - -emancipated minor
-An impartial panel established to listen to and investigae patient's
complaints about medical care or excessive fees is called a committee. - -
medical grievance
-Latin for "things done; deeds"; the facts and circumstances attendant to the
act in question would be called - -res gestaes
-Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible
use when the case comes to trial is - -deposition
,-A statue that enforces private right and liabilities, as differentiated from
criminal law is a - -civil law
-Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called - -breach of duty
-A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called - -battery
-Latin for "he who acts through another acts for himself" is called - -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 - -bioethics
-A statement given concerning some scientific, technical, or professional
matter by an expert, such as a physician is called - -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 - -
Contributory negligence
-Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of
unpreventable results of that treatment is called - -assumption of risk
-Conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customarily used in a medical
office by medical professionals are known as - -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 - -fraud
-To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or
resumption at a later date, or to ask for a continuance is called a - -
suspension
-Latin for "things decided" - that is, a matter already decided by judicial
authority is called - -res judicata
-That which in natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by and
newindependant cause, produces an event, and without which the injury
would not have occurred is called - -proximate cause
-The presumption or inference of negligence when an accident is otherwise
unable to be explainedin terms of ordinary and known experience is called - -
res ipsa loqutitour
, -Failure to achieve an agreed upon results even when the the highest degree
of skill has been used is called - -breach of contract
-What licernse must a physician have to dispense, prescribe or administer
controlled substances? - -Narcotic
-Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party
may result in - -invasion of privacy
-Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated
by members of the medical community through a process known as - -peer
preview
-Under the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982, Peer Review
Organizations are responsible for the review fro appropriateness and
necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known
as______________review - -admissions
-A fraudulent signature is called - -forgery
-____________are defined as what are right and wrong. - -Ethics
-Which one of the following might involve a decision based upon bioethics? -
-The use of fetal tissue transplantation for research
-A physician must have a patient's permission in writing to reveal any
confidential information except for which one of the following? - -Gunshot
wound
-It is __________ to deny treatment to an HIV infected patients. - -unethical
-______________ is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals
to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients health information. - -
HIPAA
-In the heath cared field the acronym HIPAA stands for - -Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
-The statement "A physician shall respect the law" is part of the - -AMA Code
of Ethics
-Which of these generally results from an act of carelessness, without an
intent to harm? - -breach of confidentiality
-A bed patient in a hospital is called a(n) - -inpatient
Right and wrong conduct is known as - -Ethics
-The most common type of medical tort liability is - -negligence
-A person being sued is caled the - -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 - -abandonment
-An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is - -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 - -
reasonable care
-Negligence by a professional person is called - -malpractice
-An act that violates criminal law is called - -crime
-The ability to see things from another person's point of view is - -empathy
-The breaking of a law, promise or duty is called - -breach
-The time established for filing law suits is - -statute of limitations
-A writ that commands a witness to appear at a tril or other proceeding and
to give testimony is a(n) - -subpoena
-A wrong committed aggainst another person or the person's property is a - -
tort
-Holding or detaining a person against his will is - -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 - -invasion of
privacy
-A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a
misdemeanor is - -Felony
-One who institutes a lawsuit is - -Plaintiff
,-A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after
death is - -Will
-Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be
disclosed without consent of the person who gave it is - -Privileged
communication
-A rule of conduct made by a government body is - -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 - -negligence
-Permission granted by a person voluntarily and his right mind is - -consent
-Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false
statements to a third person is - -defamation
-An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of
some definite thing is - -contract
-Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as - -incompetence
-The final decision of a court in an action or suit is - -judgement
-Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is - -respondeat
superior
-A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is - -non compos
mentis
-A person who is no longer under the care, custody, or supervision of a
patient is called a(n) - -emancipated minor
-An impartial panel established to listen to and investigae patient's
complaints about medical care or excessive fees is called a committee. - -
medical grievance
-Latin for "things done; deeds"; the facts and circumstances attendant to the
act in question would be called - -res gestaes
-Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible
use when the case comes to trial is - -deposition
,-A statue that enforces private right and liabilities, as differentiated from
criminal law is a - -civil law
-Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called - -breach of duty
-A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called - -battery
-Latin for "he who acts through another acts for himself" is called - -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 - -bioethics
-A statement given concerning some scientific, technical, or professional
matter by an expert, such as a physician is called - -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 - -
Contributory negligence
-Consent to treatment based on a full understanding of all possible risks of
unpreventable results of that treatment is called - -assumption of risk
-Conduct, courtesy, and manners that are customarily used in a medical
office by medical professionals are known as - -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 - -fraud
-To interrupt or discontinue a suit temporarily with the intention or
resumption at a later date, or to ask for a continuance is called a - -
suspension
-Latin for "things decided" - that is, a matter already decided by judicial
authority is called - -res judicata
-That which in natural and continuous sequence, unbroken by and
newindependant cause, produces an event, and without which the injury
would not have occurred is called - -proximate cause
-The presumption or inference of negligence when an accident is otherwise
unable to be explainedin terms of ordinary and known experience is called - -
res ipsa loqutitour
, -Failure to achieve an agreed upon results even when the the highest degree
of skill has been used is called - -breach of contract
-What licernse must a physician have to dispense, prescribe or administer
controlled substances? - -Narcotic
-Unauthorized disclosure of information regarding any patient to a third party
may result in - -invasion of privacy
-Medical research is often published in medical journals that are evaluated
by members of the medical community through a process known as - -peer
preview
-Under the Peer Review Improvement Act of 1982, Peer Review
Organizations are responsible for the review fro appropriateness and
necessity of putting a patient into the hospital by a process known
as______________review - -admissions
-A fraudulent signature is called - -forgery
-____________are defined as what are right and wrong. - -Ethics
-Which one of the following might involve a decision based upon bioethics? -
-The use of fetal tissue transplantation for research
-A physician must have a patient's permission in writing to reveal any
confidential information except for which one of the following? - -Gunshot
wound
-It is __________ to deny treatment to an HIV infected patients. - -unethical
-______________ is a federal regulation that requires health care professionals
to protect the privacy and confidentiality of patients health information. - -
HIPAA
-In the heath cared field the acronym HIPAA stands for - -Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
-The statement "A physician shall respect the law" is part of the - -AMA Code
of Ethics
-Which of these generally results from an act of carelessness, without an
intent to harm? - -breach of confidentiality
-A bed patient in a hospital is called a(n) - -inpatient
