Chapter 2 Surgical Technology for the
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Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Accountability - CORRECT ANSWER - the obligation to disclose details for evaluation;
commonly used to mean "to be held responsible for"
Affidavit - CORRECT ANSWER - a voluntary statement of facts sworn to be true before the
authority
Allegation - CORRECT ANSWER - a statement that one expects to be proven as true
Bona fide - CORRECT ANSWER - in good faith or innocently
Case law - CORRECT ANSWER - All legal decisions reported on a given legal subject
Complaint - CORRECT ANSWER - the first pleading filed by plaintiffs attorney in a
negligence action
Defendant - CORRECT ANSWER - in criminal cases, the person accused of the crime; in
civil matters , the person or organization being sued
Deposition - CORRECT ANSWER - a method of pretrial discovery in which questions are
answered under oath
Federal Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Jurisdiction is given to federal courts in cases
involving the interpretation and application of the US constitution, acts of congress, &
international treaties
, Guardian - CORRECT ANSWER - A court- appointed protector for a person incapable of
making his or her own decisions
Iatrogenic Injury - CORRECT ANSWER - an injury resulting from the activity of health care
professionals
Indictment - CORRECT ANSWER - the formal written accusation for a grand jury
Jury - CORRECT ANSWER - a group of citizens that decides the outcome of a criminal or
civil trial
Larceny - CORRECT ANSWER - the taking of another's property without consent
Law, common - CORRECT ANSWER - The evolving set of principles based on court
decisions
Law, statutory - CORRECT ANSWER - Any law prescribed by the action of a legislature
Liability - CORRECT ANSWER - An obligation either to do or not do something
Liability, corporate - CORRECT ANSWER - an obligation either to do or not to do something
that is the responsibility of the corporate body
Liability, personal - CORRECT ANSWER - an individuals obligation either to do or not to do
something
Malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER - Professional misconduct that results in harm to another;
professional negligence
surgical technologist UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Accountability - CORRECT ANSWER - the obligation to disclose details for evaluation;
commonly used to mean "to be held responsible for"
Affidavit - CORRECT ANSWER - a voluntary statement of facts sworn to be true before the
authority
Allegation - CORRECT ANSWER - a statement that one expects to be proven as true
Bona fide - CORRECT ANSWER - in good faith or innocently
Case law - CORRECT ANSWER - All legal decisions reported on a given legal subject
Complaint - CORRECT ANSWER - the first pleading filed by plaintiffs attorney in a
negligence action
Defendant - CORRECT ANSWER - in criminal cases, the person accused of the crime; in
civil matters , the person or organization being sued
Deposition - CORRECT ANSWER - a method of pretrial discovery in which questions are
answered under oath
Federal Law - CORRECT ANSWER - Jurisdiction is given to federal courts in cases
involving the interpretation and application of the US constitution, acts of congress, &
international treaties
, Guardian - CORRECT ANSWER - A court- appointed protector for a person incapable of
making his or her own decisions
Iatrogenic Injury - CORRECT ANSWER - an injury resulting from the activity of health care
professionals
Indictment - CORRECT ANSWER - the formal written accusation for a grand jury
Jury - CORRECT ANSWER - a group of citizens that decides the outcome of a criminal or
civil trial
Larceny - CORRECT ANSWER - the taking of another's property without consent
Law, common - CORRECT ANSWER - The evolving set of principles based on court
decisions
Law, statutory - CORRECT ANSWER - Any law prescribed by the action of a legislature
Liability - CORRECT ANSWER - An obligation either to do or not do something
Liability, corporate - CORRECT ANSWER - an obligation either to do or not to do something
that is the responsibility of the corporate body
Liability, personal - CORRECT ANSWER - an individuals obligation either to do or not to do
something
Malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER - Professional misconduct that results in harm to another;
professional negligence
