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NCCT Practice Test Complete Solutions Medical and Legal Terms 1. Right and wrong conduct is known as ️ ethics 2. The most common type of medical tort liability is ️ negligence 3. A person being sued is called the ️ defendant 4. The withdrawal of a physician from the care...

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Medical and Legal Terms



1. Right and wrong conduct is known as

✔️ ethics



2. The most common type of medical tort liability is

✔️ negligence



3. A person being sued is called the

✔️ defendant



4. The withdrawal of a physician from the care of a patient without reasonable notice or discharge from
the patient is

✔️ abandonment



5. An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another is

✔️ assault



6. The health worker is protected by law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonably as
compared with fellow workers. This is called

✔️ reasonable care



7. Negligence by a professional person is called

✔️ malpractice



8. An act that violates criminal law is called

✔️ crime

,9. The breaking of a law, promise, or duty is called

✔️ breach



10. The ability to see things from another person's point of view is

✔️ empathy



11. The time established for filing lawsuits is

✔️ statute of limitations



12. A writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony is a

✔️ subpoena



13. A wrong committed against another person or the person's property is a

✔️ tort



14. Holding or detaining a person against their will is

✔️ false imprisonment



15. A violation of a person's right not to have their name, photograph, or private affairs exposed or
made public without consent is

✔️ invasion of privacy



16. A major crime for which greater punishment is imposed than for a misdemeanor is

✔️ felony



17. One who institutes a lawsuit is

✔️ plaintiff

,18. A legal statement of how an individual's property is to be distributed after death is

✔️ will



19. Information given by a patient to medical personnel which cannot be disclosed without consent of
the person who gave it is

✔️ privileged communication



20. A rule of conduct made by a government body is

✔️ law



21. Failure to do something that a reasonable person would do under ordinary circumstances that
results in harm to another person or their property is

✔️ negligence



22. Permission granted by a person voluntarily and in his right mind is

✔️ consent



23. Injuring the name and reputation of another person by making false statements to a third person is

✔️ defamation



24. An agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing is

✔️ contract



25. Lack of physical or mental fitness is known as

✔️ incompetence



26. The final decision of a court in an action or suit is

✔️ judgment

, 27. Responsibility of an employer for the acts of an employee is

✔️ vicarious liability (Note: The original term should be "vicarious liability" instead of "libel.")



28. A Latin term signifying that a person is not of sound mind is

✔️ non compos mentis



29. A person who is no longer under the care, custody, or supervision of a parent is called

✔️ emancipated minor



30. An impartial panel established to listen to and investigate patients' complaints about medical care or
excessive fees is called a

✔️ medical grievance committee



31. Latin for "things done; deeds," the facts and circumstances attendant to the act in question would
be called

✔️ res gestae



32. Testimony of a witness under oath and written down before trial for possible use when the case
comes to trial is

✔️ deposition



33. A statute that enforces private rights and liabilities, as differentiated from criminal law is called a

✔️ civil law



34. Violation or omission of a legal or moral duty is called

✔️ breach of duty



35. A deliberate physical attack upon a person is called

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