Chapter 5 HIM Tort laws Review Practice Exam Questions 2024.

Chapter 5 HIM Tort laws Review Practice Exam Questions 2024. tort laws - correct answer Originated from common law of England Jurisdiction - correct answer legal authority that an entity possesses to make a legal decision intentional tort: BATTERY - correct answer -intentional & nonconsensual contact with the plaintiff, intended "touching" -may be liable for contact that physically harms plaintiff, but may also be liable for relatively minor contacts that are offensive or insulting intentional tort: ASSULT - correct answer -conduct that causes apprehension of a harmful or offensive contact instead of actual contact -apprehension or fear of battery may constitute an assault intentional tort: FALSE IMPRISIONMENT - correct answer -intentional confinement of another person against that persons will- right to leave, pull IV out elements of intentional torts are.. - correct answer -absence of a reasonable means of escape -no legal authority on the art of the person acting to confront another- no law that supports it intentional tort: INTENTIONAL INFLICTION OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS - correct answer -emotional distress -sleeplessness, anxiety, irritability, or the emotional inability to person activities or of places that plaintiff was capable of prior to event for which a lawsuit has been filed. Intentional infliction of emotional distress Elements are: - correct answer - an intentional or reckless act -extreme and outrageous conduct that is beyond the standards of civilized decency or is utterly intolerable in a civilized society -act that the defendant must have actually cause the emotional distress -the emotional distress suffered by the plaintiff must be "SEVERE" Unintentional torts of Negligence: - correct answer -failure to act in a way that a reasonably prudent person wold act under the same circumstances, thus causing harm or injury to another, careless conduct outside acceptable standards of care types of negligence: - correct answer Malpractice or criminal negligence Negligent torts categorized as: - correct answer -nonfeasance -misfeasance -malfeasance Nonfeasance - correct answer failure to do an act (including protecting another from harm) Misfeasance - correct answer improper performance of an act that a person might lawfully do, or active misconduct that causes injury to another. Malfeasance - correct answer similar to nonfeasance and mis misfeasance, but is categorized by the additional element of intentional conduct in that such conduct is intended to cause damage