AHS 321 Final UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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AHS 321
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AHS 321
AHS 321 Final UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Tort - Correct Answer- A civil wrong committed by one individual against another. May be
classified as either intentional or unintentional. When it is classified as a criminal wrong
(assault, battery, false imprisonment), the wrongdoer...
AHS 321 Final UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Tort - Correct Answer- A civil wrong committed by one individual against another. May be
classified as either intentional or unintentional. When it is classified as a criminal wrong
(assault, battery, false imprisonment), the wrongdoer can be held liable in a criminal and/or
civil action
negligence - Correct Answer- Omission or commission of an act that a reasonably prudent
person would or would not do under given circumstances. It is a form of heedlessness or
carelessness that constitutes a departure from the standard of care generally imposed on
members of a society
Three types of negligent acts - Correct Answer- malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance
Malpractice - Correct Answer- Professional misconduct, improper discharge of professional
duties, or failure to meet the standard of care of a professional that results in harm to another;
the negligence or carelessness of a professional person such as a nurse, pharmacist, physician,
or accountant
intentional tort - Correct Answer- an intentional act that causes harm to another
assault - Correct Answer- an intentional act that is designed to make the victim fearful and
produces reasonable apprehension of harm
battery - Correct Answer- intentional touching of one person by another without the consent
of the person being touched
false imprisonment - Correct Answer- the unlawful restraint of an individual's personal liberty
or the unlawful restraint or confinement of an individual
defamation of character - Correct Answer- injury of a person's reputation or character caused
by the false statements of another made to a third person. Includes both libel and slander
, invasion of privacy - Correct Answer- a wrong that invades the right of a person to personal
privacy. Disregard for a patient's right to privacy is legally actionable, particularly when
patients are unable to protect themselves adequately because of unconsciousness or
immobility.
infliction of mental distress - Correct Answer- conduct that is so outrageous that is goes
beyond the bounds tolerated by a decent society
three elements of a contract - Correct Answer- offer/communication, consideration,
acceptance
good samaritan laws - Correct Answer- laws designed to protect those who stop to render aid
in an emergency. These laws generally provide immunity for specified persons from a civil
suit arising out of care rendered at the scene of an emergency, provided that the one rendering
assistance has not done so in a grossly negligent manner
office of government ethics (OGE) - Correct Answer- an agency within the executive branch
of government whose mission and goals is to foster high ethical standards for employees in
the executive branch of government
committee on ethics (house of representatives) - Correct Answer- designated the "supervising
ethics office" for the house of reps, only standing committee of the HOR with membership
divided evenly by party
-common ethical issues: gifts from outside sources, between employees, conflicting financial
interests, remedies for financial conflicts, impartiality in performing official duties, seeking
other employment, misuse of position
US judicial code of conduct - Correct Answer- provides guidance for judges on issues of
-judicial integrity and independence
-judicial diligence and impartiality
-permissible extrajudicial activities
-avoidance of impropriety or even its appearance
public policy - Correct Answer- the principle of law that holds that no one can lawfully do
that which tends to be injurious to the public or against the public good
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