Question

10- A patient's insistence on leaving against medical advice should be:
ignored to prevent a violent confrontation
noted by the patient
noted on the medical record
all are proper responses



13- To prove fraud, one must show:
untrue statement made with intent to deceive
justifiable reliance
damages
all of the above

14-The legal theories of product liability include:
negligence
breach of warranty
strict liability
all of the above


15-An intravenous solution contaminated by the negligence of the product user, rather than the manufacturer, is an example of a:
intervening cause
product liability defense
all of the above
none of the above

16-Virtue ethics addresses difficult issues such as the nature of life, the nature of death, what sort of life is worth living, what constitutes murder, how we should treat people who are especially vulnerable, and the responsibilities that we have to other human beings.

True
False

17-Professional ethics are standards or codes of conduct established by the membership of a specific profession.

True
False

18-Compassion is a form of beneficence. People, often believing they know what is best for another, often make decisions they believe are in that person’s best interest.

True
False

19-Negative tolerance implies one will reluctantly put up with another’s beliefs. In other words, they simply tolerate the view of others.

True
False

20-Crimes are established by legislative bodies.

True
False

21- Medicare is a federally sponsored health insurance program for persons over 65 years of age and certain disabled persons.
True
False

22- Failure to conform to or a departure from a required duty of care owed to a patient is considered a breach of duty.

True
False

23- The plaintiff must establish a negligent act was newsworthy.

True
False

24-Public figures have more difficulty in pursuing defamation litigation than the average individual.

True
False

25- Slander is the intentional touching of another’s person in a socially impermissible manner, without that person’s consent.

True
False

26- A tort committed deliberately and based on the premise the defendant intended the harmful consequences of his or her behavior is cohesion.

True
False

Answer 1

Ans) 10) noted on the medical record

Explaination: LAMA ( Leave Against Medical Advice) is patient's insistence upon leaving the hospital against expressed advice of treating team.

- It is like if physician says you are medically ready to leave, the hospital discharges you.

- But if you decide to leave without your physician's approval, the hospital still must let you go, and If you insist on leaving, they will usually ask you to sign an against-medical-advice (AMA) form.

Ans 13) all of the above

Explaination: Fraud- A deliberate deception, misrepresentation, or deceit involved intended to secure an unfair or unlawful gain.

4 legal elements of fraud:

1. material false statement
2. knowledge that the statement was false when it was uttered
3. reliance on the false statement by the victim
4. damages as a result

And 14) all of the above

Explaination: Product Liability claims may be pursued on the basis of one or more of 3 legal theories:

- negligence
- strict products liability
- breach of warranty

Ans15) all of the above

Explaination: The defense used in product liability is intervening cause- Example of which is an intravenous solution contaminated by the negligence of the product user, rather than the manufacturer. So, under product liability defense comes intervening cause.