BUSI 302 Chapter 5 Reading Assignment solutions complete answers

BUSI 302 Chapter 5 Reading Assignment solutions complete answers 

 

Which of the following are not always able to give informed consent?

 

Identify benefits of pretrial screenings. 

 

Which of the followings guidelines demonstrate physicians operating within their scope of their practices?

 

The common law situation in business where the employer authorizes an employee or agent to deal with a third party on the employer's behalf is called the                     .

 

Which of the following best describes the term liable?

 

Agency is most often __ in a health care setting.

 

Generally, if an action or omission within the scope of a clinician's job could potentially cause harm, the patient is owed a __________.

 

Which of the following statements describes the standards for specialists?

 

Law of agency is the law that governs the relationship between a principal and his or her       .

 

Agency has that employers are        liable for the acts of their employees performed as part of their employment.

 

Health care practitioners act as their employers' agents when they do which of the following?

 

Which of the following refers to the level of performance expected of a health care practitioner in carrying out his or her professional duties?

 

How can policy and procedure manuals  help a practitioner stay in scope?

 

What is the obligation of health care professionals to patients and, in some cases, nonpatients called?

 

All of the following guidelines help clinicians stay within the scope of their practice EXCEPT which of the following?

 

When health care practitioners are sued for medical malpractice, what generally does that mean?

 

The performance of a completely wrongful and illegal act is called       .

 

What does misfeasance mean?

 

What is the basis for most liability claims in medicine?

 

Which of the following is an example of malfeasance?

 

Which of the following is a mistake that would qualify as an example of the doctrine of common knowledge?

 

When a defendant is found guilty of a       , the plaintiff is awarded damages.

 

If a nurse does not use a sterile technique when changing a dressing and the patient's wound becomes infected, what might the nurse be guilty of?

 

Which of the following is based on a law and given to a patient's beneficiaries when death results due to a practitioner's negligence?

 

Which party in a lawsuit is being accused?

 

For res ipsa loquitur to apply, which of the following elements must be included?

 

What are court-ordered monetary awards to patients, given as a result of legally recognized injuries?

 

What percentage of states require pretrial screening before plaintiffs pursue medical malpractice litigation in civil court?

 

If a patient dies as a result of the negligence of a health care practitioner, who may receive a financial award?

 

In what type of case does a plaintiff need to prove the case by presenting to the judge or jury evidence that is more convincing than the opposing party?

 

Which term means that an act was an obvious case of negligence?

 

Damages awarded in a tort case are in the form of which of the following?

 

What is the first action of a malpractice lawsuit?

 

What are some of the benefits of pretrial screenings?

 

A person who brings forth charges in a lawsuit is called the

 

What is typically the second step in a malpractice lawsuit?

 

What element is included in the complaint filed during the pleading phase of a lawsuit?

 

After the defendant's attorney files an answer to the summons, the defendant may also file what type of document?

 

The person who brings forth charges in a lawsuit is called the       .

 

What does the attorney do in a malpractice lawsuit after they believe the case has merit?

 

What is the term when either party in a lawsuit asks that the trial be held in another place?

 

During what phase of a lawsuit is a deposition given?

 

A complaint is filed with the clerk of the court during what phase of a lawsuit?

 

Who responds to an interrogatory?

 

Who issues a summons?

 

During what phase is a trial date set?

 

What does a deposition contain?

 

What is the punishment for contempt of court?

 

What is an interrogatory?

 

What are the two types of depositions?

 

A person or party that criminal or civil charges are brought against in a lawsuit is called the

 

Which action would support best practice if you are subpoenaed to testify in court? 

 

Which of the following are types of alternative resolution?

 

What happens if someone fails to obey a subpoena?

 

How often are lawsuits settled out of court?

 

What is the consequence of not responding to a summons?

 

What do critics say about alternative dispute resolutions?

 

Before testifying, what should the witness refresh his or her memory about?

 

What is a technique for resolving civil disputes without going to court?

 

What is permission from a person, either expressed or implied, for something to be done by another?

 

What is issued to command a witness to bring medical records to court?

 

What is an emancipated minor?

 

What are ways testimony can be given?

 

What are the pros for alternative dispute resolution?

 

If a patient cooperates with testing or treatment, it is assumed that the patient has provided what type of consent?

 

Which of the following patients can give their consent to an emergency procedure?

 

In some states, what does a woman need to be clearly informed of prior to giving informed consent to an abortion?

 

Who does not have the capacity to consent to HIV testing?

 

Which of the following are not able to give informed consent?

 

How long must some women wait in some states before being able to sign a consent form for an abortion?

 

As a clause to the Good Samaritan acts, physicians and other health care personnel may be protected from charges of negligence or abandonment, provided they adhere to which of the following?

 

In what areas is parental or guardian consent required for HIV/AIDS treatment?

 

Technically, abortion is legal in how many states despite specific state restrictions?

 

What are state laws protecting physicians and sometimes other health care practitioners and laypersons from charges of negligence or abandonment if they stop to help the victim of an accident or other emergency called?