HOSA MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS TEST
EXAM 2026 TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTION SET WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
⫸ Beneficence. Answer: The ethical principle that healthcare providers
should act in the best interest of the patient.
⫸ Nonmaleficence. Answer: The ethical principle of "do no harm."
⫸ Justice. Answer: The principle that all patients should be treated
fairly and equitably.
⫸ Confidentiality. Answer: Protecting a patient's private health
information from unauthorized disclosure.
⫸ HIPAA. Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act that protects patient health information.
⫸ Informed Consent. Answer: Permission granted by a patient after
being fully informed of risks and benefits.
⫸ Negligence. Answer: Failure to exercise reasonable care, resulting in
harm to a patient.
,⫸ Malpractice. Answer: Professional negligence by a healthcare
provider that causes harm to a patient.
⫸ Liability. Answer: Legal responsibility for one's actions or omissions.
⫸ Abandonment. Answer: Terminating the doctor-patient relationship
without proper notice or care transition.
⫸ Assault. Answer: Intentionally causing a patient to fear imminent
harmful or offensive contact.
⫸ Battery. Answer: Actual physical contact that is harmful or offensive
without consent.
⫸ Advance Directive. Answer: Legal document specifying a patient's
healthcare wishes if they cannot communicate.
⫸ Durable Power of Attorney (Healthcare). Answer: Legal document
designating someone to make healthcare decisions if a patient is
incapacitated.
⫸ Living Will. Answer: Specifies treatment preferences for end-of-life
care.
⫸ Ethics Committee. Answer: A group that provides guidance on
complex medical ethical dilemmas.
, ⫸ Professionalism. Answer: Conduct, aims, or qualities that
characterize a healthcare professional.
⫸ Fiduciary Duty. Answer: Obligation to act in the best interest of a
patient.
⫸ Scope of Practice. Answer: The procedures and actions a healthcare
provider is legally permitted to perform.
⫸ Patient Rights. Answer: Legal and ethical entitlements of patients
regarding healthcare services.
⫸ Standard of Care. Answer: Level of care and skill expected of a
reasonably competent healthcare professional.
⫸ Statutory Law. Answer: Law passed by a legislative body.
⫸ Common Law. Answer: Law established by court decisions rather
than statutes.
⫸ Criminal Law. Answer: Laws related to crimes against society or
individuals.
EXAM 2026 TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTION SET WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
⫸ Beneficence. Answer: The ethical principle that healthcare providers
should act in the best interest of the patient.
⫸ Nonmaleficence. Answer: The ethical principle of "do no harm."
⫸ Justice. Answer: The principle that all patients should be treated
fairly and equitably.
⫸ Confidentiality. Answer: Protecting a patient's private health
information from unauthorized disclosure.
⫸ HIPAA. Answer: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act that protects patient health information.
⫸ Informed Consent. Answer: Permission granted by a patient after
being fully informed of risks and benefits.
⫸ Negligence. Answer: Failure to exercise reasonable care, resulting in
harm to a patient.
,⫸ Malpractice. Answer: Professional negligence by a healthcare
provider that causes harm to a patient.
⫸ Liability. Answer: Legal responsibility for one's actions or omissions.
⫸ Abandonment. Answer: Terminating the doctor-patient relationship
without proper notice or care transition.
⫸ Assault. Answer: Intentionally causing a patient to fear imminent
harmful or offensive contact.
⫸ Battery. Answer: Actual physical contact that is harmful or offensive
without consent.
⫸ Advance Directive. Answer: Legal document specifying a patient's
healthcare wishes if they cannot communicate.
⫸ Durable Power of Attorney (Healthcare). Answer: Legal document
designating someone to make healthcare decisions if a patient is
incapacitated.
⫸ Living Will. Answer: Specifies treatment preferences for end-of-life
care.
⫸ Ethics Committee. Answer: A group that provides guidance on
complex medical ethical dilemmas.
, ⫸ Professionalism. Answer: Conduct, aims, or qualities that
characterize a healthcare professional.
⫸ Fiduciary Duty. Answer: Obligation to act in the best interest of a
patient.
⫸ Scope of Practice. Answer: The procedures and actions a healthcare
provider is legally permitted to perform.
⫸ Patient Rights. Answer: Legal and ethical entitlements of patients
regarding healthcare services.
⫸ Standard of Care. Answer: Level of care and skill expected of a
reasonably competent healthcare professional.
⫸ Statutory Law. Answer: Law passed by a legislative body.
⫸ Common Law. Answer: Law established by court decisions rather
than statutes.
⫸ Criminal Law. Answer: Laws related to crimes against society or
individuals.
