ENLIGHTENED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS.
What is right and wrong conduct correct answers ethics
most common type of medical tort liability correct answers negligence
a person sued is called the correct answers defendant
the withdrawal of a physician from care of a patient without reasonable notice of such discharge
from the case by the patient correct answers abandonment
an unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another correct answers assault
the health worker is protected by the law if it can be determined that he or she acted reasonable
as compared with fellow workers correct answers reasonable care
negligence by a professional person correct answers malpractice
an act that violated criminal law correct answers crime
breaking of a law, promise, or duty correct answers breach
ability to see things from another person's point of view correct answers empathy
defamation through spoken statement correct answers slander
time established for filing law suits correct answers statute of limitations
a writ that commands a witness to appear at a trial or other proceeding and to give testimony
correct answers subpoena
a wrong committed against another person or the person's property correct answers tort
holding or detaining a person against his will correct answers false imprisonment
defamation through written statement correct answers libel
a lawsuit correct answers litigation
a violation of a person's right not to have his or her name, photograph, or private affairs exposed
or made public without giving consent correct answers invasion of privacy
a major crime for which greater punishment is imposed other than a misdemeanor correct
answers felony
one who institutes a lawsuit correct answers plaintiff