EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Why is it important to know information about health care?
Answer: the changes will affect us as students, because we are the
future of healthcare
◉ An act in which there is a threat or attempt to do bodily harm;
physical intimidation, verbal remark or gesture Answer: assault
◉ Unauthorized physical contact; can include touching a person's
body, clothing, chair or bed Answer: battery
◉ interference with a person's freedom to move about at will
without the legal authority to do so; only legal if there is a
restraining order Answer: false imprisonment
◉ law abiding people have the right to expect that they and their
property will be left alone Answer: invasion of privacy
◉ an act in which UNTRUE information harms a person's reputation;
can be spoken or written Answer: defamation
, ◉ What are the elements of a malpractice case? Answer: duty,
breach of duty, causation, and injury
◉ an obligation existed to provide care for the person who claims to
have been injured or harmed Answer: duty
◉ failure to provide appropriate care, or the care that was done so in
a negligent manner, that is, in a manner that conflicts with how
others with similar education would have acted given the same set
of circumstances (most difficult to prove in court) Answer: breach of
duty
◉ the professional's action, or lack of it, caused the plaintiff harm
Answer: causation
◉ physical, psychological, or financial harm occured Answer: injurt
◉ What are the 5 w's when writing an incident report? Answer: -
what exactly happened
-who did it happen to
-where did it happen
-when did it happen
-what actions were taken at the time