Medical Law & Ethics Final Exam Review UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
health care practitioners those who are trained to administer medical or health care to patients
plaintiff the person bringing charges in a lawsuit
defendant the person or party against whom criminal or civil charges are brought in a
lawsuit
liable legally responsible or obligated
litigious prone to engage in lawsuits
precedent decisions made by judges in the various courts that become rule of law and
apply to future cases
summary judgment a decision made by a court in a lawsuit in response to a motion that pleads
there is no basis for trial
fraud dishonest or deceitful practices in depriving, or attempting to deprive, another
of his or her rights
law rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or
enforced by a controlling authority
ethics standards of behavior, developed as a result of one's concept of right and
wrong
moral values one's personal concept of right and wrong, formed through the influence of
the family, culture, and society
code of ethics a list of principles intended to govern behavior
ethics guidelines publications that detail a wide variety of ethica situations that professional
might face in their work and offer principles for dealing with the situations in an
ethical manner
Hippocratic oath a pledge for physicians, developed by the greek physician Hippocrates circa
400 B.C.E
American Medical Association Principles a code of ethics for members of the American Medical Association, written in
1847
Questions and CORRECT Answers
health care practitioners those who are trained to administer medical or health care to patients
plaintiff the person bringing charges in a lawsuit
defendant the person or party against whom criminal or civil charges are brought in a
lawsuit
liable legally responsible or obligated
litigious prone to engage in lawsuits
precedent decisions made by judges in the various courts that become rule of law and
apply to future cases
summary judgment a decision made by a court in a lawsuit in response to a motion that pleads
there is no basis for trial
fraud dishonest or deceitful practices in depriving, or attempting to deprive, another
of his or her rights
law rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or
enforced by a controlling authority
ethics standards of behavior, developed as a result of one's concept of right and
wrong
moral values one's personal concept of right and wrong, formed through the influence of
the family, culture, and society
code of ethics a list of principles intended to govern behavior
ethics guidelines publications that detail a wide variety of ethica situations that professional
might face in their work and offer principles for dealing with the situations in an
ethical manner
Hippocratic oath a pledge for physicians, developed by the greek physician Hippocrates circa
400 B.C.E
American Medical Association Principles a code of ethics for members of the American Medical Association, written in
1847
