DMSO EXAM 3 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Statutory Law - ANS is enacted and enforced by federal or state legislators
Administrative law - ANS is made by administrative agencies appointed by the president or
governor
Common law - ANS is court-made law based on custom and usage
Definition of Tort - ANS is a wrongful act, other than a breach of contract, for which the law
provides a remedy
Examples of Torts: - ANS Intentional tort and Unintentional tort
Intentional torts - ANS Assault, battery, invasion of privacy, and false imprisonment
Unintentional tort: - ANS Negligence
Assault - ANS is an intentional attempt or threat to inflict injury on a person
example of assault - ANS is to say to an unruly or uncooperative patient, "If you don't stop
moving and start cooperating during this examination, I will have to restrain you."
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, Two main ethical principles associated with the medical profession are those of -
ANS beneficence and nonmaleficence
Beneficence - ANS is a duty to promote good and to act in the best interest of the patient
and society
Nonmaleficence - ANS is the primary credo of the health professions: "Above all, do no
harm."
Medical practice occurs - ANS when a negligent act or omission by a medical professional
result in harm to the patient. The burden of proof can shift to the defendant.
An injured patient (the plaintiff) must prove four elements: - ANS duty, breach, harm, and
causation
Informed consent: - ANS A patient has the right to prevent unauthorized contact with his or
her person. The health care professional must disclose information that lets the patient make a
knowledgeable decision about proposed procedures or treatments. Express consent—written
(signed consent form) or spoken
Implied consent: - ANS Consent is understood from the circumstances surrounding the
procedure. A patient in a life-threatening situation is unconscious or unable to communicate A
surgeon may perform necessary procedures during the course of a surgery to which the patient
granted express consent
Negligence: - ANS is defined as performance that falls below the expected standard of care.
An act or omission, failure to act, by a medical professional that deviates from the accepted
medical standard of care, thus resulting in injury or death of the patient. It can be any tort or
breach of contract of health care or professional services rendered by a health care provider to
a patient
Duty - ANS refers to the standard of care that the medical professional (defendant) is
required to follow
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AND ANSWERS 100% PASS
Statutory Law - ANS is enacted and enforced by federal or state legislators
Administrative law - ANS is made by administrative agencies appointed by the president or
governor
Common law - ANS is court-made law based on custom and usage
Definition of Tort - ANS is a wrongful act, other than a breach of contract, for which the law
provides a remedy
Examples of Torts: - ANS Intentional tort and Unintentional tort
Intentional torts - ANS Assault, battery, invasion of privacy, and false imprisonment
Unintentional tort: - ANS Negligence
Assault - ANS is an intentional attempt or threat to inflict injury on a person
example of assault - ANS is to say to an unruly or uncooperative patient, "If you don't stop
moving and start cooperating during this examination, I will have to restrain you."
pg. 1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED
, Two main ethical principles associated with the medical profession are those of -
ANS beneficence and nonmaleficence
Beneficence - ANS is a duty to promote good and to act in the best interest of the patient
and society
Nonmaleficence - ANS is the primary credo of the health professions: "Above all, do no
harm."
Medical practice occurs - ANS when a negligent act or omission by a medical professional
result in harm to the patient. The burden of proof can shift to the defendant.
An injured patient (the plaintiff) must prove four elements: - ANS duty, breach, harm, and
causation
Informed consent: - ANS A patient has the right to prevent unauthorized contact with his or
her person. The health care professional must disclose information that lets the patient make a
knowledgeable decision about proposed procedures or treatments. Express consent—written
(signed consent form) or spoken
Implied consent: - ANS Consent is understood from the circumstances surrounding the
procedure. A patient in a life-threatening situation is unconscious or unable to communicate A
surgeon may perform necessary procedures during the course of a surgery to which the patient
granted express consent
Negligence: - ANS is defined as performance that falls below the expected standard of care.
An act or omission, failure to act, by a medical professional that deviates from the accepted
medical standard of care, thus resulting in injury or death of the patient. It can be any tort or
breach of contract of health care or professional services rendered by a health care provider to
a patient
Duty - ANS refers to the standard of care that the medical professional (defendant) is
required to follow
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