Criminal and Civil Law Quiz

Intentionally threatening or attempting to harm a person is called?

• Assault

• Battery

• Defamation

• Slander

When a civil law is broken, the person who claims harm is known as?

• Bailiff

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

• Criminal

Criminal law focuses on disputes between people?

• True

• False

Malpractice lawsuits can be filed against:

• Nursing Assistants

• Doctors

• Hospitals

• All of the above

Nurse assistants, licensed practical nurses, and registered nurses must complete the same amount of education?

• True

• False

In order for health care workers to be guilty of malpractice, a patient must have received a serious injury.

• True

• False

A surgeon leaves gauze inside the surgery site, and the patient develops a life-threatening infection. This describes?

• Slander

• Defamtion of character

• Malpractice

• Assault

What is intentionally damaging a person's reputation by making false statements about the person called?

• False imprisonment

• Battery

• Assault

• defamation of character

This law protects all citizens from people who pose a threat to society.

• Battery

• Civil

• Criminal

• None of the above

Which of the following is an example of criminal offenses committed by health care workers?

• Stealing drugs

• Falsifying medical records

• Insurance fraud

• All of the above