Unit 1 & 2 Test

The state of being legally responsible for the harm one causes another person is?

• Litigation

• Omission

• Misfeasance

• Liability

A written statement that describes the risk in which the individual assumes responsibility when playing a sport: by signing a statement, an individual acknowledges the risk

• Statue of Limitations

• Litigation

• Assumption of Risk

• Good Samaritan Law

Failure to use reasonable or ordinary care is called:

• Tort

• Negligence

• Statute of Limitations

• Litigation

When an individual fails to perform a legal duty such as fails to refer is known as _____ (nonfeasance)

• Comission

• Negligence

• Omission

• Liability

An individual who has responsibility for caring for an injury has__________?

• Liability

• Negligence

• Good Samaritan Law

• Duty of Care

HIPAA stands for ___________________?

• Health Injury Portability and Accountability Act

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Action

• Health Insurance Portability and Action Act

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

An individual improperly performs something the person has a legal right to do is referred to as _______?

• Malfeasance

• Nonfeasance

• Misfeasance

• Negligent

A federal legislation prohibiting discrimination based on sex in athletics receiving federal funding is ________ law?

• Title IX

• Title V

• Good Samaritan

• Discrimination

When an individual performs actions that is not her/his legal obligation or duty such as performing advanced medical treatment loading to death is referred to as ____________ (malfeasance)

• Omission

• Commision

• Negligence

• Liability

Liability generating contact associated with adverse outcome of patient treatment results in a _______ suit?

• Misfeasance

• Malpractice

• Malfeasance

• Nonfeasance