The failure to give reasonable care or to do what another prudent person with similar experience, knowledge, and background would have done under the same or similar circumstances.

The degree of care, skill, and diligence an equally qualified caregiver in the profession would provide in similar circumstances.

Voluntarily and knowingly assumes the risk of an activity through an expressed or implied agreement, but does not forgive a person of reckless conduct.

Legal responsibility to perform duties in a reasonable and prudent manner.

Morals, a set of principles or values that influences behavior.

A wrongful act resulting in injury to another’s person, property, or reputation, for which the injured party is entitled to seek compensation.

The unlawful touching of an individual without consent.

Professional misconduct or lack of professional skill that results in damage to the patient; negligence by a professional, such as a physician, nurse, certified athletic trainer, or coach.

A federal regulation establishing national standards for health care information to protect personal health information.

A federal law that prohibits the improper disclosure of personally identifiable information derived from education record such as name, address, social security number, etc..

True or False: The patient does not have the right to know what hospital rules and regulations apply to his or her conduct as a patient.

True or False: The patient has the right to obtain from the physician complete and current information about his or her diagnosis.

True or False: The patient has the right to expect that all communication and records pertaining to his or her care are treated as confidential.

True or False: The patient does not have the right to say no to being part of a research project.

True or False: The patient has the right to obtain information about the existence of any professional relationships among individuals who are treating him or her.

True or False: Written standards for conduct, behavior, and moral philosophy are known as a code of ethics.

True or False: As a member of the athletic department, gambling on games is unsporting conduct, but is legal.

True or False: All initiation rituals are illegal.

True or False: Sports medicine professionals should have malpractice insurance.

True or False: The laws for athletic training and fitness instruction vary from state to state.

True or False: A patient’s medical record is confidential.

When the care provider performs an act that is not the care provider’s responsibility or standard of care (for example, the athletic trainer relocates a dislocated ankle).

When the care provider commits an act that is the care provider’s responsibility to perform, but uses the wrong procedures (for example, improperly stabilizing a dislocated ankle while waiting for paramedics).

When the care provider fails to perform the care provider’s legal duty of care (for example, all signs of an assessment indicate an ankle fracture and the care provider does nothing).

When the care provider has total disregard for the safety of others.

When the care provider commits a negligent act while delivering care. This is professional misconduct or lack of professional skill that results in injury to the patient.