Title: Module 5 Quiz
Course: HIM 2012 Health Law > Section: Module 5 - Legal Theories in Improper Disclosure

Q: Battery, assault, false imprisonment are all examples of  _____ torts.
- Intentional
- Unintentional
- Liability
- None of the above
A: Intentional

Q: A ________ is a civil wrong for which damages can be received to compensate for physical and monetary injuries.
- Felony
- Tort
- Liability
- Misdemeanor
A: Tort

Q: Taking aim with a weapon may constitute a/n
- Battery
- False imprisonment
- Assault
- All of the above
A: Assault

Q: __________ in healthcare is failure to exercise reasonable care by healthcare professionals with similar training and experience in the same or similar community.
- Malpractice
- Battery
- Liability
- Negligence
A: Negligence

Q: ldentify the four elements in a negligence action. (Indicate all that apply)
- Duty
- Breach of duty
- False communication to a third party
- Injury
- Casual relationship
A: Duty; Breach of duty; Injury; Casual relationship

Q: A sponge was left in a patient during an appendectomy. Additional surgery was required to remove the sponge. Based on these facts, which one of the following rules applies?
- Comparative negligence
- Contributory negligence
- Stare decisis
- Res ipsa loquitur
A: Res ipsa loquitur

Q: Which of the following indicates that a person is responsible for the damage and loss caused by his or her actions?
- Liability
- Tort
- Misdemeanor
- Felony
A: Liability

Q: A hospital, generally, is liable to patients for the torts of its employees. This falls under the doctrine called ______________.
- Corporate negligence
- Comparative negligence
- Respondaet superior
- Res ipsa loquitor
A: Respondaet superior

Q: Which of the following includes a duty not to disclose health information and an emphasis on a special relationship of trust?
- Invasion of privacy
- Breach of confidentiality
- Infliction of emotional distress
- Defamation
A: Breach of confidentiality

Q: Under__________ a defendant demonstrates that the plaintiff's conduct contributed in part to the injury the plaintiff suffered.
- Comparative negligence
- Contributory negligence
- Assumption of risk
- Comparative risk
A: Comparative negligence