Understand legal and ethical issues related to healthcare

Question 1

Abuse

Answer 1

Physical, sexual, or verbal mistreatment

Question 2

Assault

Answer 2

Any threat or attempt to injure another person

Question 3

Battery

Answer 3

Unlawful touching of another person without their consent

Question 4

Defamation of character

Answer 4

Statement that causes injury to a person’s reputation

Question 5

False imprisonment

Answer 5

A person is confined or retained against his/her will

Question 6

Felony

Answer 6

A serious crime that carries a penalty of at least one year of imprisonment

Question 7

Invasion of privacy

Answer 7

Make personal information public with the consent of the patient; unnecessary physical exposure

Question 8

Libel

Answer 8

Untrue written statements that cause injury to a person’s reputation

Question 9

Malpractice

Answer 9

Providing bad care resulting in injury; act of commission

Question 10

Misuse of narcotics

Answer 10

Using controlled drugs in a manner other than intended

Question 11

Murder

Answer 11

Taking another person’s life

Question 12

Negligence

Answer 12

Failure to provide care that is normally expected resulting in injury to the patient; act of omission

Question 13

Practicing without a License

Answer 13

Providing healthcare services without a licence

Question 14

Reasonable care

Answer 14

Legal obligation of healthcare professionals to provide care according to the standards of practice expected within their community of healthcare professionals

Question 15

Slander

Answer 15

Untrue spoken statements that cause injury to a person’s reputation

Question 16

Theft

Answer 16

Taking another person’s possessions

Question 17

Tort

Answer 17

Wrongful act of not involving a contract that result in physical injury, property damages or damages to a person’s reputation for which the injured person is entitled to compensation for damages done