Law & Ethics - Chapter 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What do you call those damages awarded by the court to punish the defendant | punitive |
| What is awarded to a plaintiff when a defendant is found guilty of a tort | damages |
| In what phase of a lawsuit is a jury selected | trial |
| What do you call the criteria by which our actions in a given situation are judged competent or incompetent | liability |
| Physicians have a duty of care first toward whom | their patients |
| What are mediation and arbitration types of | alternative disupute resolution |
| What do you call damages awarded by the court where the dollar value and the loss must be proved | special compensatory |
| What do you call damages awarded by the court so that the defendant pays for violation of rights where the dollar value need not be proved | general compensatory |
| What do you call the performance of a lawful act in an illegal or improper manner | misfeasance |
| Damages may be collected by a deceased's beneficiaries under what statute when a patient's death is judged due to negligence | wrongful death |
| In what phase of a lawsuit is a deposition taken | pretrial discovery |
| What is a means of establishing a standard of care in a trial | expert testimony |
| To prove negligence what must a plaintiff prove | duty and dereliction, direct cause and damages |
| What do you call the failure to act when one should | nonfeasance |
| What is the performance of a totally wrongful act | malfeasance |
| A plea made for the case to be reviewed by the highter court occurs in what phase of a lawsuit | appeal |
| Attorneys make opening and closing statements in what phase of a lawsuit | trial |
| A jury reaches a verdict in what phase of a lawsuit | trial |
| We are responsible for our actions, or our failure to act under what | The reasonable person standard |
| What do you call information held confidential whithin a protected relationship such as physician-patient | privileged communication |
| What do you call those damages that recognize the wrong, but ward only a token amount | nominal |
| In what phase of a lawsuit are supoenas issued | pretrial discovery |
| As employers, what do physicians have general liability for | the practice's building and grounds; employees using their automobiles for work purposes; employee safety on the job |
| Healthcare practitioners may be charged with negligence under what | the standard of care for their profession |
| Healthcare workers are legally obligated to safeguard a patient's what | privacy |
| What is liability | the legal responsibility of competent adults for their own acts |
| The increasing number of HIV/AIDS patients led to increased concern over the ethical and legal implications concerning what | privacy |
| When a defendant is found guilty of a tory, the plaintiff is awarded compesation based upon what | Extent of his or her injuries; loss of incom; mental anguish |
| What do yo call the failure to act when someone should | nonfeasance |
| What is Res ipsa loguitur also known as | doctrine of common knowledge |
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