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Professional exercise of the type of care that a reasonable person would use in similar circumstances is A) the standard of care. B) negligence. C) a breach. D) an unintentional tort.

The medical record documents the patient’s care and treatment but does not document any treatment that he or she refuses to receive. 

Which of the following is true regarding the differences between males and females in relation to suicide?

Chain of evidence refers to all of the following except A) clearly labeled evidence with name, date, and time. B) documentation in the medical record of date and time the evidence was obtained. C) clothing evidence that is clean and dry. D) evidence that has been kept in locked storage until required.

Failure or omission to perform professional duties to an accepted standard of care is called A) fraud. B) negligence. C) unintentional tort. D) consideration.

The ordinary skill and care that medical practitioners must use is called A) the prudent person rule. B) confidentiality. C) the standard of care. D) the statute of limitations.

The period of time that a patient has to file a lawsuit is covered by the A) medical patients’ rights acts. B) statute of limitations. C) statute of limitations for murder. D) medical practice acts.

The legal relationship formed between two people when one person agrees to perform work for another person is called A) the promise to cure. B) liability. C) the law of agency. D) all of the above.

Minor children may receive life-saving treatment even if the parents refuse it A) if a court-appointed guardian gives consent. B) if the child chooses to receive it. C) when grandparents override the wishes of the parents. D) none of the above.

Assumption of risk is the legal defense that A) is used by the defendant in a case to prove innocence from injury. B) prevents the plaintiff from recovering damages if he or she had accepted a risk associated with an activity that led to the illness or injury. C) determines that the patient was fully or partly at fault for the injury, and no damages may be recovered. D) bases the recovery of damages by the plaintiff on the amount of fault of the defendant.