Exam 14: Medical-Legal Issues and Health Law Procedures

__________ consists of those principles and rules of action that derive their authority solely from usages and customs that have evolved from ancient,unwritten laws of England.

Which of the following is an acceptable way to establish standards of practice in a health care profession?

In order for an action to be considered under criminal law,it must be:

The length of time in which a claimant can file a cause of action after injury:

In a legal dispute,the patient or client that claims to be injured is known as the:

The rule of legal evidence that requires an authorized person to account for the location,control,and integrity of a specimen,result,or report at all times is known as:

A civil wrongdoing or injury is known as:

Leaving a patient sign-in sheet in plain view of other patients is a violation of which of the following government agencies?

The body of law that is voted on and passed by the U.S.Congress or by a state legislature as an outcome of a political process or societal influence is known as:

Those laws that relate to private rights and remedies sought by citizens are known as:

Actually causing bodily harm,as in drawing a blood specimen from a patient without consent,falls into which of the following torts?

The four elements that must be proven to determine that a health care worker was negligent include:

Rules and regulations written by government agencies to implement statutes or public laws are __________________.

Decisional law develops as a result of federal,state,or local courts deciding cases brought by two or more individual parties.Another name for decisional law is: