According to the American Hospital Association’s Committee on Biomedical Ethics, the patient’s right to confidentiality may be overridden when A) the patient has HIV/AIDS. B) the patient has any communicable disease. C) the patient is an allied health professional. D) the patient’s life or safety is endangered.

The statute of limitations for a case begins to run A) when the injury occurs. B) 2 years after the injury. C) when the plaintiff sues the defendant. D) when the injury is discovered.

General guidelines to avoid malpractice include all of the following except treat all patients with courtesy and respect. do not make promises of a cure or recovery. make sure the staff is aware of what is lawful. give care beyond the scope of one’s training or experience only if it is all of the above.

Intentional torts include A) assault and battery. B) defamation. C) false imprisonment. D) all of the above.

The standard of proof generally used in a civil case is evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. res ipsa loquitur. preponderance of evidence. probable cause. none of the above.

Malfeasance refers to performing a wrong or illegal action.

Under the borrowed servant doctrine, the employer is liable for any negligence caused by the servant while in service of a temporary employer. the employer is liable for 50 percent of any negligence caused by the servant. the employer is not liable for negligence by the servant while in service of a temporary employer. the employee is no longer associated with the employer after the servant contract is signed. the employee is liable for all negligence.

A patient is given specific instructions, does not follow those instructions, and later injures himself. If the patient sues for malpractice, what defense might apply? Contributory negligence Standard of proof Borrowed servant doctrine Denial a and d could both apply

Rights-based ethics emphasizes the A) individual rights of persons. B) rights of specific social and economic groups. C) duty of persons to adhere to laws. D) character traits of persons.

Proximate cause means that the injury to the patient was closely related to the defendant’s negligent actions.