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Tort Law Concepts Quiz

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What constitutes malpractice in a healthcare setting?

Failing to meet a legal duty, causing harm (correct)

Providing care without informed consent

Threatening a patient with harm

Neglecting to document a patient's medical history

Which term describes an intentional threat to cause bodily harm without actual contact?

Slander

Battery

Assault (correct)

Malpractice

What is the correct definition of negligence in legal terms?

Unlawfully touching a patient without consent

Failure to provide care at all

Making false statements verbally

Omission of an act that a reasonable person would have performed (correct)

Which of the following actions can be classified under defamation?

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The legal term for the unlawful touching of another person without informed consent is known as what?

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Tort Law Concepts

Abandonment of Care: Wrongful termination of providing patient care.
Assault: Intentional threat to cause bodily harm, doesn't require physical contact.
Battery: Unlawful touching without informed consent.
Competency: Legal presumption that adults can make decisions for themselves, unless proven otherwise.
Defamation: Spoken or written statements maliciously harming someone's reputation.
Harm: Injury to a person or property, basis for legal action.
Libel: Malicious or untrue written statements harming someone's reputation.
Malpractice: Failure to meet a legal duty, causing harm to another.
Negligence: Performing or failing to perform an action a reasonably prudent person would, causing harm to another.
Slander: Malicious or untrue spoken words harming someone's reputation.
Tort: Civil law involving wrongs against persons or property; includes negligence, assault, battery, defamation, fraud, false imprisonment, and invasion of privacy.

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Test your knowledge on key concepts of Tort Law, including abandonment of care, assault, battery, and more. This quiz covers critical definitions and legal principles that govern civil wrongs in healthcare and beyond.