QUESTION 16

1.Negligence is defined as a departure from the conduct (or standard of care) of a reasonably prudent person acting under the same or similar circumstances.In the case of a physician, it is referred to as medical malpractice and can be defined as a failure of the physician to exercise that degree of care, skill, and learning possessed at the time by physicians in the same profession.Which of the following elements must be proven in a negligence case?

a.

a duty of care

b.

breach of the duty of care

c.

injury

d.

breach of the duty of care was the proximate cause of the injury

e.

all of the above

QUESTION 17

1.Which of the following can be a defense in a cause of action for negligence?

a.

assumption of risk

b.

contributory or comparative negligence

c.

release from liability

d.

statute of limitations

e.

all of the above

QUESTION 18

1.Which of the following are responsibilities of the governing board of a nonprofit hospital corporation?

a.

to establish operating budgets anddevelop strategic plans and policies

b.

to appoint the Chief Executive Officer

c.

to monitor the quality of medical care

d.

to select a qualified medical staff

e.

all of the above

QUESTION 19

1.Which of the following is a reason why Congress enacted the Health Care Quality Improvement Act?

a.

an increase in the number of medical malpractice cases

b.

the possibility of incompetent physicians moving and practicing indifferent states

c.

the threat of physician liability under antitrust laws

d.

the need for improved and protected peer review activities

e.

all of the above

QUESTION 20

1.A hospital corporation can be held directly liable for failing to adopt and follow adequate rules and for being negligent in selecting and retaining its medical staff.

True

False