Exam 7: Intentional and Quasi-Intentional Torts

If a tort is committed

Which is not a requirement needed to avoid a false imprisonment charge for an involuntary admission?

Quasi-intentional torts include all the following except

Which patient could probably receive a blood transfusion without consent if the physician obtains a court order?

Raising a hand to strike a patient, even if the patient was not touched, can be considered

A written statement of defamation is known as

Which would not be considered a tort?

Consent is implied

Which would not appear in an institution's policy on use of restraints?

An example of medical battery is

A person arrives at the emergency department complaining of chest pain. While the doctor is examining the patient, the patient becomes unconscious. The physician performs life-saving measures to treat the patient. The physician determines that the patient needs emergency surgery or will die. The patient is rushed to surgery. This is an example of

Which is not among the major intentional torts?

Which type of tort has at its essence the relationship to or ownership of the thing that causes harm?

In which situation would a medical facility probably avoid false imprisonment charges?

The statement, "The information is true, but it is information that a person wants to keep private," likely pertains to

Documentation for using restraints should include

Committing battery means

Which can be transferred?

During which surgeries would it be reasonable for a physician to remove the organ mentioned without specific consent?

As a result of increased use of computers in the healthcare setting, the following was established to decrease the potential for breach of confidentiality: