Deck 1: Introduction: Obligations of a Professional

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT considered one of the four essential characteristics of a profession?

A) competence in a specialized body of knowledge and skill
B) the provision of a particular service to society
C) standards of education and practice
D) grounds for administrative actions

Answer 1

grounds for administrative actions

Question 2

Specialty practice acts will vary in emphasis, but the majority will address which of the following?

A) scope of professional practice
B) requirements and qualifications for licensure or certification
C) penalties and sanctions for unauthorized practice
D) all of these answers apply

Answer 2

all of these answers apply

Question 3

In regard to clients and patients, practitioners have a(n) ______________ relationship which requires them to act primarily in the best interests of those they serve.

A) fiduciary
B) formulaic
C) formal
D) informal

Answer 3

fiduciary

Question 4

____________________ are concerned with the judgement principles of right and wrong in relation to human actions and character.

A) Ethics
B) Morals
C) Values
D) Principles

Question 5

Principles, personal standards, or qualities considered worthwhile or desirable are ____________________.

A) ethics
B) morals
C) values
D) principles

Question 6

Specialties including therapists, athletic trainers, and dieticians fall under the umbrella title of____________________.

A) rehabilitative health
B) allied health
C) advanced health
D) partnered health

Question 7

The type of sanction commonly associated with a lapse in appropriate legal requirements is _________________.

A) loss of professional reputation
B) loss of professional affiliations
C) loss of professional respect and fellowship
D) punishment as prescribed by law

Question 8

The type of sanction commonly associated with a lapse in appropriate professional etiquette is __________________.

A) loss of professional reputation
B) loss of professional affiliations
C) loss of professional respect and fellowship
D) punishment as prescribed by law

Question 9

A lawsuit begins when a _________ files a complaint or petition with the court that addressed the elements of the prima facie case.

A) plaintiff
B) lawyer
C) judge
D) defendant

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a step in a civil lawsuit?

A) complaint
B) answer
C) discovery
D) incarceration

Question 11

_______________ is often the longest part of a lawsuit and, in many instances, ends the case when information is detrimental to one of the sides.

A) Complaint
B) Answer
C) Discovery
D) Appeal

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a major element of discovery?

A) investigation
B) interrogatory
C) document requests
D) deposition

Question 13

______________ is recognized in most states and involves a neutral third party that both sides have agreed will have the power to decide the outcome and render a binding decision.

A) Arbitration
B) Delegation
C) Appeal
D) Mediation

Question 14

In legal context, the term ___________________ is used when an individual acts without the assistance of legal counsel.

A) stare decisis
B) pro se
C) res ipsa loquitur
D) quid pro quo

Question 15

Health care professional groups generally operate under a legal practice act and develop a ______________ to assist in self-regulation.

A) scope of practice
B) fiduciary relationship
C) reasonable person standard
D) code of ethics

Question 16

________________ etiquette involves issues such as the need to avoid talking badly about another practitioner, maintenance of appropriate relationships at the worksite, or the need to stay within the role boundaries of our specialty.

A) Professional
B) Legal
C) Ethical
D) Moral

Question 17

_____________ means legally sufficient to establish a case.

A) stare decisis
B) pro se
C) prima facie
D) quid pro quo

Question 18

A jury's decisions are not put into effect until the judge makes a(n) ____________, which is the approval to have the trial's information be filed in public records.

A) judgment
B) appeal
C) deliberation
D) discovery

Question 19

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-A type of relationship that consists of loyalty and responsibility formed between the patient and practitioner

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 20

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-Law established by court decisions rather than statutes enacted by legislatures

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 21

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-The body of law created by administrative agencies to implement their powers and duties in the form of rules, regulations, orders, and decisions?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 22

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-The elements of a case, as established by case law or statute, which a plaintiff must sufficiently prove before a defendant is required to proceed with the case?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 23

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-A phrase frequently used in tort or criminal law to denote a hypothetical person who exercises average care, skill, and judgement in conduct and who serves as a comparative standard for determining liability?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 24

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-A principle, personal standard, or quality considered worthwhile or desirable?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 25

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-Introduced or governed by statute, as opposed to common law?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 26

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-Critical reflections about morality and the rational analysis of it

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 27

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-Health care professions that are distinct from nursing, medicine and pharmacy?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 28

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-A document usually created by a profession that provides guidelines for the ethical behavior of its membership?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 29

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-A belief that there are no universal principles that bind human beings and that standards of right or wrong only make sense in the context of a particular society or culture?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 30

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-A person who brings an action; the party who complains or sues in civil action?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 31

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-The referral of a dispute to an impartial (third) person chosen by the parties to the dispute who agree in advance to abide by the arbitrator's decision issued after a hearing at which both parties have an opportunity to be heard?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 32

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-A doctrine that requires courts to follow or adhere to previously decided cases; means "Let the decision stand."?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 33

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-Any special code or behavior or courtesies?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 34

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-Of or concerned with the judgement principles of right and wrong in relation to human actions and character?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 35

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-A person against whom an action is brought?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 36

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-A Latin phrase meaning "for oneself," or "on one's behalf." In legal context it is used when an individual acts without the assistance of legal counsel

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 37

Match each item to the statement listed below.

-Statutory laws that seek to regulate practice in a certain field, such as medicine nursing, or allied health specialty?

A) administrative law
B) allied health
C) code of ethics
D) statutory law
E) Value
F) Etiquette
G) Ethics
H) Fiduciary
I) Morals
J) Plaintiff
K) prima facie
L) pro se
M) reasonable person
N) stare decisis
O) common law
P) Defendant
Q) Arbitration

Question 38

List three common elements of a complaint.

Question 39

What are the three basic sources of modern law, and where do they originate?

Question 40

What are the major elements of discovery?

Question 41

Explain what professional etiquette involves.

Question 42

Identify four fundamental principles of law.

Question 43

Explain why common misunderstandings of law have developed, and identify three basic common misunderstandings regarding the nature of law.

Question 44

Explain the doctrine of Individual Rights and Responsibilities.

Question 45

Explain what arbitration is and why it might be a preferred choice regarding a legal problem.

Question 46

Explain the dual nature of health care practice and the need to match clinical expertise with appropriate professional behaviors.