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FINAL EXAM QUESTION BANK FINAL EXAM QUESTION BANK (2-23) CHAPTER 2 The body of law consisting of principles derived from judicial decisions is The three branches of government are Legislati... ve, The only court created by the US Constitution is Political malpractice is negligent conduct by a healthcare provider. The highest in the hierarchy of decisional law in the United States is The Federal Court system hears civil, criminal, bankruptcy, and admiralty cases. Match the term with its description A. A judicial decision that may be used as a standard in subsequent similar cases: B. When state and federal laws conflict: C. Final judgment on the merits on the matters litigated by the parties and decided before the court: D. The policy of courts to abide or adhere to principles established by court decisions in similar cases and fact patterns: Match the description with the body of law: Extensive body of public law issued by agencies to direct the enacted laws of the federal and state governments: A. Deals with the relationships between the government and B. Written law enacted by a legislative body: CHAPTER 3 Absolute standards are considered less important than the requirements of a particular situation. an action is right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in which it is practiced is a code of conduct that implies the quality of being in accord with standards of right and good conduct is the branch of philosophy that deals with values relating to human conduct with respect to the rightness and wrongness of actions and goodness and badness of motives and ends Principles of healthcare ethics include autonomy, beneficence, and justic Match the term with the correct description A. CHAPTER 4 A legal obligation that requires a person to conform to a specific standard of care to protect others. All four elements of negligence must be proven for in order for the plaintiff to recover damages by negligence. The four objectives of tort law are The concept of foreseeability does not anticipate that harm or injury will occur as a result of an act or an omission to act. is a civil wrong committed against a person or their real or personal property for which a court provides a remedy in the form of an action for damages All four elements of negligence must be proven in order for the plaintiff to recover damages by negligence. Match term with the correct description Match the term with the description ………………………………………CONTINUED…………………………… [Show More]

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