Test Bank For Principles of Athletic Training 16th Edition By William Prentice

Test Bank For Principles of Athletic Training 16Th Edition By William Prentice

Chapter 03

Legal Concerns and Insurance Issues 

Multiple Choice Questions
1. The state of being legally responsible for the harm that one causes another person is known as:
A. Duty of care
B. Negligence
C. Standard of care
D. Liability

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2. _____ assumes that an individual is neither extremely skillful nor extraordinarily cautious but is of reasonable and ordinary prudence.
A. The Good Samaritan law
B. A duty of care
C. The standard of reasonable care
D. The doctrine of sovereign immunity

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3. A legal wrong that is committed against a person or property is known as a:
A. Tort
B. Negligence
C. Liability
D. Risk

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4. An athletic trainer who burns an athlete through improper handling of a therapeutic agent could be found to be _____.
A. negligent
B. in a breach of duty
C. liable
D. all of these

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5. Which of the following best describes malfeasance (acts of commission)?
A. A legal wrong that is committed when an individual fails to perform a legal duty
B. A legal wrong that is committed when an individual performs an act that is not his/her legal duty
C. A legal wrong that occurs by chance or without intention
D. An act that a reasonably prudent person would do

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