Describe the four elements that patients must be able to prove to succeed with a negligence claim.

What will be an ideal response?


(1) a duty of care is owed to the patient; (2) a breach of this duty of care occurred; (3) a causal connection between the breach of duty and the patient's injury; and (4) damages.

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The formation of urine involves all of the following processes EXCEPT

a. digestion. b. filtration. c. reabsorption. d. tubular secretion.

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What is the Geographical Practice Cost Index (GPCI)?

a. A fee charged in the state of Florida because of the high concentration of older population b. A fee charged in the case of natural disasters (floods, tornadoes, other violent weather) c. A fee usually charged by similar providers for the same procedure in the same geographic area during a specified period of time d. A fee charged by providers because more and more patients buy pharmaceuticals in Canada

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What physical principle underlies most fluidic circuitry?

a. Poiseuille's law b. Bernoulli's principle c. Law of continuity d. Coanda effect

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Which of the following is an improper fraction?

A. 0.5
B.
C.
D.

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