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NGN ATI Texas Jurisprudence Exam LATEST 2023

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NGN ATI Texas Jurisprudence Exam LATEST 2023 Can a patient successfully sue a doctor if there is no physician-patient relationship? correct answerNo If there is no prior physician-patient relationship, are you legally obliged to respond to a call from a patient for treatment? correct answerNo Does being on call give rise to a physician-patient relationship? correct answerNo How can one terminate a physician-patient relationship, without abandonment if there is ongoing treatment? correct answer30 days written notice; must provide for emergency Does a physician's duty extend to the unborn child or potential victims of an ill patient? correct answerYes What is "proximate cause"? correct answerProve that negligence caused harm and that the cause was not too remote; what is required to hold a defendant liable in a civil lawsuit What are the two components of proximate cause? correct answerCause-in-fact (but-for test) and foreseeability Does an expert witness have to be actively practicing medicine? correct answerYes Does an expert witness have to know standards of care? correct answerYes Does an expert witness have to have enough training to express an opinion on whether standard of care was provided? correct answerYes Does an expert witness have to be board certified? correct answerNo, board certified or eqivalent In a medical malpractice case, are expert witnesses required? correct answerYes, with two exceptions In a medical malpractice setting, what 2 instances do not need expert testimony? correct answerRes ipsa loquitur (e.g., amputation of wrong leg) and negligence per se (a law was broken) What are "exemplary damages"? correct answerDamages above compensatory designed to punish the defendant and deter the behavior Is there a cap to noneconomic damages? How much? correct answer$250,000 for physicians, $500,000 for hospitals Does the cap on noneconomic damage depend on the number of defendants or claimants? correct answerNo What is "proportional responsibility"? correct answerPercentage of liability apportioned according to percentage of fault Can the claimant have part of the proportional responsibility? correct answerYes If the claimant's proportionate responsibility is more than what %, he/she may not recover damages? correct answerIf > 50%, no damages awarded How long is the statute of limitations for adults? For minors? correct answer2 years; for minors 2 years after becoming 18 years of age By how much can the statute of limitations be extended and how? correct answerFile complaint—extra 60-day, notice letter extends statute by 75 days What is the statute of limitations for wrongful death? correct answer2 year

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