PrepU Chapter 1 Questions
Role Delineation study
Defines the profession of athletic training
Failure to receive informed consent from an athlete could result in...
battery
An act that demonstrates total disregard for the safety of others is referred to as...
gross negligence
An act that is legal but performed improperly is referred to as...
misfeasance
In some states, an individual intending to practice athletic training within the state must record that intention with a government agency. this is referred to as...
registration
The purpose of informed consent is...
to obtain authorization to provide treatment for an injury
Legislation that is designed to protect physicians or other recognized medical personnel from litigation as a result of emergency treatment provided to injured individuals at the scene of an accident is referred to as...
"Good Samaritan" laws
What watershed landmark for the NATA occured in 1990?
The AMA recognized athletic trainers as allied health care professionals
What profession is concerned with info involving kinematics and kinetics?
biomechanist
Malfeasance
committing an act that is not ones responsibility to perform
The relative degree of negligence on part of the plaintiff and defendant, with damages awarded on a basis proportionate to each person's carelessness is referred to as...
comparative negligence
What task is the duty of the coach relative to injury prevention?
developing and implementing appropriate conditioning programs
The legal obligation to provide a professional standard of care to protect individuals under ones care or supervision from unreasonable risks that could be potentially harmful is referred to as...
duty of care
A situation in which danger is apparent, or should have been apparent, resulting in an unreasonable unsafe condition is called...
foreseeability of harm
As it pertains to the practice of athletic training, which form of regulation is the most effective means for protecting the public?
licensure
The final authority to clear an athlete for participation rests with the...
supervising physician
A wrong done by an individual whereby the injured party seeks a remedy for damages is called...
tort
What organization serves as a voice for the athletic training profession among federal legislators?
NATA-PAC
Failure to receive informed consent from a participant and provides treatment for a sustained injury, the actions of the athletic trainer could result in
battery
The relative degree of negligence on the part of the professional (defendant) and the participant (plaintiff), with damages awarded on a basis proportionate to each persons carelessness is termed..
comparative negligence
Permission granted by the government for an individual to practice a profession is termed?
licensure
