Legal Concerns

_________ is a legal claim defined as failure to use ordinary or reasonable care.

Negligence

Fail to perform legal duty

Nonfeasance

Performs action that is not his/hers to legally perform

Malfeasance

Performs an action incorrectly that h/her has the legal right to perform

Misfeasance

Healthcare fields, athletic teams, and fitness/conditioning facilities often have patients/athletes/clients sign Assumption of Risk or Informed Consent forms prior to participation, which helps limit the liability to facility in case injury occurs.

True

A pre-participation physical exam is used to attempt to identify those conditions that may place an athlete/client at increased risk and could effect participation in activity.

True

A pre-participation physical exam provides guidelines and templates for documentation of emergency planning to help prepare individuals for a catastrophic injury situation with sports/exercise.

False

Emergency action plans should be developed for each venue/location where sports/exercise takes place.

True

The Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire is the process of assuring that a patient is fully aware of all aspects associated with a treatment intervention to be rendered.

False

The goal of the informed consent is that the patient has the opportunity to be an educated participant in his or her health care decisions.

True