Incorrectly performing an action you have the legal right to do.

Incorrectly performing an action you have the legal right to do.

• A. Misfeasance
• B. Negligence
• C. Tort
• D. Nonfeasance

Answer: (A)

Misfeasance is when you perform a lawful action but do it in a faulty or improper way, causing harm. In athletic injury care, this fits the idea of doing something you have the right to do (like giving first aid or applying a treatment) but executing it with incorrect technique or judgement that leads to injury or worsened condition. This distinguishes from nonfeasance, which would be failing to act when there is a duty to act; malfeasance, which is performing an illegal or wrongful act; and tort, which is the broader category of civil wrongs that can include misfeasance among other types. So, the scenario described matches misfeasance because the action is allowed but performed incorrectly, resulting in harm. For example, splinting or immobilizing an injury with improper technique within your scope of practice could illustrate misfeasance.

Misfeasance is when you perform a lawful action but do it in a faulty or improper way, causing harm. In athletic injury care, this fits the idea of doing something you have the right to do (like giving first aid or applying a treatment) but executing it with incorrect technique or judgement that leads to injury or worsened condition.

This distinguishes from nonfeasance, which would be failing to act when there is a duty to act; malfeasance, which is performing an illegal or wrongful act; and tort, which is the broader category of civil wrongs that can include misfeasance among other types. So, the scenario described matches misfeasance because the action is allowed but performed incorrectly, resulting in harm. For example, splinting or immobilizing an injury with improper technique within your scope of practice could illustrate misfeasance.