Deck 14: Legal and Ethical Issues

Question 1

The obligation to provide quality of care for patients is guided by:

A) Ethical correctness.
B) Clinical opinion.
C) Legal correctness.
D) a and c only.

Answer 1

a and c only.

Question 2

In legal terms, professional negligence is known as:

A) Battery.
B) Malpractice.
C) Respondeat superior.
D) Discompensation.

Answer 2

Malpractice.

Question 3

Ethical decision making based on the outcome of that decision is known as the:

A) Deontological approach.
B) Teleological approach.
C) Professional approach.
D) Ortho-doctrine approach.

Answer 3

Teleological approach.

Question 4

The 'duty to care' guidance to do whatever possible for the patient, regardless of the outcomes, is the ___ perspective.

A) Hippocratic
B) teleological
C) deontological
D) ethical

Question 5

The law that bars employers from discriminating against a potential employee is known by the acronym:

A) FMLA.
B) SSA.
C) EEO.
D) OSHA.

Question 6

A law that holds hospitals liable for the competence of their staff is the:

A) Equal Employment Opportunity Act.
B) Doctrine of Corporate Negligence.
C) Hill-Burton Act.
D) HIPAA.

Question 7

Refusal to perform surgery on a patient when the procedure has a 91% chance of leaving the patient with irreversible brain damage represents making this decision with a:

A) Clinical approach.
B) Teleological ethical approach.
C) Deontological ethical approach.
D) Hippocratic approach.

Question 8

A federal law that prohibits facilities from paying referral fees to physicians is the:

A) False claims act.
B) Stark law.
C) Anti-kickback law.
D) Affordable Care Act.

Question 9

The law that requires safety protocols to protect employees at work, including providing protective gloves, sharps boxes, and antibacterial wipes is known by the acronym:

A) EMTALA
B) EEO
C) FMLA
D) OSHA

Question 10

The Stark law is also known as the:

A) Affordable Care Act.
B) Hill-Burton Act.
C) Anti-kickback law.
D) Physician Self-Referral Act.

Question 11

The federal law that provides stronger protections for patients when getting health insurance is known as the:

A) Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative.
B) EMTALA.
C) False Claims Act.
D) Affordable Care Act.

Question 12

HIPAA has two essential parts: the Privacy Rule and the:

A) Referral Rule.
B) Security Rule.
C) Confidentiality Rule.
D) False Claims Rule.

Question 13

Regulations that govern how much you pay your staff members and how that amount is calculated are commonly referred to as:

A) EEO.
B) ADA.
C) Wage and hour.
D) FMLA.

Question 14

A federal law that prohibits a physician from making referrals to any facility in which the physician has a financial interest is known as:

A) HIPAA.
B) Stark.
C) Hill-Burton.
D) Affordable Care.

Question 15

The federal law that requires employers to ensure a safe and healthy place to work is known by the acronym:

A) OSHA.
B) EMTALA.
C) EEO.
D) ADA.

Question 16

The illegal intentional touching of another person without consent is known as:

A) Battery.
B) Fraud.
C) Malpractice.
D) Examination.

Question 17

The federal law that protects patient confidentiality is known by the acronym:

A) EEO.
B) FMLA.
C) Stark.
D) HIPAA.

Question 18

Health care records are deemed legal documents and therefore cannot be:

A) Abbreviated.
B) Evidence.
C) Altered.
D) Shared.

Question 19

A perspective of ethical decision making that focuses on the obligation of one's oath or duty to care is known as:

A) A deontological approach.
B) A teleological approach.
C) A professional approach.
D) An ortho-doctrine approach.

Question 20

The only health care facilities that must comply with EMTALA are:

A) Board-certified physicians.
B) CMS-participating hospitals.
C) Walk-in clinics.
D) Skilled nursing facilities.

Question 21

The state of producing good acts is known as:

A) Non-maleficence.
B) Beneficence.
C) Maleficence.
D) Autonomy.

Question 22

The belief that all people should be treated fairly and equally is the definition of:

A) Autonomy.
B) Beneficence.
C) Justice.
D) Maleficence.

Question 23

The absence of harm is known as:

A) Non-maleficence.
B) Beneficence.
C) Teleologic.
D) Autonomy.

Question 24

When making an ethical decision, as the administrator, you must include the ________ as an entity affected by this decision.

A) federal government
B) organization
C) applicable resources
D) media

Question 25

Respecting an individual's right to make decisions for himself is known as:

A) Malevolence.
B) Beneficence.
C) Autonomy.
D) Justice.