Deck 5: Verbal and Nonverbal Communications

Question 1

Involuntary manslaughter most commonly involves a death arising from a:

A) nonvehicular incident caused by negligence (such as an accidental fire)
B) premeditated attack
C) spontaneous physical altercation between two people
D) motor vehicle accident

Answer 1

motor vehicle accident

Question 2

Who sets the licensing rules for physicians who practice in Scranton, Pennsylvania?

A) Scranton city council
B) U.S. Congress
C) Pennsylvania governor
D) Pennsylvania legislature

Answer 2

Pennsylvania legislature

Question 3

A physician would be required to report to the local health department that a patient had which of the following medical conditions?

A) syphilis
B) cancer
C) emphysema
D) diabetes

Answer 3

syphilis

Question 4

The unlawful taking of money or goods of another from his or her person or in immediate presence by force or intimidation is called:

A) robbery
B) burglary
C) petty larceny
D) grand larceny

Question 5

Health care providers most often interact with which office within the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)?

A) Office of Training
B) Office of Resource Management
C) Office of Diversion Control
D) Office of Strategic Intelligence

Question 6

A physician is compelled to provide care when a patient:

A) is recovering from a broken bone
B) does not require emergency care
C) is disabled with HIV
D) refuses to accept written notice of the physician's withdrawal

Question 7

The physician-patient relationship is created when the:

A) patient requests care from a physician
B) physician offers care to a patient
C) patient needs care, regardless of whether that care if offered
D) physician offers care to a patient, and the offer is accepted

Question 8

Who prosecutes a criminal case?

A) police
B) district attorney
C) attorney for the plaintiff
D) jury

Question 9

Who owns a patient's medical record in a private practice?

A) the patient
B) the patient's insurance company
C) the medical assistant who initially created the record
D) the physician running the practice

Question 10

Which part of HIPAA establishes national standards for health care data exchange?

A) Title I
B) Title II
C) Title III
D) Title IV

Question 11

The U.S. ______ creates federal law by passing legislation.

A) Congress
B) Supreme Court
C) president
D) attorney general

Question 12

Which of these is an example of a misdemeanor?

A) burglary
B) manslaughter
C) solicitation
D) robbery

Question 13

OSHA is an agency of which federal department?

A) Education
B) Interior
C) Health and Human Services
D) Labor

Question 14

If the statute of limitations for a particular tort is 3 years, it means:

A) the patient must bring a suit within 3 years of the injury
B) the patient must wait 3 years after the injury to bring a suit
C) the physician has up to 3 years to respond to the patient's suit
D) the physician can be imprisoned for up to 3 years if found guilty

Question 15

In most cases involving health care providers, the contracts regarding the provision of care are:

A) oral
B) written
C) subject to interpretation only under statutory law
D) subject to interpretation only under common law

Question 16

Which of the following is an intentional tort?

A) baseball hit through a neighbor's window
B) rock flying from a lawn mower and hitting a passerby
C) trespass
D) automobile collision

Question 17

A medical record should be changed:

A) every time the patient comes into the medical office
B) only when the patient's medical condition changes
C) only when necessary to make to make it more accurate
D) only upon request of the patient

Question 18

When a patient explicitly accepts a physician's offer of treatment, a(n) _____ contract is created.

A) implied
B) express
C) formal
D) technical

Question 19

The FDA requires health care providers to report adverse events resulting from the use of:

A) prescription drugs
B) medical devices
C) both prescription drugs and medical devices
D) neither prescription drugs nor medical devices

Question 20

What is the primary advantage of using computer databases for medical records?

A) They require no special equipment or training.
B) Patient data can easily be transferred from one provider to another.
C) They guarantee the complete privacy of the patient's information.
D) They guarantee 100% accuracy in diagnosis and treatment.

Question 21

Match each term with its definition.
Instruction from a patient to all who may need to know that the patient has empowered a representative to make health care decisions

A)libel
B)defensive medicine
C)Good Samaritan Act
D)living will
E)OSHA
F)HIPAA Privacy Rule
G)durable power of attorney
H)capacity
I)FDA
J)DEA

Question 22

Match each term with its definition.
The party bringing charges

A)defendant
B)plaintiff
C)felony
D)law
E)beyond a reasonable doubt
F)standard of care
G)Supremacy Clause
H)misdemeanor
I)case law
J)preponderance of the evidence

Question 23

Match each term with its definition.
Standard of proof in a criminal case

A)defendant
B)plaintiff
C)felony
D)law
E)beyond a reasonable doubt
F)standard of care
G)Supremacy Clause
H)misdemeanor
I)case law
J)preponderance of the evidence

Question 24

Match each term with its definition.
Type of law created by courts

A)defendant
B)plaintiff
C)felony
D)law
E)beyond a reasonable doubt
F)standard of care
G)Supremacy Clause
H)misdemeanor
I)case law
J)preponderance of the evidence

Question 25

Match each term with its definition.
Protects any person who provides emergency care in good faith without remuneration or expectation of remuneration

A)libel
B)defensive medicine
C)Good Samaritan Act
D)living will
E)OSHA
F)HIPAA Privacy Rule
G)durable power of attorney
H)capacity
I)FDA
J)DEA

Question 26

Match each term with its definition.
Party's ability to legally enter into a contract

A)libel
B)defensive medicine
C)Good Samaritan Act
D)living will
E)OSHA
F)HIPAA Privacy Rule
G)durable power of attorney
H)capacity
I)FDA
J)DEA

Question 27

Match each term with its definition.
States that laws created by Congress apply to everyone in the United States

A)defendant
B)plaintiff
C)felony
D)law
E)beyond a reasonable doubt
F)standard of care
G)Supremacy Clause
H)misdemeanor
I)case law
J)preponderance of the evidence

Question 28

Match each term with its definition.
Standard of proof in a civil case

A)defendant
B)plaintiff
C)felony
D)law
E)beyond a reasonable doubt
F)standard of care
G)Supremacy Clause
H)misdemeanor
I)case law
J)preponderance of the evidence

Question 29

Match each term with its definition.
Has broad enforcement power over the distribution of narcotics and other drugs, both legal and illicit

A)libel
B)defensive medicine
C)Good Samaritan Act
D)living will
E)OSHA
F)HIPAA Privacy Rule
G)durable power of attorney
H)capacity
I)FDA
J)DEA

Question 30

Match each term with its definition.
Document prepared by patients as a statement of their medical wishes

A)libel
B)defensive medicine
C)Good Samaritan Act
D)living will
E)OSHA
F)HIPAA Privacy Rule
G)durable power of attorney
H)capacity
I)FDA
J)DEA

Question 31

Match each term with its definition.
Permits the disclosure of personal health information needed for patient care and other important purposes

A)libel
B)defensive medicine
C)Good Samaritan Act
D)living will
E)OSHA
F)HIPAA Privacy Rule
G)durable power of attorney
H)capacity
I)FDA
J)DEA

Question 32

Match each term with its definition.
Requires employers to maintain safe working conditions and use methods that are appropriate to protect workers

A)libel
B)defensive medicine
C)Good Samaritan Act
D)living will
E)OSHA
F)HIPAA Privacy Rule
G)durable power of attorney
H)capacity
I)FDA
J)DEA

Question 33

Match each term with its definition.
Regulates the pharmaceutical and medical device industries

A)libel
B)defensive medicine
C)Good Samaritan Act
D)living will
E)OSHA
F)HIPAA Privacy Rule
G)durable power of attorney
H)capacity
I)FDA
J)DEA

Question 34

Match each term with its definition.
Underlying principle used to establish whether an injured party can collect for damages in a case centered on negligence

A)defendant
B)plaintiff
C)felony
D)law
E)beyond a reasonable doubt
F)standard of care
G)Supremacy Clause
H)misdemeanor
I)case law
J)preponderance of the evidence

Question 35

Match each term with its definition.
Practice of ordering additional tests that serve only a marginal clinical purpose but will serve to protect the physician in the event of a malpractice allegation

A)libel
B)defensive medicine
C)Good Samaritan Act
D)living will
E)OSHA
F)HIPAA Privacy Rule
G)durable power of attorney
H)capacity
I)FDA
J)DEA

Question 36

Match each term with its definition.
Party against whom charges are brought

A)defendant
B)plaintiff
C)felony
D)law
E)beyond a reasonable doubt
F)standard of care
G)Supremacy Clause
H)misdemeanor
I)case law
J)preponderance of the evidence

Question 37

Match each term with its definition.
Person found guilty of this type of crime can be imprisoned in state prison for more than 1 year, and in some cases, may be executed

A)defendant
B)plaintiff
C)felony
D)law
E)beyond a reasonable doubt
F)standard of care
G)Supremacy Clause
H)misdemeanor
I)case law
J)preponderance of the evidence

Question 38

Match each term with its definition.
Person found guilty of this type of crime can be imprisoned in jail for no more than 1 year

A)defendant
B)plaintiff
C)felony
D)law
E)beyond a reasonable doubt
F)standard of care
G)Supremacy Clause
H)misdemeanor
I)case law
J)preponderance of the evidence

Question 39

Match each term with its definition.
System of rules, usually enforced through a collection of institutions commonly recognized as having the authority to do so

A)defendant
B)plaintiff
C)felony
D)law
E)beyond a reasonable doubt
F)standard of care
G)Supremacy Clause
H)misdemeanor
I)case law
J)preponderance of the evidence

Question 40

Match each term with its definition.
Form of defamation of character

A)libel
B)defensive medicine
C)Good Samaritan Act
D)living will
E)OSHA
F)HIPAA Privacy Rule
G)durable power of attorney
H)capacity
I)FDA
J)DEA