Deck 11: Professionalism in Action

Question 1

What type of euthanasia involves withholding treatment that could sustain life?

A)passive
B)active
C)gentle
D)slow

Answer 1

passive

Question 2

Transmission based precautions can be broken down into three subcategories: airborne precautions, contact precautions, and droplet precautions.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What is the first stage of grieving during the dying process, according to Dr. Elizabeth Kübler ?

A)anger
B)denial
C)acceptance
D)bargaining

Answer 3

denial

Question 4

By law, health care workers must report any abuse of a person under _____ years of age

A)21
B)18
C)16
D)12

Question 5

What does the chain of infection always end with?

A)source of infection
B)transportation of the infection
C)entry into the body
D)incubation of infection

Question 6

When was the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)established?

A)2014
B)2005
C)1996
D)1982

Question 7

Two general types of legal actions can be taken against a health care worker in the line of duty are _____ and _____.

A)abuse; malpractice
B)battery; sexual assault
C)negligence; fraud
D)negligence; malpractice

Question 8

What is the single most effective way to break the chain of infection?

A)eating healthy
B)using face masks
C)hand washing
D)sanitizing hospital linens

Question 9

K eeping information private and not sharing it with inappropriate people infers ____.

A)confidentiality
B)ethics
C)morality
D)discernment

Question 10

What kind of abuse always involves contact and typically results in a visible injury?

A)sexual abuse
B)elder abuse
C)psychological abuse
D)physical abuse

Question 11

What type of precaution should be followed for all patients?

A)emergency precautions
B)standard precautions
C)transmission-based precautions
D)hazard precautions

Question 12

In a health care setting, what is required in order to restrain any patient?

A)physician order
B)patient's verbal consent
C)patient's written consent
D)consent of the immediate family

Question 13

Your job is to deliver appropriate and considerate therapy to all your patients and not be _____.

A)forgetful
B)judgmental
C)angry
D)stressed

Question 14

Each state has written laws or statutes that define what certified or licensed health care workers can do, which is called managed care.

Question 15

Long-term care facility residents have an additional set of rights that are guaranteed to them, which are called the:

A)Patient's Provisions
B)Resident's Bill of Rights
C)Long-term Care Act
D)Palliative Care Protocols

Question 16

What's an example of a disease that often requires airborne precautions?

A)tuberculosis
B)lung cancer
C)diabetes
D)asthma

Question 17

What classification of abuse can encompass all the different types of abuse?

A)physical abuse
B)verbal abuse
C)psychological abuse
D)elder abuse

Question 18

All surgical procedures require a(n)____ and a witness ____ years of age or older.

A)verbal agreement; 21
B)binding contract; 18
C)informed consent; 21
D)pre-payment; 18

Question 19

What's another term often used for an advance directive?

A)health care proxy
B)higher directive
C)living will
D)consent contract

Question 20

In health care, ethics refers to conforming to accepted and professional standards of conduct .

Question 21

W hich legal document identifies someone else to make the decisions for patients who are unable?

A)health care proxy
B)higher directive
C)living will
D)consent contract

Question 22

How many changes of careers or jobs do most people have over the course of their working lives?

A)seven to eight
B)five to six
C)three to four
D)one  to two

Question 23

Explain the differences between palliative care and hospice care.

Question 24

Explain the importance of trust between a patient and health care professional.

Question 25

Taking training in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)is an example of _____.

A)continuing education
B)maintaining credentials
C)maintaining licensure
D)certification