Question 1

The Patient Self-Determination Act requires health care facilities to inform patients about their right to:&#10;A) refuse treatments.&#10;B) choose a health care proxy.&#10;C) privacy.&#10;D) both 1 and 2

Accepted Answer

The U.S. Congress passed this legislation in 1990.

Question 2

Advance directives include all of the following EXCEPT:&#10;A) a living will.&#10;B) a do-not-resuscitate order.&#10;C) an irrevocable trust.&#10;D) power of attorney for health care.

Accepted Answer

These directives are created in advance disability or death and may specify the person's wishes, appoint a representative to carry out the person's wishes, or both.

Question 3

These take effect after a person's death:&#10;A) health care directives&#10;B) financial power of attorney&#10;C) estate planning documents&#10;D) all of the above

Accepted Answer

The estate planning documents ensure that a person's estate is distributed to those the decedent wanted to benefit, whether family, friends, or charities.

Question 4

What was the first mechanism that allowed people to make choices about their health care in advance of an illness?&#10;A) living will&#10;B) durable power of attorney for health care&#10;C) irrevocable trusts&#10;D) financial power of attorney

Accepted Answer

Living wills were declarations of intent and stated end-of-life preferences.

Question 5

This organization distributes a format for creating a living will called the 'Five Wishes':&#10;A) National Council on Aging&#10;B) American Association of Retired Persons&#10;C) Social Security Administration&#10;D) Aging with Dignity Association

Accepted Answer

This form is written in simple language and raises very specific questions about quality of life and the very personal choices that may have to be made in the event of serious illness.

Question 6

This document names someone to act on an individual's behalf if she or he cannot speak for herself or himself, including preferences about selection of medical provider, organ donation, end-of-life decisions, and burial:

A) last will and testament
B) advance health care directive
C) durable power of attorney
D) do-not-resuscitate order

Accepted Answer

The selection of an adult agent is one of the most important decisions in advance health care directives.

Question 7

Advance medical directives may not be honored by health professionals if:&#10;A) the document is not notarized.&#10;B) the patient did not outline his or her wishes on the proper form.&#10;C) family members disagree with each other and offer different instructions.&#10;D) the patient's spouse disagrees with the directive.

Accepted Answer

As a practical matter, it is wise for a person who has signed a health care directive to let other family members know who has been appointed, and that family members should respect his or her wishes.

Question 8

A patient's advance wish not to be resuscitated in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest would appear on:&#10;A) a living will.&#10;B) a durable power of attorney form.&#10;C) a do-not-resuscitate form.&#10;D) the last will and testament.

Accepted Answer

Although the living will might indeed specify such a wish, the staff on the floor would be more likely to call a code, if needed, than to search the patient's chart for his or her living will.

Question 9

When appointing financial power of attorney, a person specifies who will manage his or her:&#10;A) money and will.&#10;B) money and property.&#10;C) will and do-not-resuscitate forms.&#10;D) will and health care wishes.

Accepted Answer

The first aspect of the financial power of attorney is when it goes into effect, in other words, what triggers it.

Question 10

Which of the following is true about durable power of attorney?&#10;A) A spouse may change the designation if the patient becomes incapacitated.&#10;B) The named power of attorney may change the designation.&#10;C) The attorney may change the designation if the patient becomes incapacitated.&#10;D) The patient may change the designation as long as he or she remains competent.

Accepted Answer

Powers of attorney vary in different states; some have mandatory forms, whereas others do not require any specific terms.

Question 11

In the absence of advance directives such as a financial power of attorney and a health care directive, the courts will appoint one of these to act on a person's behalf and make medical decisions in the event of an emergency:

A) conservator
B) agent
C) guardian
D) principal

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the absence of advance directives such...

Question 12

Under the law, an adult or emancipated minor is deemed to have capacity until:&#10;A) a doctor says otherwise.&#10;B) a court decides otherwise.&#10;C) the patient decides otherwise.&#10;D) do-not-resuscitate paperwork is filed.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Under the law, an adult or emancipated...

Question 13

One option for paying for long-term care is to purchase insurance. How the insurance companies are regulated and what products they are able to sell depends on the:&#10;A) laws of the state in which the policy is purchased.&#10;B) laws of the state in which the policyholder resides.&#10;C) age and health of the policyholder.&#10;D) medical history of the policyholder.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One option for paying for long-term care...

Deck 18: Legal Considerations