Deck 15: Your Legal and Ethical

Question 1

The licensure,certification,and registration process:

A)helps ensure that health care workers are properly trained and regulated.
B)controls the number of people who work in certain occupations to ensure accurate labor trends and projections.
C)applies to all workers in all health care occupations.
D)encourages and rewards workers who exceed their scopes of practice.
E)All of the above

Answer 1

helps ensure that health care workers are properly trained and regulated.

Question 2

An advance directive contract is designed to help patients communicate their wishes about medical treatment at a time in which illness or injury might make them unable to make their wishes known.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The HITECH Act addresses the confidentiality of health information transmitted electronically and strengthens the enforcement and penalties associated with HIPAA rules.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

To fulfill their responsibilities,patients should:

A)provide information about past illnesses,hospitalizations,medications,and other matters related to health status.
B)request additional information or clarification about their health status or treatment when they do not fully understand information and instructions.
C)comply with the hospital's rules and regulations.
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 5

Patients who live in nursing homes are called clients,and they have the same rights and responsibilities as patients who receive their care in a hospital.

Question 6

Which of the following types of patient information does not need to be kept confidential?

A)Privileged communication
B)When a patient discusses information unrelated to his or her care
C)When a patient gives consent to have procedures performed as part of his or her care
D)Information shared by the patient after signing a legal document that outlines medical risks
E)None of the above

Question 7

Patients have the right to refuse a recommended treatment or plan of care to the extent permitted by law and hospital policy.Patients who refuse treatment are entitled to other appropriate care and services that the hospital provides or a transfer to another hospital.

Question 8

The patient does not have the right to review records pertaining to his or her medical care because those records are the property of the health care provider and are written in medical terms that the patient would not understand.

Question 9

What is the difference between civil law and criminal law?

A)Criminal law is the type of law involved in punishing people for committing crimes against the state;civil law covers wrongful acts that result in physical injury,property damages,or damages to a person's reputation for which the injured person is entitled to compensation
B)Civil law is the type of law involved in punishing people for committing crimes against the state;criminal law covers wrongful acts that result in physical injury,property damages,or damages to a person's reputation for which the injured person is entitled to compensation
C)Criminal law covers torts and usually provides people with rights to compensation for the damages done while civil law does not
D)Criminal law includes medical malpractice while civil law does not
E)None of the above

Question 10

The American Heart Association presented its "A Patient's Bill of Rights" to ensure that patients and their families understand their rights and responsibilities.

Question 11

What might happen if health care workers don't fulfill their legal responsibilities?

A)They could be fined,sued,or fired.
B)Their employers could be fined or sued.
C)Patients could be harmed.
D)Patient confidentiality could be breached.
E)All of the above

Question 12

Patients are not held responsible for recognizing the impact of their lifestyles on their personal health because this is the responsibility of the patients' doctors.

Question 13

Licensure is:

A)a credential from a state agency or a professional association awarding permission to use a special professional title.
B)appearing on a list of individuals on an official record who meet the qualifications for an occupation.
C)a credential from a state agency awarding legal permission to practice.
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 14

Contracts are composed of which of the following required elements?

A)A statement that details whether or not the contract is enforceable by law
B)One of the two parties brings something to the bargain specified in the agreement
C)One party makes an offer that the other party accepts
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is an accurate statement?

A)Effective health care requires collaboration among patients and physicians and other health care professionals.
B)Open and honest communication,respect for personal and professional values,and sensitivity to differences are integral to optimal patient care.
C)Hospitals must ensure a health care ethic that respects the role of patients in decision making about treatment choices and other aspects of their care.
D)Hospitals must be sensitive to cultural,racial,linguistic,religious,age,gender,and other differences as well as the needs of persons with disabilities.
E)All of the above

Question 16

The patient has the right to obtain from physicians and other direct caregivers relevant,current,and understandable information concerning his or her diagnosis,treatment,and prognosis.The patient's physician,however,has the right to withhold information that might cause the patient to change doctors and seek health care services from a different provider.

Question 17

A patient who declines to participate in research or experimentation is still entitled to the most effective care that the hospital can otherwise provide.

Question 18

When patients either sign a consent form or verbally agree to the care,they have given which type of consent?

A)Implied
B)Emancipated
C)Privileged
D)Expressed
E)Informed

Question 19

Which of the following are two examples of advanced directives?

A)A patient self-determination act and a living will
B)A living will and a health care (durable) power of attorney
C)A health care surrogate and a proxy
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 20

The Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) creates a national standard for medical privacy and gives patients greater control over their personal health information.

Question 21

Which of the following are two examples of medical malpractice?

A)Securing informed consent and failing to diagnose a condition
B)Making a mistake during surgery and issuing an accurate diagnosis
C)Securing expressed consent and failing to explain the likely results of a patient's treatment
D)All of the above
E)None of the above

Question 22

About five percent of all doctors are sued each year,and 65% of those lawsuits are dropped,dismissed,or found in favor of the physician.

Question 23

As a reportable condition,health care workers must file a confidential report if they suspect or are aware of the physical,verbal,or sexual abuse of a patient.

Question 24

If a health care worker threatens or attempts to hit a patient or coworker,he or she could be charged with:

A)battery.
B)a felony.
C)assault.
D)harassment
E)None of the above

Question 25

A social worker,nurse,or trained volunteer who ensures that patients or residents are properly cared for and respected is a/an:

A)proxy decision maker.
B)ombudsman.
C)notary.
D)agent.
E)principal.