Deck 7: Healthcare Regulation and Ethics

Question 1

Health care has an obligation for accountability because it _____.

A) is often the largest employer in the community
B) power over vulnerable populations
C) federal funding
D) diverse staffing model

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following contributes to the erosion of trust in a healthcare system?

A) HIPPA requirements
B) changes in regulation by TJC and HIPPA
C) profits being more important than patients
D) HEDIS scores

Answer 2

C

Question 3

An HCA reviews applicants' Facebook pages to screen potential candidates without their knowledge. Which of the following ethics principles has he/she violated?

A) autonomy
B) justice
C) beneficence
D) all of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

You are the director of the CAM clinic at a large healthcare system. One of your employees tells you that the massage therapist has been making sexual comments about her clients. The first thing you would do is ______.

A) consult the ethics committee
B) meet with the massage therapist
C) verify the truth of the information
D) fire the massage therapist for ethics violations

Question 5

Your organization chooses to fund continuing education expenses for its employees as a benefit. This decision is a demonstration of _____.

A) justice
B) beneficence
C) autonomy
D) nonmaleficence

Question 6

In the Case of the Novice Nurse, a medical error led to staff member's death. Which of the following nurse administrator actions contributed to this situation?

A) threatening to report novice nurse.
B) making the novice nurse finish her shift.
C) suggesting that the novice nurse see a psychiatrist
D) a and b

Question 7

Because the public is more aware of how healthcare works, there is a greater potential for the erosion of ______.

Question 8

Give an example of how TJC holds health care accountable.

Question 9

______ is an agency that works to protect the privacy of medical records.

Question 10

Ethical healthcare administrators need to define ______ behaviors to prevent employee incompetence.

Question 11

Being an active member of a professional association such as ______, ______, ______ is part of the responsibility of being an advocate.

Question 12

A health administrator checks Facebook profiles to screen applicants without their knowledge. This practice violates the ethics principle of ______, ______

Question 13

An applicant for a nursing position writes her own recommendation letter and forges her advisor signature. She has violated the ethics principle of autonomy, nonmaleficence.

Question 14

Case Description
You wake up in the emergency room and you have no idea how you got there. You are in a hospital gown and you don't know where your clothes are. You also hurt more than you ever have in your life. You are alone. Someone comes into your cubicle and asks you questions about your health insurance.
-Identify 2 ethics theories that were violated in this case. Discuss how your theories relate to the situation and include examples in your answer.

Question 15

Case Description
You wake up in the emergency room and you have no idea how you got there. You are in a hospital gown and you don't know where your clothes are. You also hurt more than you ever have in your life. You are alone. Someone comes into your cubicle and asks you questions about your health insurance.
-You finally get in touch with your Mom and tell her where you are and what has happened. She is very angry about your treatment and contacts the director of the emergency room. If you are that director, outline steps that you would do to make sure this never happens again. Be sure to include ways to improve ethical treatment of patients like you.