Deck 13: Patient Rights and Responsibilities

Question 1

Discrimination in the treatment of patients on the basis of race ___________.

A) can result in an increase in federal funding
B) can result in the loss of state and federal funding
C) can result in the increase of state funding
D) can result in the loss of state and federal funding

Answer 1

B

Question 2

In governmental hospitals, statutes often limit facility use to ___________.

A) persons formally associated with the governmental unit operating a particular hospital
B) to civilians
C) all persons
D) distant relatives of military personnel

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Regardless of their ability to pay, patients presenting themselves to a hospital emergency department with acute medical or surgical problems should be ___________.

A) provided care based on their ability to pay
B) politely requested to return later in the day when a bed is available.
C) treated as any other patient
D) requested to apply for Medicaid prior to treatment

Answer 3

C

Question 4

A minor or incompetent should be released ___________.

A) after the bill is paid
B) when the nurse determines it is a proper time of the day to be discharged
C) whenever they wish to be discharged
D) to the care of an appropriate family member or guardian

Question 5

A hospital's bill of patient rights and responsibilities ___________.

A) should be provided to the patient at the time of admission
B) should be provided to the patient prior to discharge
C) should be provided to the patient prior to any surgical procedure
D) should be provided to the patient prior to any procedure

Question 6

Patients have the right to know the names and positions of any ___________.

A) interns and residents involved in their care
B) physicians involved in their care
C) member of the hospital staff not involved in their care
D) any individual involved in their care

Question 7

A patient has the responsibility to provide, to the best of his or her knowledge, ___________.

A) incomplete information about present complaints
B) present complaints, past illnesses, and surgical procedures
C) income level
D) religious beliefs

Question 8

The Medicare and Medicaid entitlement programs require that health care facilities ___________.

A) discriminate against religious beliefs
B) discriminate discretely
C) do not practice discrimination
D) provide free care to all documented citizens

Question 9

A patient is responsible for those injuries resulting from ___________.

A) a physician's negligence
B) a failure to follow parking instructions
C) a hospital's failure to post a patient's bill of rights
D) a failure to follow physician instructions

Question 10

The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 provides that each individual has a right under state law (whether statutory or as recognized by the courts of the state) to ___________.

A) make decisions concerning another's medical care
B) accept or refuse care and formulate advance directives
C) make decisions concerning his or her medical care only if approved by the physician
D) make no decisions concerning his or her medical care

Question 11

Patients have a right to receive a copy of their ___________.

A) rights upon admission to the hospital
B) rights and responsibilities upon admission to the hospital
C) responsibilities upon admission to the hospital
D) rights and but not responsibilities when discharged to the next level of care

Question 12

Mr. Jones has a right to ask a caregiver ___________.

A) about the caregiver's personal life
B) to personally drop him off at home
C) to obtain a list of medications of his or her room mate
D) for clarification of caregiver instructions

Question 13

A patient has a right to

A) play his TV as loud as he wants
B) have as many visitors as he desires
C) change his mind and refuse care
D) smoke in his room

Question 14

Patients have a responsibility to report to their nurses and physicians ___________.

A) world news
B) changes in their medical conditions and level of pain
C) community social events
D) another patient's medical history

Question 15

Patients often have to decide ___________.

A) what effect their health care decisions will have on their neighbor
B) what effect their decisions will have on their community
C) what choices to make in submitting their meal requests
D) what the religious and moral conflicts they face based on their decisions are, as well as what effect their decisions will have on their families.

Question 16

Patients have ___________.

A) no right to receive an explanation of their instructions
B) no right to interpretation of caregivers handwriting
C) no right to instructions for medication usage
D) a right to clarification of the physician's orders and explanation of the treatment plan

Question 17

Patients have a right to participate in ___________.

A) some aspects of their care decisions
B) certain aspects of their treatment planning, as determined by their physicians
C) having special needs addressed
D) other patients care decisions

Question 18

Patients have a right to ___________.

A) a pain management control plan
B) an assessment of their pain as long as there is sufficient staff to assess their level of pain
C) have their pain medications as often as they want
D) determine the strength of medications they wish to take

Question 19

Patients have a right to refuse a blood transfusion ___________.

A) if the physician agrees
B) for no reason at all
C) for moral but not religious beliefs
D) only in life threatening situations

Question 20

Patients have a right to ___________.

A) privacy, if agreed to by the physician
B) confidentiality, if agreed to at the time of admission
C) request a second opinion, if approved by the hospital's administration
D) request a second opinion

Question 21

A patient not only has rights but ___________.

A) must recognize he has no responsibilities because of his medical condition
B) needs to recognize the effects of his lifestyle habits on his health
C) must work periodically, as desired, collaboratively with healthcare providers
D) needs to clearly communicate wants and show little respect for other patients and caregivers

Question 22

Because patients are often helpless and unable to speak for themselves ___________.

A) caregivers should not consider themselves patient advocates
B) their physician should be officially appointed as their advocate
C) patients do not need an advocate
D) caregivers should consider themselves patient advocates

Question 23

Patients have a right to ___________.

A) smoke in hallways
B) receive a copy of their roommate's bill
C) receive a "Notice of Privacy Standards" as provided for by HIPAA
D) disclose another patient's personal information to visitors

Question 24

A physician's care decision should ___________.

A) never be overridden by hospital staff
B) be strictly adhered to prevent a negligent action by the physician
C) be overridden when it is clear that the patient needs medical care
D) never be questioned because he or she has been trained to make medical decisions

Question 25

A 1997 report to the president by the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry clearly describes patient ___________.

A) rights to informed consent
B) responsibilities
C) record keeping requirements
D) rights