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| Healthcare professionals need to understand legal and ethical issues in order to protect |
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| Patients, co-workers, themselves, hospital administration |
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| A confused elderly woman is roaming the halls on night shift. A nursing assistant raises his hand as if to hit her while telling her to get back to her room. The nursing assistant could be charged with |
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| A nurse aggressively slaps a 3 year old’s hand away while trying to give the child an immunization. The nurse could be charged with |
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| A radiology technician who was recently fired has been making negative, untrue statements about his previous boss. The technician could be charged with: |
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| A CNA forgets to pull the privacy curtain while assisting a patient off the bedpan. The CNA could be charged with |
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| A dental hygienist does not get along with a co-worker so she goes home and makes up a story about the co-worker having an affair with the Dentist and posts the untrue story on Face book. The hygienist could be charged with: |
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| A student observed a healthcare worker take a piece of candy from a patient’s room while the patient was out of the room getting an X-ray. The healthcare worker is guilty of |
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| The act of the parent calling to scheduling an appointment represents which part of the contract |
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| Payment at the end of the appointment represents |
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| The provider examining the patient represents |
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| If a patient is 16 years old, the contract is between the parent and the provider because Ann has a legal disability due to: |
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Which of the following is an example of informed consent
A. A parent signing a surgical consent for a heart transplant of their 17 year old child with congenital heart disease even though the 17 year old does not want the surgery.
B. Showing up to the lab to have your cholesterol level drawn after an appointment with your provider.
C. A 65 year old patient signing their surgical consent form minutes after taking a valium to help them relax before surgery.
D. A Vietnamese woman who speaks and understands very little English looks confused as you ask her if she is ready for her operation tomorrow |
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| A. A parent signing a surgical consent for a heart transplant of their 17 year old child with congenital heart disease even though the 17 year old does not want the surgery |
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Which of the following is an ethical dilemma?
A. The physician prescribes the wrong medication to a patient.
B. Do parents have the right to change their child’s doctor without any reason.
C. A CNA does not check the water temperature and burns a patient while giving a bath.
D. A healthy male wants to sell one of his kidneys to a person in renal failure that he found over the internet. |
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| D. A healthy male wants to sell one of his kidneys to a person in renal failure that he found over the internet |
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Criminal law includes all of the following except:
A. Can result in being arrested.
B. Could prevent you from being employed
C. Includes a felony which is punishable by imprisonment or death.
D. Includes torts such as defamation of character and false imprisonment |
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| D. Includes torts such as defamation of character and false imprisonment |
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| Practicing without a license is a/an |
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Which of the following is correct regarding sexual assault?
A. Rape is classified under civil law since it involves two people.
B. Statutory rape is when the victim is younger than 18 yrs old.
C. Date rape carries a less severe punishment since it is hard to prove in court.
D. A 17 year old male could not be charged with statutory rape if his 17 year old partner agreed to the sexual act. |
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| Statutory rape is when the victim is younger than 18 yrs old |
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All of the following are true regarding torts except
A. Wrongful acts, not involving a contract, that result in physical injury, property damages, or damages to a person’s reputation for which the injured person is entitled to compensation for damages done
B. Includes both physical and verbal abuse.
C. Includes invasion of privacy and false imprisonment
D. Includes misuse of narcotics and battery |
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| D. Includes misuse of narcotics |
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| The patient rights legislation that regulates both long term care and home health is: |
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| The patient rights legislation that regulates nurse aide training and certification and requires both continuing education and work evaluations of the aides is: |
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| The Omnibus Reconciliation Act |
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| Which patient rights legislation requires all health care facilities receiving federal money to provide patients with information about advanced directives at the time of admission? |
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| The Patient Self-Determination Act |
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Which of the following is true regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
A. It was legislation developed to allow those with terminal illness to be continued to be covered by medical insurance.
B. Requires health care workers to be retrained and/or retested if unemployed for two or more years.
C. Requires the healthcare agency to provide education regarding durable power of attorneys.
D. Allows a patient to determine if their spouse can have access to their medical information. |
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| D. Allows a patient to determine if their spouse can have access to their medical information |
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Information exempt from confidentiality under Patient Rights Legislation includes all of the following except:
A. A diagnosis of chlamydia
B. A stabbing incident from a local bar
C. A diagnosis of lung cancer
D. A diagnosis of Tuberculosis |
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| A diagnosis of lung cancer |
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| A patient is scheduled for a procedure. Explaining to the patient what will be done, who will complete the procedure, how it will be done, and the expected outcome is an example of |
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| Which Advisory Commission was responsible for developing the Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities |
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| Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry |
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| When was Patient Rights Legislation outlined |
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| Upon being admitted into a nursing home a patient must be fully evaluated for: |
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| Health, Memories, Habits, and Hobbies |
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| While in a crowded elevator Nurse Fran and Doctor Ogar were discussing their patient “Ima Sick’s” medical history. Were Patient Rights violated |
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| A Patient’s Bill of Rights entitles a patient under the care of a physician to |
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| Respect, Informed Disclosure, Access to Emergency Services, and Complaints & Appeals |
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| Patients have the consumer responsibilities of |
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| Displaying Respect, Reporting Fraud, Avoid Spreading Diseases, and Know your Insurance Plan |
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Patient Rights Legislation includes all of the following except
A. Physician’s Bill of Right
B. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
C. Patient Self-Determination Act
D. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
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| Physician’s Bill of Right |
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| A nurse tells a patient who has decided to have an abortion: "I would never allow my daughter to do this! The nurse has violated what type of behavior? |
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| Max asked Pearl to be his spokesperson if he should become unable to make his own healthcare decisions. After signing a legal document, Sue is Jim's: |
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| David is intensive care and unsure of his prognosis. He insists on signing a statement to express his end-of-life wishes. What type of document will he sign? |
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| Exposing a patient unnecessarily, calling a patient a name, and failing to lock the wheelchair are all examples of: |
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| Mr. Halls shoots and kills his wife. What will he be charged with? |
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| The CNA called a patient an "old geezer". The patient is now suing the CNA for: |
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| James is convicted of selling medication he stole from the nursing home and is sentenced to five years in prison. This type of crime is considered |
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| A nurse assistant failed to put up the side rails of the bed. What is she now accused of: |
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| A famous celebrity's medical records were viewed by an unauthorized employeee. Which tort was committed? |
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| Dr. Bob left a pair of scissors in a patient during surgery. Which civil tort might Dr. Bob be charged with? |
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| The CNA did not answer Mrs. Pauls call signal. What patient right did he violate? |
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| Provide reasonable response to a request for service |
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| A medical assistant was fired for making negative, untrue statements about a physician. The assistant could be charged with: |
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| If a CNA burns a patient with bath water that is too hot, what type of obligation has been violated? |
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| Jill calls the doctor's office to make a new patient appointment. The receptionist makes the appointment. What part of the contract is the appointment? |
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| Which of the following would have legal disability: 45 year old man having surgery; Married 16 year old having a baby; drug addict waiting in the ER for treatment; or a patient from an assisted living facility |
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| Drug addict waiting in the ER to be treated |
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| Susan allways follows procedures just as she learned in her nursing assistant course. This illustrates the legal obligation she has to provide: |
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| Shane needs his medical records. He must: |
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| sign a consent form to receive a copy of his record |
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| Jack stole a ring and another patient's medication. These are violations of _____________ law. |
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| Duke Hospital receives federal aid. What law requires them to provide patients with info about advance directives? |
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| Patient Self-Determination Act |
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| A student nurse tells her roommate all about a patient at the nursing home. Which patient rights legislation was violated? |
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| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) |
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| What do ethics and laws in healthcare have in common? |
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| Both involve doing the right thing for patients |
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| Dr. Tom opened a medical practice but he has not yet passed the state mandated exam. What offense is Dr. Tom guilty of? |
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| Practicing without a license |
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| Mr. Hernandez has been diagnosed with a terminal illness. Which document is he likely to be considering for end-of-life care? |
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| What do stopping the use of a feeding tube and withholding CPR on a patient have in common? |
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| When George is admitted to a long term care facility, he is evaluated for memory, habits, etc. Which patient rights legislation requires this evaluation? |
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| Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA) |
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