Chapter 2 Exam- Legal Concepts, Risk Management and Ethical Issues

Living will and durable power of attorney are examples of advance directives in health care.

Patient is burned from misplacement of ESU grounding pad, that team member may be found guilty in a lawsuit of:

General consent is obtained by patients admitted to the hospital and covers all routine services but not invasive pro

Type of report sent to risk management in an effort to decrease the chance of harm to pts/staff/hospital property

The best assurance of safe and individual professional behavior by the CST or CFA is a well developed, unyielding:

Which legal doctrine would MOST likely apply in the case of a wrong site surgery or retained foreign object?

Which surgical patient would be legally authorized to sign an informed consent, based on medical practice and state laws

Organization of unique coalition of ACS, ASA, AORN, ASPAN, AANA, AASPA, and AST?

Which situation would be considered an example of a potential ethical dilemma?

The purpose of establishing a neutral zone

Which term describes a method of pretrial discovery in which a surgical team member would answer questions under oath?

According to TJC definition regarding consent to surgical intervention, which party has autonomy?

In a common adage, the “best medicine” in health care is:

Which term best describes the process of keeping thorough, accurate, and legal records of a patient’s medical care?

The CST performs intraoperative tasks under the broad delegatory authority of the:

Which governmental agency has authority to regulate medical devices under the Safe Medical Device Act?

Type of consent that is given in reasonable circumstances by healthcare provider that pt has given consent, none given

Which of the following terms describes a wrong that may be intentional or unintentional?

Legal term that identifies knowledge and skill required for profession that describes the obligation to accountability

The phrase “departure from the standard of care” BEST describes which term?

Which member of the surgical team is responsible for obtaining written, informed surgical consent from the patient?

In 2004, which of the following agencies created the “Do Not Use” abbreviation list?

All of the following components are part of the surgical patient’s medical record EXCEPT:

Form of consent defined by TJC as “agreement or permission accompanied by full notice about what is being consented to”?

Which of the following types of legal action is MOST likely in cases involving tort law and operating room personnel?

Which term is NOT a form of individual professional credentialing that protects the public from unqualified HCPs?

The most common type of patient care errors committed by OR personnel, including negligence and malpractice, categorized

Which of the following torts would be classified as unintentional?

Verification that ST and SFA educational programs meet minimum accreditation standard assessed by:

Captain of ship doctrine holds surgeon accountable for all actions of OR team in lawsuits unless borrowed servant found

professional misconduct that results in harm to another, professional negligence:

Errors in chart documentation should be erased to prevent confusion by subsequent caregivers.

A special consent form would be required for which of the following situations during hospital admission?

The broad objectives of HIPAA include all of the following goals EXCEPT:

Identifying and reporting unsafe conditions and hazards is MOST critical for:

Which statement reflects an example of an intentional tort pertaining to surgical patient care?

Specimen loss, mislabeling, and improper preparation for lab analysis are examples of:

Which legal doctrine would be MOST applicable in a case involving failure to count by RN and CST?

Legal doctrine MOST applicable in a case involving injury to the pt as a result of hospital employee lack of credential

Which was identified in the late 1990s as causing more deaths than car accidents, AIDS, and breast cancer combined?

Which term describes the principles of benevolence, trustworthiness, and honesty for the care and well-being of others?

Surgical team members who fail to monitor and protect a medicated patient from falling could be charged with:

A surgical tech student who photographs a patient and shares the image on social media could be sued for HIPAA violation

Which term describes the system of behaviors, expectations, and morals composing standards of conduct for professionals?

All of the following carry the force of state or national legal enforcement EXCEPT:

A voluntary and informed act in which one party gives permission to another party to “touch”:

Which is a set of written instructions that addresses an incapacitated patient’s right to self determination?

The American Hospital Association replaced its “Patient Bill of Rights” with the:

Graduates of CAAHEP or ABHES programs are eligible to sit for the CST or CFA exams administered by:

Which part of medical record would include surgical team members, patient position, time out, and dressings?