Theory Chapter 2 (Legal Concepts, Risk Management, and Ethical Issue)

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 a hospital admission?

The legal term that identifies the knowledge and skills required for a profession and describes a health care provider’s

Which legal doctrine would be MOST applicable in a case involving failure by the RN and CST to do proper surgical counts

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

For which of the following processes are identification and reporting of unsafe conditions and hazards MOST critical?

“Captain of the ship” doctrine holds the surgeon accountable for all actions of the operating room team in lawsuits.

General consent is obtained by patients admitted to the hospital and covers all routine services and medical treatment

Verification that educational programs meet minimum accreditation standards is done by:

Which type of consent applies when emergency circumstances exist when reasonable providers believe that a patient would

Which of the following surgical patients would be legally authorized to sign an informed surgical consent, based on medi

Which governmental agency has authority as outlined in the Safe Medical Device Act?

The most common types of patient-care errors committed by operating room personnel, including negligence and malpractice

What is the name of the organization whose focus is on patient and worker safety and is a unique coalition of surgeon

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

The phrase “departure from the standard of care” BEST describes which of the following legal terms?

Which of the following is NOT a form of individual professional credentialing that protects the public from unqualified

Which of the following terms describes the principles such as benevolence, trustworthiness, and honesty for the care and

The first scrub surgical technologist performs intraoperative tasks under the broad delegatory authority of the:

Which of the following is an example of an intentional tort pertaining to surgical patient care?

According to the Joint Commission’s definition regarding consent to surgical intervention, which party has “autonomy”?

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

Which of the following pertains to a patient’s wishes about medical treatment and self-determination in the event of

The American Hospital Association replaced its “Patient’s Bill of Rights” with which of the following?

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

A surgical technology student who photographs a patient and posts the image on the Internet could be sued for invasion

If a patient suffered a burn as a result of improper application of the ESU dispersive (grounding) pad, the individual

What is the name of the type of report sent to risk management in an effort to decrease the chance of harm to patients

Which legal doctrine would be MOST applicable in a case involving injury to a patient as a result of a hospital employee

Which of the following legal doctrines would MOST likely apply in the case of a wrong site surgery or retained foreign b

Which of the following would NOT be considered an example of a potential ethical dilemma?

Which part of the patient’s medical record documentation would contain pre-op and post-op diagnoses, positioning, skin

Which of the following terms describes the system of moral principles and rules that become standards of conduct for pro

The broad objectives of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) include all of the EXCEPT:

Which of the following was identified in the late 1990’s as causing more deaths in the United States than car accidents,

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

Which of the following forms of consent is defined by the Joint Commission as “agreement or permission accompanied by

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

What is establishing a neutral zone designed to do?

Which of the following torts would be classified as unintentional?

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

Specimen loss, mislabeling, and improper preparation are examples of which of the following?

Which of the following terms meets the following definition: a voluntary and informed act in which one party gives permi

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

What is the term that describes a method of pretrial discovery in which a surgical team member might answer questions un

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

Which of the following legal terms is BEST described as “professional misconduct that results in harm to another”?

Which of the following terms best describes the process of keeping thorough, accurate, and legal records of a patient’s

Which member of the surgical team is ultimately responsible for obtaining a written, informed surgical consent from a pa

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