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WVUP PCT 101 Chapter 5: Ethics and Law Chapter 6 Student and Work Ethics
WVUP PCT 101 Chapter 5: Ethics and Law Chapter 6 Student and Work Ethics
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Intro to Health and Medical Sciences Law and Ethics quiz part II
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You share confidential information with a friend. You could lose your job.
False
True
2
One Example of elder abuse is
Neglect
Kicking
Abuse
Burning
3
You do not follow the agency’s dress code. You could lose your job.
True
False
4
You leave a homecare patient before completing your assignment. This is abuse by
Neglect
Abandonment
Control
Involuntary seclusion
5
Tardiness and absences are common reasons for losing a job
True
False
6
One defense method that any health care provider can use in a law suit
Medical Record
Reputable attorney
Direct examination
Cross-examination
7
Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the person's consent.
Negligence
Criminal Law
Assault
Abuse
8
Sexual Abuse can cause
Abdominal Pain
Stomach Aches
Pregnancy
Bleeding, cuts, and bruises of the genitalia
9
You suspect a resident was abused. What should you do?
Tell the nurse
Tell the family
Call the police
Ask the person about the abuse
10
A wrongful act that does not involve a contract is a/an:
tort
criminal law
malpractice
implied contract
11
Negligence by a professional person is neglect.
False
True
12
Threat or attempt to injure, unlawful touching, performing procedures without consent are all:
malpractice
negligence
assault and battery
invasion of privacy
13
False imprisonment involves
Threatening to restrain a person
Saying a person is insane or mentally ill
False Statements
Restraining a person
14
Guidelines for a professional group that are published to govern behavior.
Guidelines
Principles
Ethics
Law
15
Who is at most risk for being wounded, attacked, or damaged?
A teenager
An older person
A single mother
A caregiver
16
A child is dirty and has a body odor. These are signs of
Malpractice
Neglect
Abuse
Assault
17
Signs of neglect are
Happiness
Weight loss
Abuses of alcohol and drugs
18
An act, behavior, or comment that is sexual in nature.
Professional Sexual Misconduct
Abuse
Negligence
Neglect
19
Patient Bill of Rights help patients feel more confident in the US health care system
False
True
20
Failure to give care that is normally expected is:
abuse
negligence
malpractice
bad practice
21
Defamation
An act that violates a criminal law.
Injuring a person's name and reputation by making false statements.
A wrong committed against a person or the person's property.
A rule of conduct made by a government body.
22
Laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general
Law
Criminal Law
None of the Above
23
Wrongs against a person,property, or society are under:
medical law
malpractice
civil law
criminal law
24
Saying or doing something to trick, fool, or deceive a person.
Negligence
Neglect
Civil Law
Fraud
25
Failure to take reasonable precautions to prevent harm to a patient
Consideration
Irresponsibility
Negligence
Duress
26
Signs of elder abuse include
Poor Hygiene
Being Happy
Weight Loss
Healthy
27
It is okay to tie a patient down to the bed without a medical order if you check on them alot.
true
false
28
Physical touching of another individual without permission
Sexual abuse
Battery
Duress
Assault
29
Being on time for work means arriving at the agency when your shift starts
True
False
30
You scold an older person for not eating their food. This is
Neglect
Verbal abuse
Battery
Physical abuse
31
A wrong committed against a person or the person's property.
Will
Vulnerable Adult
Slander
Tort
32
Sharing a resident’s photo on a social media site is
Fraud
Allowed if you obtain informed consent
Allowed with the family’s consent
A violation of HIPPA
33
Patients may refuse treatment for any reasone
True
False
34
Acts, behaviors, or thoughts that warn of a boundary crossing or boundary violation.
Boundary Sign
Boundary Crossing
Ethics
Will
35
A PCT with an ethical dilemma can visit the joint commission website to view code of ethics
True
False
36
Patient records and all the information in them, belong to the health care provider.
true
false
37
In the US there are two main division of law:
Open and closed
Simple and complex
Public and Private
Constitutional and government
38
Restraining an individual or restricting freedom is:
invasion of privacy
defamation
false imprisonment
assault and battery
39
Rules, or standards of conduct, for group members to follow
Code of Ethics
Law
None of the Above
Criminal Law
40
On your days off you check on your patients this is a
Professional boundaries
Boundary sign
Tort
Boundary violation
41
Most medicolegal cases involve unintentional torts
True
False
42
You can use your cell phone to send text messages during clinical
False
True
43
Ensuring that the patient has the right to know in advance treatments, risks, and benefits
HIPAA
The Good Samaritan Act
Implied contracts
The Patient Bill of Rights
44
Laws concerned with relationships between people.
Abuse
Battery
Civil Law
Assualt
45
A nurse coming in to give meds and the patient accepting is an example of implied contract.
false
true
46
A legal document of how a person wants property distributed after death.
Will
Neglect
Law
Negligence
47
Admitting mistakes and never offering false hope
Confidentiality
Flexibility
Honesty
Kindness
48
Any knowing, intentional, or negligent act by a caregiver or any other person to an older adult.
Law
Elder Abuse
Libel
Abuse
49
You are resigning from my job. Which is correct
Give a two week notice
An exit interview means you are in trouble
Give a verbal notice
You do not need to give notice if you have another job
50
Emotional Abuse can cause
Bleeding
Headaches
Happiness
51
Which branch of law would deal with a behavior such as arson
Constitutional
Criminal
Administrative
Tort
52
Slander
Making false statements through the spoken word, sounds, sign language, or
Laws concerned with offenses against the public and society in general
None of the above
53
The failure of responsible persons to provide food, shelter, health care, or protection for a vulnerable elder.
Abuse
Neglect
Negligence
Assault
54
Risk factors of abusing children include
Healthy
Happy
Family Crisis
Stress
55
The willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment that results in physical harm.
Tort
Abuse
Assault
Battery
56
A persons photos are shown without permission. This is
Battery
Fraud
Malpractice
Invasion of privacy
57
Vulnerable adults have problems caring and protecting themselves due to
Brain Damage
Alcohol or drug problems
Are Older
Depressed
58
An act or behavior that meets your needs, not the person's
Assault
Boundary Violation
Neglect
Abuse
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The factors of care that patients can expect to receive are frequently called:
patient rights
treatment
OBRA
HIPAA
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Making malicious or false statements about a person's character or reputation
Libel
Defamation of character
Tort of outrage
nonfeasance
