Unit 8 Legal and Ethical

Multiple Choice

Patient information can be viewed by fewer people in healthcare settings if it is kept in electronic form rather than in paper records.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

One common component in a Patient’s Bill of Rights is that patients have the right to participate in their own treatment, through receiving information and making decisions about their treatment.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Many health science professions aim to make ethical decisions easier for practitioners by establishing a code of ethics for professionals to follow.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Medical malpractice is professional negligence, where the standard of care falls below accepted levels due to the actions or omission of actions by a medical professional.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the failure of taking reasonable actions to protect others from harm?

• Negligence

• Malpractice

• Liability

• Due care

Multiple Choice

What means that a physician is required to have the training and expertise necessary to treat a patient?

• Standard of care

• Due care

• Licensed care

• Legal care

Multiple Choice

Which legal document appoints a person to make medical decisions for another if this person is unable to make their own healthcare decisions?

• Living will

• Health directive

• Power of attorney

• Informed consent

Multiple Choice

In the United States, about what percentage of physicians in “high-risk” specialties are the subjects of medical malpractice suits at some point in their careers?

• 10%

• 35%

• 55%

• 100%

Multiple Choice

Title I of HIPAA deals with which of the following topics?

• Health insurance

• Privacy

• Standard of care

• Negligence

Multiple Choice

Deontological ethics are based on which of the following?

• Emotion

• Obligation

• Laws

• The outcome

Multiple Choice

What is one issue with the use of living wills?

• Everyone uses them

• They are always upheld in legal courts

• Healthcare experts do not recommend their use

• They may not remain up-to-date with medical advances

Multiple Choice

Title II of HIPAA deals with which of the following topics?

• Standard of care

• Medical records

• Malpractice complaints

• Health Insurance