Medical Law and Ethics

Medical ethics have been around since the time of Hippocrates

• True

• False

Knowing your limitations is an unethical behavior

• True

• False

A DNR is an advanced directive that indicates that if a patient stops breathing or if their heart stops, not to perform advanced cardiac life support, CPR, etc.

• True

• False

If there is a concern that a child or others may be at risk of immediate harm you may share information about a patient's confidences

• True

• False

Health Care Workers are not responsible for helping to protect everyone in the work place.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a legal document that grants another person the authority to make legal decisions for you?

• Advanced Directives

• Durable Power of Attorney

• DNR

• Good Samaritans Law

Performing an act that a reasonable person would not have done, or not doing something that a reasonable person would have done in the same or similar circumstances that result in harm to a patient is known as...

• Confidentiality

• Malpractice

• Negligence

• Duty of care

Civil law is also known as ________ law.

• Tort

• Personal

• Minor

• None of the above

This type of law pertains to a crime in which the guilty party is punished by incarceration and possible fines.

• Civil law

• Personal law

• Minor law

• Criminal law

Laws that protect people from legal action after voluntarily giving emergency medical aid while using reasonable care are known as....

• Civil law

• Good Samaritans law

• Criminal law

• Personal law