Intro Review #4

A woman has a legally written and witnessed Living Will that states she does not want her life prolonged when her condition is terminal. She is in a car accident and suffers irreversible brain damage. Her daughter wants her kept alive on a respirator. What or who will legally determine the patient’s future?

• The daughter

• The doctor

• The Living Will

• The court system

A physician writes a DNR order on a patient’s chart. DNR is the medical abbreviation for

• Do not resuscitate

• Designated nurse responder

• Durable negotiated rights

• Doctor’s normal request

Does a hospitalized patient have the right to refuse to have blood drawn?

• Yes, but only if the doctor agrees

• Yes. Patients have the right to refuse treatment

• No. A hospitalized patient must comply with the physician’s orders

• No, because the refusal of treatment is a HIPAA violation

Betty is visually impaired but fully qualified as a medical transcriptionist. She does require help for a few tasks that would take 5-10 minutes per day from a sighted transcriptionist. The Americans with Disabilities Act would classify this extra help as:

• Workplace discrimination

• An employer hardship

• A reasonable accommodation

• A disqualifying need

What statement about euthanasia and healthcare professionals is true?

• The decision to employ methods of euthanasia is exclusively the physician’s

• Many healthcare professionals feel euthanasia is contrary to their professional ethics

• Healthcare workers should always follow their ethical beliefs, regardless of what the physician orders or the patient

  requests.

• Euthanasia is always illegal and unethical

A grief-stricken family in the emergency room has just been notified of the death of their child who was hit by a car. What should the physician ask regarding organ transplantation?

• Do not ask since the family is in shock and cannot make an informed decision

• Wait for five or six hours until the family has had time to accept their loss and then ask about organ donation.

• Immediately ask the family for permission to donate the child’s organs for transplantation

• Start the process of removing the organs and hope the family will give permission when asked

A couple wishes to have their own biological child, but the wife had a hysterectomy for medical reasons when she was 25 years old. What option would give them the best hope for having a child?

• Genetic counseling and fertility drugs

• Artificial insemination with sperm from a sperm bank

• Implantation of five to ten frozen embryos

• IVF of their own egg and sperm with implantation in a surrogate

A nursing assistant refuses a request by the charge nurse to take a pain pill to a patient. The assistant believes that giving the pain medication would be a violation of his/her:

• Scope of practice

• Religious beliefs

• Reasonable accommodation

• Rights under OSHA rules

Janie is frequently late for work. Even when she arrives on time, she takes ten minutes to finish applying her make-up and putting her hair up before beginning work. Her behavior MOST LIKELY violates

• Legal standards

• Ethical standards

• Both ethical and legal standards

• Neither ethical or legal standards

A dietitian would put what important alert on the meal plan for a patient of the Hindu faith?1.

• Kosher food only

• Do NOT serve breakfast or lunch on Saturday!

• Absolutely NO beef or beef products

• Allow wine with every meal