Final Exam Review Part 2

If a health care worker sends information to an insurance company without a patient's written consent, this can be ___.

• libel

• defamation

• slander

• invasion of privacy

If a physician fails to use a degree of skill and learning commonly expected and the person receiving care is injured, the physician can be sued for __.

• assault and battery

• negligence

• malpractice

• defamation

If a patient is physically restrained without proper authorization or justification, this can lead to a charge of ___.

• invasion of privacy

• false imprisonment

• assault and battery

• defamation

Any care that results in physical harm, pain or mental anguish can lead to a charge of ____.

• defamation

• false imprisonment

• invasion of privacy

• abuse

A false statement that causes a person to be ridiculed or damages the person's reputation is known as ___.

• assault and battery

• slander

• libel

• false imprisonment

Principles relating to what is morally right or wrong are known as ___.

• contracts

• torts

• patients' rights

• ethics

Which of the following is not a right of patients?

• A patient is entitled to a reasonable response to a request for service

• A patient is entitled to free care regardless of circumstances

• A patient may refuse treatment to the extent permitted by law

• A patient must be informed of any hospital rules or regulations

A legal document that allows an individual to state what measures should or shouldn't be taken to prolong life when a condition is terminal is a

• Patient Self-Determination Act

• right-to-die declaration

• Durable Power of Attorney

• living will

An example of a tort is

• practicing without a license

• slapping a patient

• stealing a patient's necklace

• misuse of narcotics

Which of the following is not a requirement of the Patient Self-Determination Act?

• Affirming that there will be no discrimination or effect on care due to advance directives

• Educating staff on the medical and legal issues of advance directives

• Providing legal assistance for preparing advance directives

• Documenting any advance directives on a patient's record