Intro to Healthcare: Final exam review #2

A student nurse told his roommate about a patient at the nursing home. Which patient rights legislation was violated?

• Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

• Nursing Home Reform Act (NHRA)

• Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

• Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA)

An area of law that protects a person from other people’s negligent actions is known as:

• malpractice

• tort law

• negligence

• assault

A patient getting on the scale & getting their blood pressure taken would be an example of which type of consent?

• implied consent

• expressed consent

• informed

A patient signing a consent form would be an example of which type of consent?

• implied consent

• expressed consent

• informed

A patient verbally agreeing to a medical procedure after being told the risks would be an example of which type of consent?

• expressed

• informed

• implied

Assault would be an example of a(n):

• intentional tort

• unintentional tort

A slip & fall would be an example of a(n):

• intentional tort

• unintentional tort

Another name for an unintentional tort is negligence.

• true

• false

Protected health information is anything that connects a patient to his or her health information.

• True

• False

Amounts that must be paid by the patient for medical services before the policy begins to pay. 

• Co-insurance
• HMO
• Deductible 
• PPO