LEGAL AND ETHICAL TEST REVIEW

Which of the following is TRUE of the Residents' Bill of Rights?

• Permits a patient to not pay their out-of-pocket health care expenses

• Overrides a patient's civil rights

• Promotes independence and self-determination

• Allows physicians to make health care decisions for patients who are unable to do so

Which of the following is a purpose of HIPAA?

• Ensure that a patient's medical information is private

• Ensure quick access to information for health care providers

• Ensure that paperwork is correct when it is submitted for reimbursement

• Ensure that all people have insurance coverage

Jim is a health care worker who must call Mr. Ortiz with the results of his blood tests. When Jim calls, no one picks up the phone and the answering machine plays. What should Jim do?

• Leave a message with the results of the blood test.

• Leave a message with the name of the facility he is calling from and a phone number where he can be reached.

• Hang up without leaving a message.

• Leave a message that the results of the blood tests are in and a phone number where he can be reached.

Which of the following terms means releasing, transferring, or providing access to protected health information?

• Disclosure

• Authorization

• Privacy

• Confidentiality

Intentionally touching another person without permission is called what?

• Slander

• Battery

• Assault

• Negligence

Which of the following is a type of abuse that should be reported to the proper authorities?

• Emotional

• Physical

• Sexual

• All of the above

What is professional negligence called?

• Assault and battery

• Invasion of privacy

• Malpractice

• Defamation of character

As you walk past the nurses' station, you overhear a nurse on the phone with a patient discussing the patient's medication. Which of the following describes your knowledge of the situation according to HIPAA?

• Incidental disclosure

• Information needed for research

• Legal or public interest issue

• Amendment of protected health information

Which one of the following overrides the others?

Responses

• Organ donor card

• Living will

• Durable power of attorney

• Physician's orders

For what reason may an employer legally NOT hire an applicant?

Responses

• The applicant is from a different race.

• The applicant has a disability.

• The applicant is not a legal U.S. resident.

• The applicant is near retirement age.