Intro Chapter 3 Test

Which scenario would be considered illegal?

• A striking a patient
• B revealing a patient's condition to someone outside the workplace
• C coming to work with an illness
• D Both A and B

Assault and battery in the healthcare setting includes

• A gossiping and being rude to a patient
• B stealing from a patient and performing a task that isn't in your job description
• C threatening and hitting a patient
• D ignoring your supervisor and hitting a patient

Which exception can be made for release of patient medical information?

• A A woman's fiance wants information about her surgery
• B A concerned citizen wants to know the diagnosis of her next door neighbor
• C A doctor is ordered by the court to reveal patient medical information
• D a reporter wants to know the status of a hospitalized celebrity

The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 states that _________________________________.

• A healthcare institutions must inform the patient of rights under state law at the time of admission
• B a patient can refuse medical or surgical treatment
• C patients have the right to participate in healthcare decisions
• D all of the above

a legal document made by a patient, which states that CPR or other advanced cardiac life support should not be performed if a patient stops breathing or a patient's heart stops

• A emancipated minor
• B Patient Self-Determination Act
• C Patients' Bill of Rights
• D Do not Resuscitate (DNR)

legal protection for the healthcare worker if proven that the worker acted reasonably as compared to other members of the profession in the same or a similar circumstance

• A malpractice
• B reasonable care
• C medical law
• D criminal law

the amount of time during which any legal action may be taken; after such time a lawsuit may not be filed

• A scope of practice
• B standard of care
• C statute of limitation
• D time-out

An act approved by US Congress in 1996 and fully enforced in 2006; includes a privacy provision for patient health records.

• A Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• B Patients' Bill of Rights
• C Durable Power of Attorney
• D Patient Self-Determination Act

the act of unfairly treating a person or a group of people differently from others

• A assault
• B discrimination
• C theft
• D battery

a court-appointed person who may make decisions for a patient who is mentally or physically incapable of making such decisions

• A guardian
• B ombudsman
• C lawyer
• D judge