Quiz: Ethics

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

• assault and battery

• invasion of privacy

• defamation

• false imprisonment

Using inappropriate words to describe a person’s race or nationality is an example of psychological abuse.

• True

• False

How should an error be corrected on a written health care record?

Briefly describe the purpose of the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA), and explain what a facility must do for patients under this law.

The growing use of computerized records in health care has created a dilemma in maintaining confidentiality.

• True

• False

Domestic abuse occurs when an intimate partner uses threatening, manipulative, aggressive, or violent behavior to maintain power and control over another person.

• True

• False

If information is on a patient’s record, it can be released to other health care facilities without the patient’s written consent.

• True

• False

Which of the following is not a patient’s right?

• A patient is entitled to free care regardless of circumstances.

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

• A patient may refuse treatment to the extent permitted under law.

• A patient is entitled to a reasonable response to request for services.

A person with a legal disability has the right to form a contract.

• True

• False

A DNR order means that cardio-pulmonary resuscitation is not performed when the person stops breathing.

• True

• False