WorksheetsMedical Ethics
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
A tort is a civil wrong committed against a person or property
True
False
A crime occurs only if there is a law forbidding a certain act.
True
False
A person who is judged by the court to be insane, senile, or mentally disabled cannot give informed consent.
True
False
A living will is a legal document that makes known a person's wishes about life-support measures.
True
False
A durable power of attorney provides instructions directly to physicians about when treatment should be discontinued.
True
False
The durable power of attorney gives one person the authority to make legal decisions on behalf of another person.
True
False
Once granted, a health care practitioner's license cannot be revoked
True
False
Licensure is a mandatory process, established by law and required of certain health care practitioners.
True
False
It is illegal for clients admitted to hospitals to specify that they do not want to be resuscitated if their hearts stop.
True
False
What is recited by physicians during medical school graduations?
Hippocratic oath
The code of medical ethics
The standard of care
The scope of practice
Information that is held private between a physician and client is referred to as:
privileged information
informed consent
reciprocity
law of agency
Which of the following persons can legally give informed consent?
Mike, age 21, who needs repair of a gunshot wound
Susie, age 17, who need stitches
Sabrina, age 19, who was driving while intoxicated and had a car wreck
Adam, age 10, who needs an immunization against tetanus
Which of the following is not one of the 3Ds of negligence?
duty
dereliction
daring
damages
What does the government enact to keep society running smoothly?
laws
codes of ethics
morals
torts
Confidentiality may be waived
when a client sues a physician for malpractice.
when a client signs a waiver.
when a third party requests a medical examination and pays the physician's fee.
all of the answers are correct
Informed consent implies that the client understands
the proposed modes of treatment.
all of the answers are correct
the reasons the treatment is necessary.
the risks involved in the proposed treatment.
Client responsibilities include
providing information about past illnesses, hospitalizations and medications.
releasing medical information to anyone who asks for it.
researching symptoms of an illness before seeing a physician.
personally filing insurance forms for health care reimbursement
standard of care
employer’s legal liability for acts performed by employees.
client’s permission for a procedure or treatment.
level of performance expected of a health care worker.
duties determined by the job description, level of training, and qualifications.
scope of practice
employer’s legal liability for acts performed by employees.
client’s permission for a procedure or treatment.
level of performance expected of a health care worker.
duties determined by the job description, level of training, and qualifications.
law of agency
employer’s legal liability for acts performed by employees.
client’s permission for a procedure or treatment.
level of performance expected of a health care worker.
duties determined by the job description, level of training, and qualifications.
informed consent
employer’s legal liability for acts performed by employees.
client’s permission for a procedure or treatment.
level of performance expected of a health care worker.
duties determined by the job description, level of training, and qualifications.
1. As a health care worker, which of the following doctrines will apply to you?
the law of agency.
the 3Ds of negligence.
standard of care or scope of practice.
all of the answers are correct
Confidentiality may be waived
when a client sues a physician for malpractice.
when a client signs a waiver.
all of the answers are correct
when a third party requests a medical examination and pays the physician's fee.
