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WorksheetsPrinciples Legal and Ethical Unit
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 16mins
_________ are formed from your personal values and reflect your concept of right or wrong.
Ethics
Morals
Tort
Scope of Practice
A living will is a legal document that makes known a person's wishes about life-support measures.
True
False
A tort is a civil wrong committed against a person or property
True
False
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
What does the government enact to keep society running smoothly?
laws
codes of ethics
morals
torts
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.
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.
A(n) ______ is a form, requested by a patient and signed by a physician, refusing CPR if the heart stops.
health care proxy
power of attorney
do not resuscitate order
ethics statement for the living
The law that protects the confidentiality of protected health information is commonly called:
HIPAA
SEPA
INPRO
H-ACT
In an emergency in which a patient is so severely injured that a clear decision cannot be made, you have the right to provide care based on _____ consent.
implied
expressed
guardian
minor's
Scope of practice is a description of activities a licensed, practicing health science professional is permitted to perform.
True
False
Battery is a threat or attempt to injure another individual.
True
False
A condition in which a person does not have the legal capacity and is therefore unable to enter a legal agreement (for example, as is the case with a minor)
legal disability
libel
living wills
privileged communications
False written statement that causes a person ridicule or contempt or causes damage to the persons' reputation
tort
slander
malpractice
libel
Providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that result in injury to another person
slander
tort
invasion of privacy
malpractice
Failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury to another person
tort
negligence
slander
contract
Factors of care that all patients can expect to receive
slander
tort
malpractice
Patients' rights
The procedures, processes and actions that health care providers are legally permitted to perform in keeping with the terms of their professional license
Scope of Practice
malpractice
civil law
defamation
Spoken comment that that causes a person ridicule or contempt of damages the person's reputation.
confidentiality
tort
malpractice
Slander
Patient’s right to make their own medical decisions based on beliefs and values
Code of Ethics
Autonomy
Confidentiality
Ethics
ethical responsibility to not disclose patient information without authorization
Justice
Confidentiality
Code of Ethics
Liability
negligence or void in the care of a patient by a health science professional or organization which causes injury to a patient
Negligence
Malpractice
Justice
Lawsuit
What is the purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
To provide emergency medical treatment
To protect confidential patient healthcare information from being shared
To ensure fair and equal treatment
To guide professional conduct
Why was the Hippocratic oath created?
As a guide for the medical profession
So doctors had laws
So it could be known as the oldest document in history
So it would be adopted into western medicine
Who was the oath written by?
Greek Gods
Doctors
Greek Hippocrate physicians
World Medicine Association
What does HIPAA stand for?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Health Insurance Path and Attorney
Healthcare Is Pathetic and Annyoning
Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accurate Attitude
When was HIPAA introduced?
1969
1998
2000
1996
Which describes a healthcare worker’s conduct and attitude when interacting with patients?
bedside manner
medical knowledge
surgical skill
technical ability
