Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Test

Which of the following is considered a civil right?

Freedom of speech

What is the purpose of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention?

Protect people from infectious, occupational, environmental, and terrorist threats

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 name of the facility he is calling from 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

What are rules of proper conduct among a group of people, such as a profession?

Ethics

Which one of the following overrides the others?

Living will

What is professional negligence called?

Malpractice

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

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

In which case does the employer have just cause to fire an employee?

The employee was caught stealing medications from work.