Legal and Ethical Responsibilities Jted MA Practice Final

What are legal documents that allow people to state what medical treatments they want or do not want in the event that they are unable to make decisions or communicate?

Advance directives(5 spaces)

Which of the following is included in informed consent?

An explanation of the test and permission from the patient(2 spaces)

Which of the following terms means releasing, transferring, or providing access to protected health information?

Disclosure(5 spaces)

Which of the following is a type of abuse that should be reported to the proper authorities?

Emotional, Physical, Sexual (All of the above)(2 spaces)

What is the responsibility of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration?

Enforce safety and health standards in the workplace(3 spaces)

Which of the following is a purpose of HIPAA?

Ensure that a patients medical information is private(3 spaces)

Which of the following is considered a civil right?

Freedom of speech(2 spaces)

What is professional negligence called?

Malpractice(1 space)

Which of the following is information that is shared within a protected relationship?

Privileged communication(2 spaces)

Which of the following is TRUE of the Residents' Bill of Rights?

Promotes independence and self-determination(4 spaces)

As you walk past the nurses' station, you overhear a nurse on the phone with a patient discussing the patient's medication. Which of the following describes your knowledge of the situation according to HIPAA?

Incidental disclosure(5 spaces)

Jim is a health care worker that 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(2 spaces)

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

Protect people from infectious, occupational, environmental, and terrorist threats(4 spaces)

Worker compensation laws do which of the following?

Require employers to insure employees in case they are injured at work(5 spaces)

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) included which of the following regulations?

Residents' Bill of Rights(4 spaces)

Intentionally touching another person without permission is called what?

Battery(3 spaces)

Which of the following is NOT included in the Fair Labor Standards Act?

Dictates employers pay overtime pay for weekend hours(5 spaces)

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

Ethics(2 spaces)

Liability can be defined as which of the following?

Legal responsibility for causing harm(3 spaces)

Which one of the following overrides the others?

Living will(2 spaces)

What is the best way to dispose of confidential information in a health care facility?

Shred it(1 space)

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

The applicant is not a U.S. resident(3 spaces)

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

The employee was caught stealing medications from work(1 space)

The Family and Medical Leave Act allows employees to take unpaid leave for which of the following reasons?

To recover from the birth of a child(2 spaces)

What is a case in which a person is harmed because of another person's actions or failure to act called?

Tort(3 spaces)