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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? Notarized medical guidelines Patient's rights Advance directives Contingency statements

Advance directives

Which of the following is a type of abuse that should be reported to the proper authorities? Emotional Physical Sexual All of the above

All of the above

Which of the following is included in informed consent? An explanation of the test and permission from the patient A diagnosis and documented need for a procedure A referral from a physician, a written contract, and a fee for services A patient showing up for an appointment

An explanation of the test and permission from the patient

Intentionally touching another person without permission is called what? Negligence Assault Battery Slander

Battery

Which of the following is NOT included in the Fair Labor Standards Act? Requires employers to pay at least minimum wage. Dictates employers pay overtime pay for weekend hours. Ensures equal pay for men and women. Restricts the type of jobs and the hours minors can work.

Dictates employers pay overtime pay for weekend hours.

Which of the following terms means releasing, transferring, or providing access to protected health information? Disclosure Privacy Confidentiality Authorization Read Question

Disclosure

What is the responsibility of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? Oversee the administrative portion of health care facilities Regulate the quality of care patients receive Enforce safety and health standards in the workplace Report on the efficiency of government-funded health care facilities

Enforce safety and health standards in the workplace

Which of the following is a purpose of HIPAA? Ensure that a patient's medical information is private Ensure quick access to information for health care providers Ensure that paperwork is correct when it is submitted for reimbursement Ensure that all people have insurance coverage

Ensure that a patient's medical information is private

Which of the following is considered a civil right? Justice Health care Freedom of speech A well-paying job

Freedom of speech

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 Information needed for research Legal or public interest issue Amendment of protected health information

Incidental disclosure

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 results of the blood test. Leave a message with the name of the facility he is calling from and a phone number where he can be reached. Hang up without leaving a message. Leave a message that the results of the blood tests are in and a phone number where he can be reached.

Leave a message with the name of the facility he is calling from and a phone number where he can be reached.

Liability can be defined as which of the following? A moral desire to do the right thing An ethical responsibility to cause no harm Legal responsibility for causing harm The ability to sue the party responsible for causing harm

Legal responsibility for causing harm

Which one of the following overrides the others? Durable power of attorney Organ donor card Living will Physician's orders

Living will

What is professional negligence called? Defamation of character Assault and battery Malpractice Invasion of privacy

Malpractice

Which of the following is information that is shared within a protected relationship? Accountability Secure information Protected privacy Privileged communication

Privileged communication

Which of the following is TRUE of the Residents' Bill of Rights? Allows physicians to make health care decisions for patients who are unable to do so Permits a patient to not pay their out-of-pocket health care expenses Promotes independence and self-determination Overrides a patient's civil rights

Promotes independence and self-determination

What is the purpose of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? Protect people from infectious, occupational, environmental, and terrorist threats Credential physicians in the care of infectious diseases Find funding for scientific research Develop products that are sold directly to health care facilities and governments

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

Worker compensation laws do which of the following? Ensure that employees will be taken care of when they retire Set safety standards for all workplaces Require employers to pay employees a fair wage for the hours and work completed Require employers to insure employees in case they are injured at work

Require employers to insure employees in case they are injured at work

The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) included which of the following regulations? Residents' Bill of Rights Uniform Anatomical Gift Act Patient's Bill of Rights Patient Self-Determination Act

Residents' Bill of Rights

What is the best way to dispose of confidential information in a health care facility? Shred it. Burn it. Recycle it. Throw it in the trash can.

Shred it.

For what reason may an employer legally NOT hire an applicant? The applicant is from a different race. The applicant has a disability. The applicant is not a legal U.S. resident. The applicant is near retirement age.

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

In which case does the employer have just cause to fire an employee? The employee reported abuse that was taking place in a long-term care facility. The employee refused to write a false report. The employee does not get along well with a coworker. The employee was caught stealing medications from work.

The employee was caught stealing medications from work.

The Family and Medical Leave Act allows employees to take unpaid leave for which of the following reasons? To take an extended vacation To recover from the birth of a child To provide care to a close friend with cancer To attend an educational program

To recover from the birth of a child

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

Tort

What are rules of proper conduct among a group of people, such as a profession? Ethics Laws Morals All of the above

ethics


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