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Betty is visually impaired. She requires extra help from a sighted transcriptionist. The Americans Disabilities Act would classify this as

A reasonable accommodation

When it comes to working with a written patient records. What can a healthcare worker do?

Allow another worker who is caring for the patient see the record

Daria has a legal disability. What can she legally do?

Answer a doctors questions.

A client is told she needs an MRI. A month later she receives a bill for $500. What is she within her rights to do?

Ask for an explanation of the charges

What is the first thing a healthcare worker should do if another healthcare worker tells a sex joke?

Ask him to stop

Dr smith asks Bobbie who is the agent

Bobbie

Taking narcotics from a pharmacy is violation of

Criminal law

DNR

Do not resuscitate

Fred is 89 and his health is failing. He is still sound of mind but knows that he may not be able to make a decision in the future. What allows him to designate who does?

Durable power of attorney

How can mark get a copy of his fathers charts?

His dad signs a release form

In legal terms of a psychologist in a private practice is the principal who is the agent?

His or her receptionist

Jan Shevlin goes for blood work. She extends her arm. What kind of agreement is this?

Implied consent

What does the Patient Self Determination Act require health facilities to do?

Inform patients of their right to make decisions regarding their right to die

Before S a patient has plastic surgery on her nose the doctor should seek

Informed consent

An angry patient writes a letter complaining. What is he charged with

Libel

A woman doesn't want to live if her condition gets terminal. What or who will legally decide the patients future?

Living will

A medication is ordered to be mixed in 1000 cc of IV fluid for administration. If a nurse injects the medication directly into a patients vein in error what would he be guilty of?

Malpractice

Mr and Mrs Allen share a room. Mrs all end daughter Mary has durable power of attorney for Mr Allen. If Mr Allen needs surgery who signs permission form?

Mary

Mr jones goes with chest pain. The physician orders an antacid but not an EKG. That night he died. What is the doctor charged with?

Negligence

David is an 18 year old athlete who is scheduled for knee surgery. Within minutes after recipe Bing his pre operative injection, he tells the nurse he has changed his mind. What does the nurse do?

Notify doctor immediately so david can make a decision

What diagnosis must be reported to the proper authorities?

Overdose of heroin

Alan is a dental assistant. If the dental hygienist asks him to do something outside his scope of practice what should he do?

Politely refuse

What does the p in hipaa stand for?

Portability

HIPAA is mostly about

Privacy of health information

What right is unique to the Residents Bill of Rights for long term care facilities?

Right to share a room with his or her spouse

A general surgeon performs plastic surgery. The surgeon could be in violation of

Scope of Practice

A dental assistant tells her friend how bad a hygienist is. What is she guilty of?

Slander

Which disease should be reported?

Syphilis

Don is caring for his mother. He can be charged with psychological abuse if he

Threatens to lock her in a room

A physicians office asks a new patient to sign HIPAA. What is the purpose?

To inform patients of their privacy rights under HIPAA

An EMT is charged with batterY. What did he do?

Treated a victim even though he refused treatment

What safeguard should be used to protect the confidentiality of computerized medical records

Use of passwords

When should a hospital employee file a grievance

When multiple attempts to resolve the issue have been ignored

Does a hospitalized patient have the right to refuse having blood drawn

Yes patients have the right to refuse treatment


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