Exam 2 Study Guide

Question 1

When a law is violated, the government imposes a/an

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Penalty

Question 2

What types of laws deals with the relationship between individuals and the government?

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Public

Question 3

The Department of Health and Human Services is

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A cabinet-level department of the executive branch of the federal government

Question 4

Executive branch of government

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Enforce and administer laws

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Legislative branch of government

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Enact laws

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Judicial branch of government

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Adjudicate the laws

Question 7

What are the forms of negligence?

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Malfeasance, misfeasance, nonfeasance

Question 8

The infringement on the mental security or tranquility of another person is

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Assault

Question 9

The violation of another person’s physical integrity is

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Battery

Question 10

The unlawful restraint of an individual’s personal liberty or the unlawful restraint or confinement of an individual

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False imprisonment

Question 11

A false oral or written communication to someone other than the individual defamed that subjects that individual’s reputation to scorn and ridicule.

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Defamation of character

Question 12

EMTALA

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ED cannot “pump” patients

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Patient Self-Determination Act

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Ensures patients are informed of their rights to execute advanced directives and accept/refuse medical care

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HIPAA

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Patient information security

Question 15

An organization’s code of ethics

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Help carry out an organization’s mission, vision, and values

Question 16

It is unethical for health care organizations to

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Advertise misleading information

Question 17

Respondeat superior

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(Let the master respond) Holds employers liable, in certain cases, for the wrongful acts of their agents

Question 18

Employees should report what type of practices?

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Practices that breach ethical conduct

Question 19

Consent is preferably

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written agreement authorizing treatment

Question 20

Case law has developed in such a way that any person, regardless of religious beliefs,

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has a right to refuse medical treatment

Question 21

If a patient is unable to make decisions by reason of age or incapacity, a patient-appointed decision maker may “substitute his or her judgement” on behalf of the patient. Before declaring an individual incapacitated, the attending physician must find

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with a reasonable degree of medical certainty that the patient lacks capacity

Question 22

Abuse can be

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Physical, psychological, medical, or financial

Question 23

Abuse is not always easy to identify because injuries often can be attributed to

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other causes

Question 24

Caregivers who suspect resident abuse are expected to

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All of the above (report, document, define, and ensure follow-up)

Question 25

An abused child is one who has suffered

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All of the above (mental harm, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical injury)

Question 26

The various states have enacted various child abuse statutes to

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require good-faith reporting