Exam 3 CHP 14

Question 1

Authorizes a person or company to act as an agent for a principal.

Answer 1

Power of attorney (POA)

Question 2

Gives a person full power to act as an agent.

Answer 2

General POA

Question 3

Gives the agent power to act for the principal for one deal.

Answer 3

Limited POA

Question 4

An agent can make health care decisions on the principal’s behalf should the principal be unable to make such decisions.

Answer 4

Medical POA

Question 5

A document that specifies that the patient does not want to be resuscitated.

Answer 5

Living will/DNR

Question 6

A person or company that agrees to act for, or in place of, another person or company. Provided with authority to do so.

Answer 6

Agent

Question 7

Termination of an employee must be based on a good reason. In most states, including Texas, there doesn’t have to be a good reason to terminate.

Answer 7

Good Faith (exception in California)

Question 8

When a person is hired over another person of discriminated race.

Answer 8

Disparate treatment

Question 9

When a person isn’t hired due to their physical inability. EX: A woman not being hired as a cop because she can’t lift 100 lbs 10 times in 1 minute.

Answer 9

Disparate impact