Law And Ethics

Question 0

Law refers to the

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Recognized rule of conduct enforced by a legal authority

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Informed consent requires that the

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Information provided is enough for the patient to make an educated decision.

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Law requires a physician to report to the appropriate authorities

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A person suspected of elderly abuse

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Consent for a persons own medical treatment may be given by a

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17 year old who is in the navy

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A patient implied consent usually covers

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Electrocardiogram because it is a common procedure and of little risk

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Tort

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A type of civil law ( deals with accidental and intentional harm

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Malfeasance is one form of

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Malpractice because it is a failure to act or an improper act that results in or causes harm.

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A physician may obtain his or her license by any of the following except

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Registration because not a process of obtaining license to practice medicine

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Advance directives include a

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Medical power of attorney

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Respondeat superior

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“Let the master answer”

A physicians responsibility for the actions of his or her staff

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Good Samaritan act does not cover a health care provider who

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Volunteers to provide first aid at a charitable f un run

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A physician who accepts payment from another physician for the referral of a patient is guilty of

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Fee splitting

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Failure to act in a manner that a prudent and reasonable person would under similar circumstances is

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Negligence

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The Four D’s are used to determine malpractice except

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Defendant

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A minor may consent for all of the following except

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Sterilization

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A communicable disease to be reported to the county health department is

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Rubella a

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Medical examiner cases involve

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Deaths

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A situation in which the very nature of the injury implicates malpractice is called

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Res ispa loquitur

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The strongest mandatory credential regulated by a state to practice a profession is a

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Licensure

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Medical assistance may be

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Certified

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Ethics deal with

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Morals

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Patients Bill of rights includes the right to

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An education

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The first medical code of ethics was written by

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Hammurabi

Question 23

Which of the following is considered an ethical issue

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Allocation of resources