Medical Laws And Ethics Study

Question 1

True or False?
Your values are a reflection of your ethics

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Results of breaking medical law include all of the following except

Answer 2

Paying a fine

Question 3

A physical invasion of privacy occurs when?

Answer 3

A healthcare professional does not protect the modesty of a patient

Question 4

Malpractice is defined as?

Answer 4

Misconduct or lack of skill that results in patient injury

Question 5

True or false
Doctors may share patient information when the authorities/courts request and when a patient says they are hurt

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Medical ethics

Answer 6

Concerned with whether actions are right or wrong

Question 7

Medical law

Answer 7

Focuses on whether actions are legal or illegal

Question 8

Ethics committees

Answer 8

In healthcare facilities consider ethical problems that affect the care and treatment of patients

Question 9

Code of ethics

Answer 9

Most healthcare organizations have a code of ethics; healthcare workers are expected to to know, understand, and comply with the code of ethics

Question 10

Values

Answer 10

Concepts, ideas, beliefs that are important and meaningful to a person

Question 11

True or false
Your values and behaviors are a reflection of your ethics

Answer 11

True

Question 12

Results of breaking medical law

Answer 12

Civil or criminal prosecution
Loss of a professional license
Paying a fine
Prison sentence

Question 13

Physical invasion of privacy

Answer 13

When a healthcare worker does not protect the modesty of a patient

Question 14

Informational invasion of privacy

Answer 14

When a worker reveals patient’s information without the patient’s consent

Question 15

Patients’s Bill of Rights

Answer 15

List of guarantees for those receiving medical care

Question 16

Ombudsman

Answer 16

May be a Nurse, trained volunteer, or social worker who ensures that patients are not abused and their legal rights are protected

Question 17

Advance Directive

Answer 17

When a patient gives instructions about healthcare decisions for when he or she is incapacitated

Question 18

Do-not-resuscitate (DNR)

Answer 18

Document that states that CPR or other advanced cardiac life support should not be performed if a patient stops breathing or a patient’s heart stops

Question 19

Durable Power of Attorney

Answer 19

Grants another person the authority to make legal decisions for you

Question 20

Guardian

Answer 20

A person appointed by a court to make decisions to protect the interests of the patient who is mentally or physically incapacitated

Question 21

Emancipated minor

Answer 21

A person under 18 who is financially and legally responsible for herself or himself

Question 22

Duty of Care

Answer 22

Legal obligation for healthcare personnel to take reasonable care to avoid causing harm to a patient

Question 23

Negligence

Answer 23

Performing an act that a reasonable person would not have done or failing to provide reasonable care

Question 24

Reasonable care

Answer 24

Legal protection for healthcare workers if it can be proven that the worker acted reasonably as compared to other members of the profession in similar situations

Question 25

Arbitration

Answer 25

Method of resolving disputes outside the courtroom

Question 26

Assault

Answer 26

When words or actions make another person fear that they may be harmed

Question 27

Battery

Answer 27

Refers to touching a person without permission

Question 28

Abuse

Answer 28

Any action that results in physical or mental harm

Question 29

Standard of care

Answer 29

Reasonable & prudent care that a practitioner of similar qualifications would have preformed in the same or similar situation

Question 30

Statute of Limitations

Answer 30

The amount of time during which legal action can be taken

Question 31

Scope of practice

Answer 31

Includes all of the skills that a healthcare worker is trained for and allowed to use

Question 32

Confidentially

Answer 32

The practice of allowing only certain individuals the right to access information

Question 33

HIPAA Privacy Rule

Answer 33

Sets national standards to protect individuals’ medical records also gives patients rights regarding their health information

Question 34

When can doctors release patient information?

Answer 34

When authorities or courts may order the release of certain information If the patient is a risk for immediate harm that can be prevented by releasing information

Question 35

What should you do if you see unethical or illegal behavior?

Answer 35

Report the incident to a supervisor or someone in Human Resources

Question 36

Informed consent

Answer 36

Patient has to know what could happen with signing something

Question 37

Implied consent

Answer 37

Implied/willing to be treated without signing

Question 38

Discrimination

Answer 38

The unjust or prejudicial acts towards a person or a group of people differently from one another

Question 39

Defamation

Answer 39

The act of damaging someone’s good reputation Ex: slander or libel

Question 40

Libel

Answer 40

A written false statement that damages someone’s reputation

Question 41

Slander

Answer 41

False statements said (verbal) to damage one’s reputation