Performance Practice Flashcards
Who should be offered a Hepatitis A vaccination?
High risk people
- MSM
- IVDU
- International Travellers
- Fecal-Oral route so wash hands after exposure
True or False: PA’s autonomy is per state and often has to do with the autonomy of the physician?
True
What word means having the person’s best interest in mind?
Beneficience
Regarding informed consent, describe the patient
Must be of sound mind and adult years to give
What is implied consent
In an emergency, you can act without consent (unless it was withdrawn by the patient beforehand) because it’s implied the patient would want you to save his/her life
What is HIPAA?
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information
What is the hospice criteria?
Patient is terminally ill with a life expectancy of six months or less if the disease runs it’s expected course
-No treatment to prolong life is expected
What is a living will?
A written statement detailing a person’s desires regarding their medical treatment in circumstances in which they are no longer able to express informed consent, especially in advanced directive
True or False: If a parent says no to a blood transfusion, what do you do?
Don’t give blood products and honor religious practices
What is the only state that PA’s cannot prescribe controlled medications?
Kentucky
In 44 states, PA’s are authorized to prescribe medications in schedules II-V. How many states allow III-V?
Five
During a 2 year cycle, ____ hours of CME must be earned, with at least ____ of them in Category 1
100
50 in Category 1
