Social Sciences Flashcards

1
Q

physicians should disclose medication errors and provide an apology in a timely fashion _________

A

regardless if harm occurred

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2
Q

_________ is a quality improvement measure that IDs what, how, and why a preventable adverse outcome occurred

A

root cause analysis

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3
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if there is reason to suspect abuse or neglect in an elderly patient, the patient should be

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interviewed alone

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4
Q

visual resources should be used to address ______ patients

A

illiterate or low literacy

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5
Q

parents authority to make medical decisions for their children can be challenged in cases in which a child________. Physicians are justified in obtaining a court injunction to proceed with life saving medical treatment for the child

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is at significant risk for harm

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6
Q

conversations regarding patients should be deferred to a ______________

A

private setting

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7
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________________ should be obtained by a provider who has sufficient knowledge to give an accurate description of the intervention, risks and benefits, and alternative treatments

A

informed consent

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8
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physicians are ethically and legally obligated to report _______ colleagues in a timely manner

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impaired

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9
Q

a __________ is an insurance plan with low monthly premiums, low copayments and deductibles, and low total cost for the patient, but offers a limited panel of providers

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HMO

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10
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________ take precedence over the wishes of family members

A

Advance directives

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11
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physicians should respond to disclosure of past _____ with empathy and concern

A

sexual abuse

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12
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all surrogate medical decisions, including next of kin decisions, must be based on the best estimation of

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what the patient would have wanted

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13
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in an _________, the physician can treat an incapacitated patient without obtaining consent

A

emergency

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14
Q

most minors can consent to ________, treatment of an STI, contraception, and drug or alcohol rehab without emancipation or parental consent of notification

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prenatal care

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15
Q

patients who are __________________ (drunk) should not be allowed to make important health care decisions

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temporarily incapacitated

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16
Q

patients have the right to ________ to receive medical information

A

refuse

17
Q

exceptions to patient confidentiality include ___________, knife or gunshot wounds, diagnosis of a reportable communicable disease, and patients at risk of physically harming themselves or others

A

suspected abuse

18
Q

the five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and ______. Denial that does not impair relationships or interfere with care should not be confronted

A

acceptance

19
Q

consent of significant other is not required to undergo any type of procedure including

A

sterilization

20
Q

when treating patients who have been referred for specialty care or a second opinion, it is imperative to not ____________ with the PCP

A

undermine the patients relationship

21
Q

a health care _______ is a person legally designated to make medical decisions

A

proxy

22
Q

physicians should ask patients preferred

A

form of address

23
Q

in nonemergent settings, trained ________, including those for American Sign Language, should be used to ensure optimal medical care

A

language interpreters

24
Q

physicians should use a neutral, open, and nonjudgmental approach when taking a

A

sexual history

25
Q

providing _______ to friends is ethically problematic and should generally be limited to emergency situations when no other physician is available

A

informal treatments

26
Q

patients with a life expectancy of <6 months should be evaluated for _____

A

hospice care

27
Q

physicians are not required to provide medical services that are against their

A

personal beliefs

28
Q

physicians may disclose patient information to friends and family members only when the patient gives

A

explicit permission

29
Q

use the SPIKES protocol for

A

delivering bad news

30
Q

when child abuse is suspected, the physician should attempt to conduct a full evaluation and interview with the child

A

alone

31
Q

it is ethically problematic for physicians to accept

A

expensive gifts

32
Q

all patients who present to the _______ must receive an appropriate screening medical exam and stabilization of their condition, regardless of ability to pay

A

emergency department

33
Q

patients experiencing _______ should be assessed for safety and approached in a supportive, nonjudgmental, open ended manner

A

intimate partner violence

34
Q

when an ill patient requests your______________ in an acute setting, it is appropriate to offer your personal support without interjecting your personal beliefs into the interaction

A

prayers

35
Q

capacity to refuse _______ requires the ability to express a choice, understand the medical information, and appreciate the consequences of treatment options, and offer rationale for the decision

A

treatment

36
Q

physicians are required to perform a thorough assessment prior to evaluating whether a patient is entitled to

A

disability benefits

37
Q

a physician should neither confirm or deny whether the person of interest is a patient of theirs in a

A

nonmedical setting

38
Q

romantic and sexual relationships with ______ are always unethical

A

current patients

39
Q

physicians are ethically required to ______ medical errors

A

disclose