Health Law and Ethics Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Health Law and Ethics examines the legal frameworks and ethical principles that govern healthcare practice, delivery, and policy. The course explores topics such as patient rights and responsibilities, confidentiality, informed consent, medical malpractice, public health law, and the ethical dilemmas faced by medical professionals and institutions. Through analysis of real-world cases and current legal standards, students will develop an understanding of how law and ethics interact to shape decisions in healthcare settings, balancing the interests of patients, providers, and society.
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Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions 3rd Edition by Elsevier
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Chapter 1: The Us Legal System
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Q1) When a court has jurisdiction over property or a thing itself, rather than over the people involved, the type of jurisdiction is called:
A) in rem jurisdiction.
B) in personam jurisdiction.
C) ad litem jurisdiction.
D) appellate jurisdiction.
Answer: A
Q2) This branch of government proposes legislation and enforces laws.
A) Legislative
B) Executive
C) Judicial
D) Municipal
Answer: B
Q3) Which is not an agency that can enact rules that become administrative law?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Administration
B) American Bar Association
C) Department of Health and Human Services
D) Environmental Protection Agency
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: The Basics of Ethics
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Q1) What is medical etiquette when dealing with patients?
A) Sharing their file with others
B) Treating them with respect and tolerance
C) Letting their family know what is happening with the patient
D) Treating them like family members
Answer: B
Q2) An important program each healthcare facility should have is:
A) an open policy to speak to any physician.
B) educational assistance for continuing education.
C) employee benefits that include healthcare.
D) quality assurance programs.
Answer: D
Q3) Actions that show respect for human dignity, such as being honest and putting the patient first, reflect which of the following principles?
A) Integrity
B) Justice
C) Beneficence
D) Nonmaleficence
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Ethical and Bioethical Issues
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Q1) An ethical dilemma of artificial insemination can be:
A) the woman may have too many babies as a result.
B) full consent was not obtained by the partner for implantation.
C) the woman may be too old.
D) the couple breaks up.
Answer: B
Q2) One problem for a patient with a disease participating in a blind study drug trial is he or she may:
A) be too sick to participate.
B) think he or she will be cured.
C) be so desperate for a good outcome, he or she cannot be objective.
D) participate as a last resort for a cure, and may not receive anything for a long period of time.
Answer: D
Q3) What is a benefit of healthcare reform?
A) Procedures and treatments would be less expensive.
B) All patients would be covered and nobody would go without care.
C) Patients would have more control over their healthcare.
D) Patients would be able to go anywhere to get treatment.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Workplace Issues
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Q1) OSHA regulates:
A) physician licensing.
B) privacy for patients.
C) safety in the workplace.
D) discrimination in hiring.
Q2) Why are corrective action steps important to be included in an employer's policy and procedure manual?
A) So the employee can make the same mistake several times without being fired
B) So the employer can get rid of someone with whom they have a personality conflict
C) So the employer can counsel the employee about his or her performance and help the employee improve
D) So the employee can be trained correctly
Q3) What would be illegal to ask in an interview?
A) The candidate's age
B) The candidate's work history
C) The candidate's references
D) Why the candidate left their previous job
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Chapter 5: Code and Standards Infractions
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Q1) What is an example of disciplinary action for a minor infraction?
A) Termination
B) Suspension
C) Large fine
D) Corrective action plan
Q2) What is necessary for an employee to be terminated for violating a policy that is clearly described in the company's policies and procedures as "immediate dismissal"?
A) A verbal warning before termination
B) A corrective action plan
C) A written warning before termination
D) Documentation of the offense in the employee's file
Q3) Consequence that is levied against a legal or ethical violation is called:
A) compliance.
B) due process.
C) sanction.
D) disciplinary action.
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Chapter 6: The Medical Malpractice Lawsuit and the Trial Process
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Q1) Allied health professionals can avoid negligence by conducting themselves in which way when providing patient services?
A) Competently
B) Reasonably
C) Negligently
D) Under a standard of care
Q2) To help prevent malpractice, a healthcare provider should:
A) work within their scope of practice.
B) make promises to cure a patient.
C) treat patients as if they were friends.
D) with permission from a superior, work outside their job description.
Q3) Establishing and putting into place the forms required for patient encounters, including informed consent, and for billing is the __________'s job.
A) head nurse.
B) physician.
C) medical assistant.
D) risk management supervisor.
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Chapter 7: Intentional and Quasi-Intentional Torts
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Q1) Placing a person in immediate fear or apprehension of harmful touching without his or her consent is:
A) assault.
B) battery.
C) consent.
D) negligence.
Q2) As a result of increased use of computers in the healthcare setting, the following was established to decrease the potential for breach of confidentiality:
A) OSHA
B) HIPAA
C) Ethics
D) CMS
Q3) An example of medical battery is:
A) violating a patient's confidentiality.
B) the patient asks you to remove a catheter and you do so.
C) a surgeon removes the wrong organ during a surgery.
D) a physician is placing a cast on a patient, and the physician slips and falls and injures the patient in the process.
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Chapter 8: Statutory Reporting and Public Duties
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Q1) Who is responsible for verifying that the information reported is accurate and complete?
A) Office manager
B) Physician
C) Nurse
D) Patient
Q2) What type of abuse is criticizing considered?
A) Verbal/emotional
B) Psychological
C) Physical
D) Sexual
Q3) According to the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, a Schedule I drug has a ____ potential for abuse.
A) low
B) low to moderate
C) moderate
D) high
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Chapter 9: Professional Liability Insurance
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Q1) The prime objective of obtaining liability coverage is to:
A) avoid patient malpractice lawsuits.
B) protect assets in the event of a settlement in the claimant's favor.
C) avoid paying malpractice claims.
D) provide protection against high legal costs.
Q2) Which statement regarding individual liability insurance policies is correct?
A) A personal liability policy is not necessary if the healthcare professional is employed in any capacity at a healthcare facility, because the facility's policy will cover his or her actions.
B) A person who does not own any property does not have anything to protect and therefore does not need a liability policy.
C) Independent contractors may require individual liability coverage even though he or she may be covered under a healthcare facility's policy.
D) An independent contractor would not be sued and therefore does not need liability coverage.
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Chapter 10: Death and Dying Issues
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Q1) If a patient is in a persistent vegetative state, he or she may have moments of wakefulness and reflexive responses.
A)True
B)False
Q2) If a patient is unable to accept his or her condition is terminal, this is considered the ____ stage of death.
A) denial
B) anger
C) bargaining
D) depression
Q3) This document allows an individual to make bank transactions and write checks to pay the bills while an individual is medically incapacitated.
A) Durable power of attorney
B) Living will
C) Healthcare proxy
D) Do not resuscitate
Q4) Hospice does not get paid by insurance companies for their services.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Conflict Management
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Q1) In 2008, TJC identified that the lack of _____ skills was the root cause for disruptive behavior.
A) communication
B) conflict management
C) verbal
D) negotiation
Q2) Alternative dispute resolution is a solution to conclude complicated, costly, and time-consuming conflicts in the healthcare arena in which way?
A) Conflictually
B) Efficiently
C) Nonefficiently
D) None of the above
Q3) A patient enters a physician's office very upset about her bill. After speaking to the office manager, she is still upset and threatens her. This is considered:
A) positive conflict.
B) negative conflict.
C) disagreement.
D) negotiation.
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Chapter 12: Business Aspects of Healthcare
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Q1) A disadvantage to an HMO is:
A) they are too large.
B) some areas may not have a participating physician.
C) they give too many referrals to specialists.
D) you have to pay first, and then get reimbursed.
Q2) The insurance used to cover military members and their families is called:
A) Medicaid.
B) Medicare.
C) Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
D) TRICARE.
Q3) Who can bill to insurance companies?
A) RNs
B) BSNs
C) LPNs
D) NPs
Q4) All specialists must have the same amount of education.
A)True
B)False
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