Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare Test Preparation
Course Introduction
This course explores the complex legal and ethical frameworks governing healthcare practice in diverse settings. Students will examine foundational concepts such as patient confidentiality, informed consent, professional liability, and the rights and responsibilities of both patients and providers. The course also addresses current issues like end-of-life decision-making, resource allocation, medical malpractice, and emerging challenges related to new technologies. Through case studies and real-world scenarios, students will develop critical thinking skills and ethical reasoning necessary to navigate and resolve dilemmas they may encounter in their healthcare careers.
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Medical Law and Ethics 5th Edition by
Bonnie F. Fremgen
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics
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Q1) Rights-based ethics emphasizes the
A)individual rights of persons.
B)rights of society as a whole.
C)duty of persons to adhere to laws.
D)character traits of persons.
Answer: A
Q2) Unethical acts are
A)not always illegal.
B)always illegal.
C)not related to the law.
D)uncommon in society.
Answer: A
Q3) Due process in the workplace refers to
A)the right of all employers to certain procedures when their rights are in jeopardy.
B)the responsibility of employers to provide a safe work environment.
C)the right of all employees to certain procedures when their rights are in jeopardy.
D)all of the above.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: The Legal System
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Q1) When testifying in court,it is important to A)tell the truth.
B)state the facts.
C)include your opinion.
D)A and B.
Answer: D
Q2) Civil law includes A)torts.
B)contracts.
C)medical malpractice.
D)all of the above.
Answer: D
Q3) A rule or law made by an agency is called a/an A)bill.
B)regulation.
C)statute.
D)act.
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Importance of the Legal System for the
Physician and the Health-Ccare Professional
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Q1) Reciprocity is the practice of
A)cooperation by which a state grants a license to practice medicine to a physician already licensed in another state.
B)granting a license to applicants who have successfully passed the National Board Medical Examination.
C)requiring a set number of continuing medical education units in a designated time period to ensure currency in the field of practice.
D)withdrawing the right to practice for severe misconduct,commission of a crime,or personal incapacity to perform one's duties.
Answer: A
Q2) The purpose of the medical practice acts is to protect the A)healthcare worker.
B)physician.
C)general public.
D)state.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Todays Healthcare Environment
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Q1) Different methods of medical practice,such as partnerships and corporations,are the result of
A)increased insurance coverage costs.
B)a desire to better serve patients' needs.
C)increased patient-initiated malpractice lawsuits.
D)all of the above.
Q2) In a managed care organization,financial risk is shared by the A)organization.
B)hospital.
C)physician.
D)all of the above.
Q3) Diagnosis-related groups refer to
A)the classification of patients of illness by diagnosis. B)persons without funds.
C)limiting care to a certain number of persons with a diagnosis.
D)limiting care to a set number of days.
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Chapter 5: The Physician-Patient Relationship
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Q1) Medical ethicists currently encourage healthcare providers to A)maintain falsehoods to protect the patient or family.
B)focus on the consequences of an action while protecting the patient.
C)apply the principles of justice.
D)B and C.
Q2) A breach of confidentiality is considered unethical and illegal,and is prohibited by A)DRGs.
B)HIPAA.
C)Medicare.
D)Medicaid.
Q3) Abandonment can be avoided by
A)giving informal notice of withdrawal from a case.
B)giving formal notice of withdrawal from a case.
C)writing to another doctor about the case.
D)declaring the patient indigent.
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Chapter 6: Professional Liability and Medical Malpractice
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Q1) Performing a wrong and illegal act is considered
A)misfeasance.
B)nonfeasance.
C)malfeasance.
D)feasance.
Q2) Monetary awards by a court to a person who has been harmed in an especially malicious or willful way are
A)compensatory damages.
B)nominal damages.
C)punitive damages.
D)wrongful damages.
Q3) The standard of care for physicians and other healthcare professionals is determined by A)the AMA.
B)the local hospital.
C)a board of physicians appointed by the local chapter of the AMA who practice in the same medical specialty.
D)what members of the same profession would do in a similar situation within the same geographic area.
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Chapter 7: Public Duties of the Physician and the Health
Care Professional
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Q1) Enforcement of drug sales and distribution is through the A)local pharmacy.
B)Drug Enforcement Administration.
C)Food and Drug Administration.
D)Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.
Q2) A medical examiner is a A)physician.
B)nurse practitioner.
C)physician assistant.
D)lawyer.
Q3) Elder abuse may legally include all of the following except A)physical abuse.
B)exploitation.
C)verbal abuse.
D)abandonment.
Q4) The live birth certificate must be signed by the A)county medical officer.
B)physician who delivered the child.
C)person in attendance in a home birth.
D)B and C.
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Chapter 8: Workplace Law and Ethics
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Q1) Discrimination in the form of unfair treatment in employment based on race,color,religion,sex,or national origin is covered through
A)Title V.
B)Title VI.
C)Title VII.
D)Title VIII.
Q2) The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act prohibits phone calls for the purpose of debt collection
A)after 8:00 A.M.
B)after 7:00 P.M.
C)except on the weekends.
D)before 8:00 A.M.
Q3) The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 requires the employer to make
A)every possible accommodation for disabled employees.
B)no accommodations for disabled employees.
C)reasonable accommodations for disabled employees.
D)accommodations even if they are a hardship to the employer.
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Chapter 9: The Medical Record
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Q1) Medical records are usually exempt from state open-record laws except when A)the benefit of disclosure for the public interest (safety)outweighs confidentiality.
B)requested by a family member to be disclosed to the public.
C)mental health records are to be disclosed to the public.
D)an attorney requests the records to be made public.
Q2) Medical record management requires A)accuracy.
B)confidentiality.
C)proper filing and storage.
D)all of the above.
Q3) Confidential medical record information that can be disclosed to a health department without the patient's consent includes A)HIV cases.
B)AIDS cases.
C)abortions.
D)A and B.
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Chapter 10: Patient Confidentiality and Hipaa
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Q1) An exception to the release of information policy under HIPAA would allow information to be released to
A)a priest or minister for the purpose of religious counseling.
B)a news reporter reporting a crime.
C)the police investigating a crime.
D)the military on induction of a service person.
Q2) A number assigned to an employer for purposes of identification is the
A)Social Security number.
B)employer identifier standard.
C)privacy number.
D)employer identification number.
Q3) HIPAA law stipulates that the patient
A)may sue over privacy violations.
B)may not sue over privacy violations.
C)may register a complaint to the government.
D)A and C.
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Chapter 11: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Medicine
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Q1) Giving organs to patients who will benefit the most is called A)social utility.
B)justice.
C)lottery.
D)first come,first served.
Q2) In a double-blind test
A)the experimenter knows who is getting the research treatment.
B)the patient knows who is getting the research treatment.
C)neither the experimenter nor the patient knows who is getting the research treatment.
D)both the experimenter and the patient know who is getting the research treatment.
Q3) Placing the researcher's interests above the patient's interests is considered A)nontherapeutic.
B)a conflict of interest.
C)therapeutic.
D)a personal choice.
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Chapter 12: Ethical Issues Relating to Life
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Q1) A person appointed by the court to speak on behalf of an incapacitated party is called the
A)respondeat superior.
B)guardian ad litem.
C)guardian.
D)conscience.
Q2) Recommendations from the Roe v.Wade decision included all of the following except
A)first semester abortions should be performed in hospitals.
B)viability of the fetus is not required.
C)the woman should receive counseling before having the abortion.
D)the father's consent should be obtained.
Q3) The use of fertility drugs
A)decreases the chance of multiple births.
B)increases the chance of multiple births.
C)does not change the chance of multiple births.
D)rarely increases the chance of a pregnancy.
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Chapter 13: Death and Dying
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Q1) The intentional killing of the terminally ill person is called A)passive euthanasia.
B)active euthanasia.
C)ordinary means.
D)B and C.
Q2) Viatical settlements allow terminally ill persons to A)borrow money from a loan company.
B)obtain money from their life insurance policies.
C)obtain money from the federal government for experimental treatments.
D)obtain money through Medicaid without paying taxes.
Q3) A DNR order can be placed on the medical chart of a patient by the A)physician.
B)nurse.
C)EMT.
D)pharmacist.
Q4) Patients have the legal right to A)refuse treatment.
B)refuse food.
C)refuse fluids.
D)all of the above.
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Chapter 14: Future Trends in Healthcare
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Q1) What is the highest percentage of income an individual may pay for health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?
A)11%
B)10%
C)9%
D)8%
Q2) What is true regarding the cost of medical exchanges?
A)Services are free.
B)Services are priced based on a sliding scale.
C)Services are priced based on a national average.
D)Services are covered under the Affordable Care Act.
Q3) Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,what repercussion will occur in hospitals with high infection rates?
A)The Joint Commission accreditation will be revoked.
B)The hospital will be forced to close its doors.
C)The Medicare reimbursement rate will decrease.
D)The Center for Disease Control will intervene.
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