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Healthcare Ethics and Law
Healthcare Ethics and Law
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What is a rule of conduct made by a government body in health care?
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A law
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What is knowledge of what you should or should not do called?
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Ethics
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Threatening to touch an individual’s body without their consent or permission defines what legal term?
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Assault
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Which action demonstrates honesty as a healthcare worker?
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Reporting errors
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Before leaving the floor for your break, what must you do?
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Tell the nurse
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How should you report observations about a resident to the nurse?
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Discuss it in a private place where only the nurse can hear
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Keeping information private and confidential about a resident is what?
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A legal responsibility
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Taking a resident’s picture without permission and posting on social media is what?
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Invasion of privacy
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Bringing doughnuts and pastries to your favorite resident on your day off is considered what?
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Boundary crossing
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What is negligence by a physician classified as?
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Malpractice
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If a nurse falsely tells a hiring manager a job candidate is a drug abuser verbally, what can she be accused of?
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Slander
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What is true about a person with a legal disability?
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They cannot form a contract or give legal consent
13
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Can Jack’s son get a copy of his father’s chart without permission?
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Yes, but only if Jack Thompson is made aware and signs a release form
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Applying restraints to an 80-year-old dementia resident to prevent wandering without proper authority is what?
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False imprisonment
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What does DNR stand for on a resident’s chart?
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Do not resuscitate
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Giving a flu shot to Mr. Singh after he refuses, saying it’s for his own good, is what?
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Battery
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If a nursing assistant finds a resident on the floor but did not witness the fall, should she complete an incident report?
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Yes, document what she observed
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Taking something that does not belong to you is classified as what?
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Theft
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With whom is it not appropriate to discuss your patient’s health information?
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All of the above: your family, patient’s roommate, patient’s visitors
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A medical assistant yelling at a resident for being incontinent of urine and stool is what?
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Verbal abuse
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Madeline Miller, a nursing assistant, telling patients she is a registered nurse is what?
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Fraud
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Which of the following is not an example of ethical behavior?
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Accepting monetary tips from residents
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A spoken untrue statement is known as what?
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Slander
24
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Which statement about child abuse is true?
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Suspected child abuse must be reported
25
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A resident asks you to write a will for them; what is the best response?
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Refuse politely but explain why. Then inform the nurse of the resident’s request
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A famous athlete is admitted on another unit; if you want info, what should you do?
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Resist the temptation and keep doing your job
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Seeing someone commit a crime and choosing not to report it makes you guilty of what?
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Aiding and abetting
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What best defines informed consent?
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Completely understands all aspects of his treatment
29
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Sending a patient’s health information to an insurance company without consent is what?
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An invasion of privacy
30
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Any care that results in pain, harm, or mental anguish can lead to being charged with what?
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Abuse