Reference no: EM134010685
Question 1
1. Patients have a right to receive a clear explanation of tests, diagnoses, prescribed medications, prognosis, and treatment options.
True
False
2. Medicare and Medicaid programs specifically require affirmative assurances by health care organizations prohibiting discrimination.
True
False
3. The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1970 (TSDA) describes the rights of patient's family members to make their health care decisions for them.
True
False
4. Patients have a right at the time of admission to be provided in writing a copy of his or her rights and responsibilities.
True
False
5. The patient's rights and responsibilities are documented in a statement most often referred to as The Patient's Bill of Rights.
True
False
6. The HIPPA Privacy Rule restricts individuals from being informed of the privacy practices of their health plans and of most of their health care providers, as well as to being informed of their privacy rights with respect to their personal health information.
True
False
7. The issues of confidentiality and privacy have both ethical and legal implications.
True
False
8. The patient has a right to make decisions regarding his or her medical care, including the decision to discontinue treatment, to the extent permitted by law.
True
False
9. The patient has a right to ask questions and caregivers have a responsibility to listen. Patients should not ask for: interpretation of a caregiver's handwriting or a copy of the organization's handwashing policy.
True
False
10. Patient's should not expect that the physician will conduct an appropriate history and physical examination based the patient's presenting complaints.
True
False
11. Primary care physicians often refer complex patients, such as those with autoimmune diseases with multiple systems failure, to specialists when their disease processes become too complex for them to treat.
True
False
12. Patients who have language barriers or hearing or vision impairments have a right to special help to have their needs addressed in order to ensure proper care.
True
False
13. Patients who have formerly executed advance directives should file a copy with the state and funeral home.
True
False
1. A patient who becomes incapacitated or unable to make decisions on his or her behalf does not have a right to appoint a surrogate decision maker to make decisions on his or her behalf.
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False
15. Caregivers should identify themselves to patients by name and discipline.
True
False
16. Most organizations have adopted policies and procedures to address patient complaints. A patient advocate generally addresses patient concerns.
True
False
17. The purpose of a pastoral care program is to affirm the valuable role of spiritual care as an integral part of a patient's healing process.
True
False
18. Chaplains are often available as a last resort for ethics consultations.
True
False
19. Caregivers often refer patients to a chaplain for patients who express spiritual or religious concerns and for patients who express hopelessness, worthlessness, anger or depression.
True
False
20. Patient's rights in many hospitals allow for patients and/or families to access an ethics committee for consultation when faced with challenging treatment decisions that involve ethical dilemmas.
True
False
21. Patients have the right to choose the medical care they wish to receive. They have a right to know their treatment options and to accept or refuse care.
True
False
22. The responsibility of the physician is to objectively balance the risks and benefits of each treatment option.
True
False
23. A pain rating scale is a verbal tool often used to help patients describe their pain level.
True
False
24. Patients have a right to be transferred when the admitting hospital is unable to address a patient's care needs.
True
False
25. Patients do not have a right to know a hospital's relationship with outside parties that may influence their care or treatment.
True
False