Reference no: EM133990033
QUESTIONS
1. Sexual assault does not constitute rendering professional services; therefore:
1. coverage provisions of such insurance policies is unlimited
2. malpractice insurers are required to indemnify the insured for liability resulting from the sexual assault
3. malpractice insurers cover the insured for liability resulting from the sexual assault
4. malpractice insurers are not required to indemnify the insured for liability resulting from the sexual assault
2. Emergency department on-call specialists are expected to:
1. be within a 2-hour flight from the hospital.
2. rotate off the on-call schedule once annually
3. respond to calls generally within 36 hours of being contacted
4. respond to calls on a timely basis as required by policy
3. Carlie was terminated for making a good-faith report as to the hospital's noncompliance with the drug inventory and recordkeeping requirements required under Oregon regulations. Which of the following statements is correct?
1. Her report fulfilled an unimportant societal obligation
2. An employer may not discharge Carlie for making such a report
3. The employer's conduct, including false statements that Carlie was a drug addict, was an acceptable reason for terminating Carlie
4. This case should have been prevented from going forward, favoring the employer's actions.
4. Negligent sterilization can occur when:
1. the patient does not suffer an injury.
2. the physician intervenes in a timely manner when the patient is injured as a result of the sterilization.
3. a blood vessel is mistakenly severed.
4. the physician fails to intervene in a timely manner when the patient is injured as a result of the sterilization and/or a blood vessel is negligently cut.
5. When applying the objective standard of informed consent:
1. one must take into account the characteristics of the plaintiff, including the plaintiff's idiosyncrasies, fears, age, medical condition, and religious beliefs.
2. the standard to be applied is whether an unreasonable person in the patient's position would have consented to the procedure or treatment in question if adequately informed of all significant perils.
3. the plaintiff's testimony is the sole factor when determining the issue of informed consent.
4. the issue is whether a particular patient would have chosen a different course of treatment.
6. The criminal and civil risks for health care professionals in child abuse cases:
1. lie in good-faith reporting.
2. lie in reporting suspected incidents of abuse.
3. lie in the failure to report abuse.
4. are governed by local municipalities as opposed to state laws.
7. The chief nursing officer is generally responsible for:
1. selecting nursing staff and developing training programs for engineering staff.
2. maintaining standards of practice, maintaining current policy manuals, coordinating and integrating nursing services with other patient care services, and selecting nursing staff.
3. supervising dietary staff.
4. maintaining current policy manuals.
8. Which of the following statements is true regarding medical record entries?
1. They should be written within 21 days of observing a patient's deteriorating condition.
2. They should be written within 7 days of observing a patient's deteriorating condition.
3. They should not provide to much clarity
4. They should be legible to read.
9. Which of the following statements regarding the hierarchy and federal and state laws is true?
1. When there is a conflict between the state and the federal laws, state laws are applicable when state regulations are more rigid than federal legislation
2. When there is a conflict between the state and the federal laws, state laws are not applicable when state regulations are more rigid than federal legislation.
3. When there is a conflict between the state and the federal laws, state laws are applicable when state regulations are more rigid than federal legislation and an arbitrator must decide which law should take precedence
4. State laws always take precedence over federal laws
10. Mrs. Ard noticed that her husband was having difficulty breathing. He was reeling from side to side in bed. Believing that her husband was dying, she continued to call for help, estimating that she rang the call bell for 1.25 hours before anyone responded. A code was eventually called. Unfortunately, Mr. Ard did not survive the code. Which of the following would the court be most likely to determine?
1. The failure of the nurses to respond did not affect Mr. Ard's chance of survival.
2. The patient's condition was improving.
3. Mrs. Ard was wrong in her assessment of her husband.
4. Mr. Ard's chance of survival had been diminished by the nurse's failure to respond.
11. Not-for-profit healthcare facilities are usually exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the:
1. Health Care Financing Administration.
2. Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
3. Department of Labor.
4. Department of Tax and Finance.
12. The virtue of faithfulness, being true to our commitments and obligations to others, is also known as:
1. fidelity
2. trust
3. promise
4. infidelity
13. The __________ strives to provide viable alternatives that will lead to the optimal resolution of many difficult dilemmas facing patients, including end-of-life issues.
1. medical board
2. ethics committee
3. conflict resolution committee
4. community outreach committee
14. An organization that is a legal entity consisting of a joint venture of physicians and a hospital, formed to facilitate managed care contracting, improve cost management and services, and create new healthcare resources in the community, is referred to as a(n):
1. exclusive provider organization.
2. hospital-owned corporation
3. physician-owned corporation
4. physician-hospital organization
15. Rewriting record entries by a nurse:
1. is a good practice even after the patient has been discharged
2. is well-publicized as the right thing to do
3. will illustrate how conscientious the caretaker is, especially during a lawsuit
4. can cast doubt on the accuracy of other medical record entries
16. A physician who decides to withdraw his services should:
1. provide the patient with reasonable notice of his or her decision to discontinue the patient's care.
2. have the hospital's patient care representative notify the patient of his decision to discontinue treatment
3. notify the patient's family that he no longer wishes to care for the patient.
4. notify the patient that he is immediately withdrawing his services.
17. A sterilization for eugenic purposes:
1. should be performed as provided for in a state's statutes
2. should never be performed unless provided for by hospital policy
3. should be performed strictly in an outpatient clinic
4. should be performed on all prisoners who have committed a felony
18. __________ is confidence that a person will act with the right motives.
1. Compassion
2. Trust
3. Paternalism
4. Monarchy
19. Board members of the governing body __________ act primarily for the benefit of the corporation.
1. have a fiduciary responsibility that require them to
2. have no independent duty that requires them to
3. must ensure that all independent practicing physicians of the organized medical staff
4. should encourage all board members to purchase their own personal liability insurance because they
20. The courts generally utilize a "subjective" or "objective" test to determine whether a patient would have refused treatment if the physician had provided adequate information as to the risks, benefits, and alternatives of the procedure. Under the subjective test theory
1. the court examines whether the defendant would have chosen the procedure based on how the procedures is explained to the patient
2. the defendant must prove that a "reasonable person" would not have undergone the procedure if he or she had been properly informed
3. the court relies solely on the defendant's testimony
4. the patient must testify and prove that they would not have consented to the procedure(s) had they been advised of the particular risk in question