MA 305 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
1. What is the purpose of formalized codes of ethics in the health care profes-
sions?: To increase the competence within the profession.
2. Another term for legal responsibility is: Liability
3. 1. A new employee in a large medical practice is looking for the professional
etiquette staff members are expected to follow. Which would be the best source
for learning these rules?: The oflce policy manual
4. Which document serves as a guideline about professional behavior and eti-
quette for employees?: The oflce policy manual
5. Ethics may be defined as: principles, standards, and a guide to conduct.
6. Unethical behavior is always: unacceptable
7. Which of the following is a synonym for "good manners"?: Etiquette
8. A pledge for physicians that remains influential today is: Hippocratic oath
9. The plaintiff in a lawsuit is the: party filling the civil charges
10. A medical-surgical nurse is going off shift and giving her report to the nurse
coming on duty. She is clearly and accurately describing the conditions of the
patients she cared for during her shift. This is an example of what skill?: People
skills
11. In an informal proceeding of arbitration, each side presents evidence and
witnesses. In the dispute resolution method, referred to as med-arb, who
resolves the dispute if the two parties are unable to reach an agreement after
mediation?: The mediator
12. A provider breaches duty of care to a patient. This element of negligence is
defined as: dereliction
13. A physician is a specialist in obstetrics. Which of the following is true regard-
ing the standard of care expected of this physician?: The physician will be held to the same
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1. What is the purpose of formalized codes of ethics in the health care profes-
sions?: To increase the competence within the profession.
2. Another term for legal responsibility is: Liability
3. 1. A new employee in a large medical practice is looking for the professional
etiquette staff members are expected to follow. Which would be the best source
for learning these rules?: The oflce policy manual
4. Which document serves as a guideline about professional behavior and eti-
quette for employees?: The oflce policy manual
5. Ethics may be defined as: principles, standards, and a guide to conduct.
6. Unethical behavior is always: unacceptable
7. Which of the following is a synonym for "good manners"?: Etiquette
8. A pledge for physicians that remains influential today is: Hippocratic oath
9. The plaintiff in a lawsuit is the: party filling the civil charges
10. A medical-surgical nurse is going off shift and giving her report to the nurse
coming on duty. She is clearly and accurately describing the conditions of the
patients she cared for during her shift. This is an example of what skill?: People
skills
11. In an informal proceeding of arbitration, each side presents evidence and
witnesses. In the dispute resolution method, referred to as med-arb, who
resolves the dispute if the two parties are unable to reach an agreement after
mediation?: The mediator
12. A provider breaches duty of care to a patient. This element of negligence is
defined as: dereliction
13. A physician is a specialist in obstetrics. Which of the following is true regard-
ing the standard of care expected of this physician?: The physician will be held to the same
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