HealthStream: Informed Consent -
An HCCS Regulatory Course
QUESTIONS and answers
Under which of the following conditions is it permissible to treat a minor
against the parents' wishes and without a court order?✔✔It is a life-
threatening situation that could be averted by treatment.
According to the reasonable patient standard, full disclosure is based
on:✔✔What the average patient, in a similar situation, would need to know to
make an informed decision
A patient agrees to treatment without receiving full information. This is an
example of:✔✔Consent
The Joint Commission requirements for full disclosure are similar to legal and
ethical requirements. In certain cases, however, The Joint Commission requires
disclosure of additional information. Which of the following is one of these
cases?✔✔Use of anesthesia
Which of the following would be considered acceptable under the extension
doctrine?✔✔A patient gives informed consent for a particular surgery. During
the surgery, the surgeon sees a mass on an unrelated organ. The surgeon
biopsies the mass.
What does the principle of Beneficence require the healthcare provider to
do?✔✔Give the patient all the necessary information with which to make an
informed decision
What is express consent?✔✔Consent by direct written or spoken words
An HCCS Regulatory Course
QUESTIONS and answers
Under which of the following conditions is it permissible to treat a minor
against the parents' wishes and without a court order?✔✔It is a life-
threatening situation that could be averted by treatment.
According to the reasonable patient standard, full disclosure is based
on:✔✔What the average patient, in a similar situation, would need to know to
make an informed decision
A patient agrees to treatment without receiving full information. This is an
example of:✔✔Consent
The Joint Commission requirements for full disclosure are similar to legal and
ethical requirements. In certain cases, however, The Joint Commission requires
disclosure of additional information. Which of the following is one of these
cases?✔✔Use of anesthesia
Which of the following would be considered acceptable under the extension
doctrine?✔✔A patient gives informed consent for a particular surgery. During
the surgery, the surgeon sees a mass on an unrelated organ. The surgeon
biopsies the mass.
What does the principle of Beneficence require the healthcare provider to
do?✔✔Give the patient all the necessary information with which to make an
informed decision
What is express consent?✔✔Consent by direct written or spoken words
