HEALTHSTREAM: EMTALA+HIPPA+PROFESSIO
NAL COMPLIANCE EXAM 2024-2025/170 QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS /SOLVED 2024
EMTALA specifically prohibits delaying a medical screening examination due
to . CORRECT ANS:->> - B. the patient's ability to pay, diagnosis, race,
color, national origin or disability
EMTALA permits contacting the patient's regular physician for information
relevant to treating the patient. However, this cannot delay a medical screening
examination (MSE) and stabilizing treatment.
What else is permitted, as long it does not delay an MSE or stabilizing
treatment? CORRECT ANS:->> - C. Conducting a reasonable registration
process
Federal regulations do not require Emergency Departments to post signage in
hospital public entrances, and waiting, registration or treatment areas.
CORRECT ANS:->>
- B. False
Which of these is documentation that must be maintained for at least five years
under EMTALA? CORRECT ANS:->>
- D. All the above
Which of the following Emergency Department employees have responsibilities
under EMTALA? CORRECT ANS:->>
- E. All of the above
,Medical screening examinations (MSEs) are required to be performed for every
patient presenting in a dedicated Emergency Department of a hospital. What is
an MSE? CORRECT ANS:->> - A. The process required to reach, with
reasonable clinical confidence, a determination as to whether or not a patient
has an emergency condition
The Emergency Department Supervisor of a local hospital approved the
destruction of the physician on-call log and central patient log containing all
the patients who have presented to the ED or Labor and Delivery Department
within the last three years.
This would be a considered a violation of the EMTALA requirement that states
this type of documentation must be maintained for at least how many years?
CORRECT ANS:->> - B. Five
04: Emergency Department Walkouts
You are a triage nurse in the Emergency Department (ED). A patient is refusing
initiation of an MSE and treatment. You have informed the patient of the risks
of leaving and the benefits of receiving an MSE and treatment. You have
encouraged the patient to stay. What should you do if the patient still refuses the
MSE and treatment? CORRECT ANS:->> - C. A and B
Which type of vulnerable patient should not leave the hospital Emergency
Department unless authorized by an appropriate party?
CORRECT ANS:->> - D. All of the above
A patient found trying to harm himself leaves the Emergency Department prior
to the completion of the medical screening exam. When this type of vulnerable
patient attempts to leave, Emergency Department staff should notify hospital
security immediately upon discovery.
CORRECT ANS:->> - A. True
, If a patient walks out during a medical screening examination and treatment
without informing staff, no follow-up steps need to be taken by the Emergency
Department nurse or physician.
CORRECT ANS:->> - B. False
A patient who presented at your Emergency Department (ED) has just told you
that he intends to leave before the completion of the MSE and treatment against
your medical advice. You have informed the patient of his rights, the risks of
leaving and the benefits of completing the MSE and treatment, and encouraged
the patient to stay. You have documented all this in the medical record and
requested that the patient sign a refusal of medical care form. The patient
refuses to sign the form and leaves. What should you do now?
CORRECT ANS:->>
- A. Document the patient's refusal to sign the form in the medical record
What should you do, immediately upon discovery, if a vulnerable patient walks
out of a dedicated Emergency Department without the authorization of an
appropriate party? CORRECT ANS:->> - B. Notify hospital security upon
discovery
You are an Emergency Department (ED) physician who discovers that a patient
has walked out during an MSE without informing staff. What should you do?
CORRECT ANS:->> - D. All of the above
05: Transferring and Receiving Patients
When may a patient who is not completely stable be transferred to another
hospital
CORRECT ANS:->> - D. All of the above
According to the EMTALA regulation, a transfer must be accepted regardless of
the patient's .
CORRECT ANS:->> - E. All of the above
The EMTALA regulation states that a transfer cannot be refused based on a
patient's instability or stability.
CORRECT ANS:->> - A. True
NAL COMPLIANCE EXAM 2024-2025/170 QUESTIONS &
CORRECT ANSWERS /SOLVED 2024
EMTALA specifically prohibits delaying a medical screening examination due
to . CORRECT ANS:->> - B. the patient's ability to pay, diagnosis, race,
color, national origin or disability
EMTALA permits contacting the patient's regular physician for information
relevant to treating the patient. However, this cannot delay a medical screening
examination (MSE) and stabilizing treatment.
What else is permitted, as long it does not delay an MSE or stabilizing
treatment? CORRECT ANS:->> - C. Conducting a reasonable registration
process
Federal regulations do not require Emergency Departments to post signage in
hospital public entrances, and waiting, registration or treatment areas.
CORRECT ANS:->>
- B. False
Which of these is documentation that must be maintained for at least five years
under EMTALA? CORRECT ANS:->>
- D. All the above
Which of the following Emergency Department employees have responsibilities
under EMTALA? CORRECT ANS:->>
- E. All of the above
,Medical screening examinations (MSEs) are required to be performed for every
patient presenting in a dedicated Emergency Department of a hospital. What is
an MSE? CORRECT ANS:->> - A. The process required to reach, with
reasonable clinical confidence, a determination as to whether or not a patient
has an emergency condition
The Emergency Department Supervisor of a local hospital approved the
destruction of the physician on-call log and central patient log containing all
the patients who have presented to the ED or Labor and Delivery Department
within the last three years.
This would be a considered a violation of the EMTALA requirement that states
this type of documentation must be maintained for at least how many years?
CORRECT ANS:->> - B. Five
04: Emergency Department Walkouts
You are a triage nurse in the Emergency Department (ED). A patient is refusing
initiation of an MSE and treatment. You have informed the patient of the risks
of leaving and the benefits of receiving an MSE and treatment. You have
encouraged the patient to stay. What should you do if the patient still refuses the
MSE and treatment? CORRECT ANS:->> - C. A and B
Which type of vulnerable patient should not leave the hospital Emergency
Department unless authorized by an appropriate party?
CORRECT ANS:->> - D. All of the above
A patient found trying to harm himself leaves the Emergency Department prior
to the completion of the medical screening exam. When this type of vulnerable
patient attempts to leave, Emergency Department staff should notify hospital
security immediately upon discovery.
CORRECT ANS:->> - A. True
, If a patient walks out during a medical screening examination and treatment
without informing staff, no follow-up steps need to be taken by the Emergency
Department nurse or physician.
CORRECT ANS:->> - B. False
A patient who presented at your Emergency Department (ED) has just told you
that he intends to leave before the completion of the MSE and treatment against
your medical advice. You have informed the patient of his rights, the risks of
leaving and the benefits of completing the MSE and treatment, and encouraged
the patient to stay. You have documented all this in the medical record and
requested that the patient sign a refusal of medical care form. The patient
refuses to sign the form and leaves. What should you do now?
CORRECT ANS:->>
- A. Document the patient's refusal to sign the form in the medical record
What should you do, immediately upon discovery, if a vulnerable patient walks
out of a dedicated Emergency Department without the authorization of an
appropriate party? CORRECT ANS:->> - B. Notify hospital security upon
discovery
You are an Emergency Department (ED) physician who discovers that a patient
has walked out during an MSE without informing staff. What should you do?
CORRECT ANS:->> - D. All of the above
05: Transferring and Receiving Patients
When may a patient who is not completely stable be transferred to another
hospital
CORRECT ANS:->> - D. All of the above
According to the EMTALA regulation, a transfer must be accepted regardless of
the patient's .
CORRECT ANS:->> - E. All of the above
The EMTALA regulation states that a transfer cannot be refused based on a
patient's instability or stability.
CORRECT ANS:->> - A. True
