NP Role, Scope, Policy, Leadership, Research,
Ethics & Legal Study Questions & Verified Answers
What did Roger vs Oken determine? - ✔✔Patients have an absolute right to refuse
treatment but a guardian may authorize it.
Medicaid is funded by _____ and Medicare is funded by _____. - ✔✔Medicaid = both state
and federal taxes
Medicare = federal taxes
Private insurance policies bought by old people to cover expenses not paid by Medicare is
called: - ✔✔Medigap
Does there have to be "proof beyond reasonable doubt" in medical malpractice cases? -
✔✔No, they are civil cases. They have to have *preponderance of evidence* (greater than
50%).
When are forensic risk assessments usually set aside for? - ✔✔Those with a *violent*,
dangerous and/or criminal record.
What are important psychiatry ethical considerations? - ✔✔Clients are involved in their care
to the full extent of their capacity.
Clients have the right to least restrictive setting.
Clients can refuse unless a legal process/mandatory court order has been obtained.
What did the Americans with Disabilities Act do? - ✔✔Prevent discrimination by employers
with 15+ employees. Involved in *hiring, firing, advancement, job training, compensation,
workplace conditions* - mental illness cannot impact these decisions and those with mental
illness need to have accommodations.
, Basic criteria for involuntary commitment include: - ✔✔-diagnosed psych disorder
-harmful to self and/or others
-person is unaware of the severity, cannot accept the nature of it
-treatment is likely to help
What is forensic science? - ✔✔Application of science to *answer questions* of interest to
the legal system.
What are the 3 decisions in the Team Leadership Model? - ✔✔1. Should the leader monitor
or take action? 2. Should the leader intervene to meet the task or relational need? 3. Should
the leader intervene internally or externally?
What's the difference between mediation and arbitration? - ✔✔Mediation is when a third
party *facilitates discussion* to reach an agreement; arbitration is when a third party *makes a
decision* on their own with evidence from both sides.
What is internal vs external validity? - ✔✔Internal: Did the independent variable (the
treatment) cause a change in the dependent variable (the outcome)? External: Can this be
representative of the population and results be generalized?
What are descriptive statistics? - ✔✔Describes basic features of the data itself.
Ex: mean, standard deviation, variance
What are inferential statistics? - ✔✔Enables one to reach conclusions that extend *beyond
immediate data alone*.
Ex: t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's r correlation, probability, P value.
What are the Institute of Medicine's Quality Aims? - ✔✔Safe
Ethics & Legal Study Questions & Verified Answers
What did Roger vs Oken determine? - ✔✔Patients have an absolute right to refuse
treatment but a guardian may authorize it.
Medicaid is funded by _____ and Medicare is funded by _____. - ✔✔Medicaid = both state
and federal taxes
Medicare = federal taxes
Private insurance policies bought by old people to cover expenses not paid by Medicare is
called: - ✔✔Medigap
Does there have to be "proof beyond reasonable doubt" in medical malpractice cases? -
✔✔No, they are civil cases. They have to have *preponderance of evidence* (greater than
50%).
When are forensic risk assessments usually set aside for? - ✔✔Those with a *violent*,
dangerous and/or criminal record.
What are important psychiatry ethical considerations? - ✔✔Clients are involved in their care
to the full extent of their capacity.
Clients have the right to least restrictive setting.
Clients can refuse unless a legal process/mandatory court order has been obtained.
What did the Americans with Disabilities Act do? - ✔✔Prevent discrimination by employers
with 15+ employees. Involved in *hiring, firing, advancement, job training, compensation,
workplace conditions* - mental illness cannot impact these decisions and those with mental
illness need to have accommodations.
, Basic criteria for involuntary commitment include: - ✔✔-diagnosed psych disorder
-harmful to self and/or others
-person is unaware of the severity, cannot accept the nature of it
-treatment is likely to help
What is forensic science? - ✔✔Application of science to *answer questions* of interest to
the legal system.
What are the 3 decisions in the Team Leadership Model? - ✔✔1. Should the leader monitor
or take action? 2. Should the leader intervene to meet the task or relational need? 3. Should
the leader intervene internally or externally?
What's the difference between mediation and arbitration? - ✔✔Mediation is when a third
party *facilitates discussion* to reach an agreement; arbitration is when a third party *makes a
decision* on their own with evidence from both sides.
What is internal vs external validity? - ✔✔Internal: Did the independent variable (the
treatment) cause a change in the dependent variable (the outcome)? External: Can this be
representative of the population and results be generalized?
What are descriptive statistics? - ✔✔Describes basic features of the data itself.
Ex: mean, standard deviation, variance
What are inferential statistics? - ✔✔Enables one to reach conclusions that extend *beyond
immediate data alone*.
Ex: t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's r correlation, probability, P value.
What are the Institute of Medicine's Quality Aims? - ✔✔Safe
