NCCT PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND
RATIONALES, Exams of Nursing
Title 1 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that
individuals with disabilities are:
A) to be provided access to public services
B) to be given opportunities for public housing
C) not be discriminated against in obtaining employment
D) to be provided means of telecommunication -
ANSWER>>ANSWER is C
#2 ANSWER is D - ANSWER>>Which of the following health care
issues is NOT covered under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPPA) ?
A) Increasing the probability of health insurance
B) Addressing health care fraud and abuse
C) standardizing the electronic transmission of health data
D) Outlining payment of Medicare and Medicaid
#3 ANSWER is A - ANSWER>>Which of the following constitutes a
breach of contract by a health care provider ?
,A) Discontinuing treatment because of the patient did not pay in a
timely manner
B) Discontinuing treatment because it is no longer needed
C) Being formally discharged by the patient
D) Withdrawing from the case due to patient noncompliance or
an inability to serve the patient
#4 ANSWER is C - ANSWER>>Under the doctrine of respondeat
superior, who can potentially be held legally responsible for an act
of negligence by a medical assistant ?
A) The medical assistant only
B) The employee/provider only
C) Both the medical assistant and the employer/provider
D) The patient
#5 ANSWER is B - ANSWER>>Touching a patient in a manner to
which they have not consented is considered a tort of
A) invasion of privacy
B) battery
C) libel
D) slander
#6 ANSWER is D - ANSWER>>All of the following minors ( under
age 18) are considered emancipated EXCEPT a minor who is
,A) a member of the armed forces
B) financially responsible and no longer under parental car
C) married
D) being tested for a sexually transmitted disease
#7 ANSWER is A - ANSWER>>Unless public safety is involved, what
is required in all cases to release patient medical records after a
subpoena is issued ?
A) the patients written consent
B) a court order
C) a deposition
D) an interrogatory
#9 ANSWER is B - ANSWER>>What normal patient right is
suspended upon discovery of child abuse ?
A) privacy
B) confidentiality
C) documentation
D) standard of care
#10 ANSWER is C - ANSWER>>A POLST dorm is a type of
A) document declaring durable power of attorney for health care
B) document releasing a provider from liability under Good
Samaritan laws
, C) living will or advance directive
D) PSDA
#11 ANSWER is C - ANSWER>>Generally, medical assistants are
permitted to do certain clinical procedures only under the
supervision of an employer/provider because they are NOT
A) certifies
B) registered
C) licenses
D) certified, registered, or licensed
#12 ANSWER is B - ANSWER>>Which of the following best
describes ethics ?
A) individual choices relating to conduct
B) personal values governing an individuals perceptions of right
and wrong
C) laws defining acceptable behavior
D) creeds to live by
#13 ANSWER is A - ANSWER>>Bioethics is defined as
A) any ethical matter that pertains to life and/or health care
B) issues regarding abortion and the use of fetal tissue
C) dealings with individuals who have committed sexual abuse or
exploitation
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS, AND
RATIONALES, Exams of Nursing
Title 1 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that
individuals with disabilities are:
A) to be provided access to public services
B) to be given opportunities for public housing
C) not be discriminated against in obtaining employment
D) to be provided means of telecommunication -
ANSWER>>ANSWER is C
#2 ANSWER is D - ANSWER>>Which of the following health care
issues is NOT covered under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPPA) ?
A) Increasing the probability of health insurance
B) Addressing health care fraud and abuse
C) standardizing the electronic transmission of health data
D) Outlining payment of Medicare and Medicaid
#3 ANSWER is A - ANSWER>>Which of the following constitutes a
breach of contract by a health care provider ?
,A) Discontinuing treatment because of the patient did not pay in a
timely manner
B) Discontinuing treatment because it is no longer needed
C) Being formally discharged by the patient
D) Withdrawing from the case due to patient noncompliance or
an inability to serve the patient
#4 ANSWER is C - ANSWER>>Under the doctrine of respondeat
superior, who can potentially be held legally responsible for an act
of negligence by a medical assistant ?
A) The medical assistant only
B) The employee/provider only
C) Both the medical assistant and the employer/provider
D) The patient
#5 ANSWER is B - ANSWER>>Touching a patient in a manner to
which they have not consented is considered a tort of
A) invasion of privacy
B) battery
C) libel
D) slander
#6 ANSWER is D - ANSWER>>All of the following minors ( under
age 18) are considered emancipated EXCEPT a minor who is
,A) a member of the armed forces
B) financially responsible and no longer under parental car
C) married
D) being tested for a sexually transmitted disease
#7 ANSWER is A - ANSWER>>Unless public safety is involved, what
is required in all cases to release patient medical records after a
subpoena is issued ?
A) the patients written consent
B) a court order
C) a deposition
D) an interrogatory
#9 ANSWER is B - ANSWER>>What normal patient right is
suspended upon discovery of child abuse ?
A) privacy
B) confidentiality
C) documentation
D) standard of care
#10 ANSWER is C - ANSWER>>A POLST dorm is a type of
A) document declaring durable power of attorney for health care
B) document releasing a provider from liability under Good
Samaritan laws
, C) living will or advance directive
D) PSDA
#11 ANSWER is C - ANSWER>>Generally, medical assistants are
permitted to do certain clinical procedures only under the
supervision of an employer/provider because they are NOT
A) certifies
B) registered
C) licenses
D) certified, registered, or licensed
#12 ANSWER is B - ANSWER>>Which of the following best
describes ethics ?
A) individual choices relating to conduct
B) personal values governing an individuals perceptions of right
and wrong
C) laws defining acceptable behavior
D) creeds to live by
#13 ANSWER is A - ANSWER>>Bioethics is defined as
A) any ethical matter that pertains to life and/or health care
B) issues regarding abortion and the use of fetal tissue
C) dealings with individuals who have committed sexual abuse or
exploitation
