Nur 204 Module C/E Exam questions
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HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - CORRECT ANSWER-a
federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient
health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or
knowledge.Regulated by compliance officer & provides whistle blower protection
American with Disabilities Act - CORRECT ANSWER-Law that prohibits employers from
discriminating against people with physical disabilities. Makes sure the patient has
everything they need to make decisions about their care.
Emergency medical treatment and active labor law - CORRECT ANSWER-Prohibits the
refusal of care for indigent and uninsured patients seeking medical assistance in an ED.
This law prohibits the transfer of unstable patients, including women in labor, from one
facility to another.
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act - CORRECT ANSWER-uses information to
improve quality of care
False Claims Act - CORRECT ANSWER-If you turn in a facility for making false
insurance claims, you can get up to 25% of the money collected.
Patient Self-Determination Act - CORRECT ANSWER-Pt. most receive written notice on
admission of their rights that includes:
· Participate in their own health care decisions
· Accept or refuse medical treatment
· Make advance health care directives (i.e. DNR)
, Unitentional tort - CORRECT ANSWER-negligence and malpractice act of omission
intentional tort - CORRECT ANSWER-A wrongful act knowingly committed. battery,
assault, failure to obtain consent, false imprisonment, defamation of character
Liability (Unitentional tort) - CORRECT ANSWER-refers to the responsibility for acts of
commission and omission
Negligence (Unitentional tort) - CORRECT ANSWER-failure to provide the care that an
ordinary, reasonable, and prudent person would perform under similar circumstances,
which places another person at risk for harm
Gross negligence (Unitentional tort) - CORRECT ANSWER-involves an extreme breach
of care, in which the nurse clearly puts another at risk for harm
Malpractice (Unitentional tort) - CORRECT ANSWER-negligent action that occurs while
a person is performing in the professional role. To prove malpractice the following must
be present:
1. Nurse has a relationship with the client that involves providing care
2. Nurse failed to observe a standard of care in the specific situation
3. The client sustained harm, injury, or damage
4. The harm must have occurred as a direct result of the nurse's failure to act in
Assault (itentional torts) - CORRECT ANSWER-is an attempt or threat to touch another
person without justification (example: a nurse threatens, "If you don't eat, then we will
have to force feed you). Places the other person in apprehension of harm (whether it
occurs or not)
Battery (Intentional Torts) - CORRECT ANSWER-is the intentional physical contact with
a person. To qualify as battery, the touching must be wrongful in some way, such as
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HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) - CORRECT ANSWER-a
federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient
health information from being disclosed without the patient's consent or
knowledge.Regulated by compliance officer & provides whistle blower protection
American with Disabilities Act - CORRECT ANSWER-Law that prohibits employers from
discriminating against people with physical disabilities. Makes sure the patient has
everything they need to make decisions about their care.
Emergency medical treatment and active labor law - CORRECT ANSWER-Prohibits the
refusal of care for indigent and uninsured patients seeking medical assistance in an ED.
This law prohibits the transfer of unstable patients, including women in labor, from one
facility to another.
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act - CORRECT ANSWER-uses information to
improve quality of care
False Claims Act - CORRECT ANSWER-If you turn in a facility for making false
insurance claims, you can get up to 25% of the money collected.
Patient Self-Determination Act - CORRECT ANSWER-Pt. most receive written notice on
admission of their rights that includes:
· Participate in their own health care decisions
· Accept or refuse medical treatment
· Make advance health care directives (i.e. DNR)
, Unitentional tort - CORRECT ANSWER-negligence and malpractice act of omission
intentional tort - CORRECT ANSWER-A wrongful act knowingly committed. battery,
assault, failure to obtain consent, false imprisonment, defamation of character
Liability (Unitentional tort) - CORRECT ANSWER-refers to the responsibility for acts of
commission and omission
Negligence (Unitentional tort) - CORRECT ANSWER-failure to provide the care that an
ordinary, reasonable, and prudent person would perform under similar circumstances,
which places another person at risk for harm
Gross negligence (Unitentional tort) - CORRECT ANSWER-involves an extreme breach
of care, in which the nurse clearly puts another at risk for harm
Malpractice (Unitentional tort) - CORRECT ANSWER-negligent action that occurs while
a person is performing in the professional role. To prove malpractice the following must
be present:
1. Nurse has a relationship with the client that involves providing care
2. Nurse failed to observe a standard of care in the specific situation
3. The client sustained harm, injury, or damage
4. The harm must have occurred as a direct result of the nurse's failure to act in
Assault (itentional torts) - CORRECT ANSWER-is an attempt or threat to touch another
person without justification (example: a nurse threatens, "If you don't eat, then we will
have to force feed you). Places the other person in apprehension of harm (whether it
occurs or not)
Battery (Intentional Torts) - CORRECT ANSWER-is the intentional physical contact with
a person. To qualify as battery, the touching must be wrongful in some way, such as
