Health law Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Act - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A usually comprehensive body of laws
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passed by Parliament or a provincial or territorial legislature.
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Age of majority - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The age at which a person is
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considered an adult; depending on the province or territory, age 18 or
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19.
assisted suicide - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A person assists another who
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wished to end his or her life but is unable to do so independently
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circle of care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The individuals and health care
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professionals legitimately involved in rendering a client's care.
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civil law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A legal system in which laws governing
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civil rights, relationships within society and between people and
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property, and family relationships are written rather than being
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determined by judges. | |
,code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A set of values and
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responsibilities serving to guide the behaviour of the members of an | | | | | | | | | | |
organization or a profession. | | |
common law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Law resulting from the decisions
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of judges, based on precedents.
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Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-In health care, the moral | | | | | | | |
obligation of a health care professional to keep a client's health
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information private. |
Constitutional law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The area of law dealing with
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legislation derived from or related to Canada's Constitution
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Conflict of interest - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The possible clash of two or
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more concerns. For example, a personal financial interest in a business
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may influence one's professional decisions.
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contract law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Law that concerns legally binding
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contracts, whether expressed or implied.
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Controlled Drugs and Substances Act - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Federal
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legislation addressing Canada's drug laws, including a classification
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system for drugs. | |
, criminal law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The field of law dealing with
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crimes against the state or against society. Criminal law defines offences
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and controls the regulations concerning the apprehension, charging,
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and trying of those believed to have committed a criminal offence.
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drug-seeking behaviour - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A behaviour or activity
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focused on obtaining access to addictive controlled substances.
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Duty of care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The obligation to act in a
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competent manner according to the standards of practice.
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Electronic health record (EHR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A secure
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accumulation of essential information about a client that is accessed
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electronically at different points of service (e.g., doctor's office, dentist's
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office, chiropractor's office, and a pharmacy) for purposes of client care.
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Electronic medical record (EMR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Health
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information obtained and stored at one facility, perhaps a dentist's,
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chiropractor's, or doctor's office. | | |
Fiduciary duty - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A duty binding physicians and
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other health care professionals to act with honesty and integrity, and in
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the best interests of their clients, with regard to their professional
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practice.
Correct Answers
Act - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A usually comprehensive body of laws
| | | | | | | | |
passed by Parliament or a provincial or territorial legislature.
| | | | | | | |
Age of majority - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The age at which a person is
| | | | | | | | | | | |
considered an adult; depending on the province or territory, age 18 or
| | | | | | | | | | | |
19.
assisted suicide - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A person assists another who
| | | | | | | | |
wished to end his or her life but is unable to do so independently
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
circle of care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The individuals and health care
| | | | | | | | | |
professionals legitimately involved in rendering a client's care.
| | | | | | |
civil law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A legal system in which laws governing
| | | | | | | | | |
civil rights, relationships within society and between people and
| | | | | | | | | |
property, and family relationships are written rather than being
| | | | | | | | |
determined by judges. | |
,code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A set of values and
| | | | | | | | | |
responsibilities serving to guide the behaviour of the members of an | | | | | | | | | | |
organization or a profession. | | |
common law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Law resulting from the decisions
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of judges, based on precedents.
| | | |
Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-In health care, the moral | | | | | | | |
obligation of a health care professional to keep a client's health
| | | | | | | | | | |
information private. |
Constitutional law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The area of law dealing with
| | | | | | | | |
legislation derived from or related to Canada's Constitution
| | | | | | | |
Conflict of interest - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The possible clash of two or
| | | | | | | | | | |
more concerns. For example, a personal financial interest in a business
| | | | | | | | | | |
may influence one's professional decisions.
| | | |
contract law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Law that concerns legally binding
| | | | | | | | |
contracts, whether expressed or implied.
| | | |
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Federal
| | | | | | | |
legislation addressing Canada's drug laws, including a classification
| | | | | | | |
system for drugs. | |
, criminal law - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The field of law dealing with
| | | | | | | | | |
crimes against the state or against society. Criminal law defines offences
| | | | | | | | | |
and controls the regulations concerning the apprehension, charging,
| | | | | | | | |
and trying of those believed to have committed a criminal offence.
| | | | | | | | | |
drug-seeking behaviour - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A behaviour or activity
| | | | | | | |
focused on obtaining access to addictive controlled substances.
| | | | | | |
Duty of care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The obligation to act in a
| | | | | | | | | | |
competent manner according to the standards of practice.
| | | | | | |
Electronic health record (EHR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A secure
| | | | | | | |
accumulation of essential information about a client that is accessed
| | | | | | | | | |
electronically at different points of service (e.g., doctor's office, dentist's
| | | | | | | | |
office, chiropractor's office, and a pharmacy) for purposes of client care.
| | | | | | | | | | |
Electronic medical record (EMR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Health
| | | | | | |
information obtained and stored at one facility, perhaps a dentist's,
| | | | | | | | | |
chiropractor's, or doctor's office. | | |
Fiduciary duty - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A duty binding physicians and
| | | | | | | | |
other health care professionals to act with honesty and integrity, and in
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the best interests of their clients, with regard to their professional
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practice.
