NHA Medical Law and Ethics Questions and Answers Graded A

NHA Medical Law and Ethics Questions and Answers Graded A 1) Employers Are accountable for providing a safe and healthy workplace for the employees by setting in forcing standards. This environment is achieved by providing training, out reach, education and assistance. Which of the following regulatory agencies oversees the standard? Occupational safety and health administration OSHA 2) A medical assistant witnesses a coworker knowingly commitment unlawful and wrongful act. The medical assistant should identify this act as which of the following types of negligence? Malfeasance 3) A medical assistant sees a coworker take a pain medication from the locked cabinet. The medical assistant knows that the coworker is a single parent who has a child who was recently injured. Which of the following types of ethical situation does this problem crate for the medical assistant? Ethical distress 4) Which of the following moral codes should a medical assistant reference when facing an ethical dilemma? AMA code of Ethics 5) Which of the following is a legal document that states the life-saving procedures a patient all the races in the event he is in capable of verbalizing his desire for medical treatment? Living will 6) Once in advance directives are in place, they can be updated at which of the following times? Anytime 7) When designating A medical power of attorney, which of the following people is an acceptable choice for a healthcare proxy? Member of the patients faith community 8) A patient expresses to a medical assistant that he would like to designate his daughter as his health care proxy. Which of the following is the minimum age to be eligible as a healthcare proxy? 18 9) Which of the following provides instructions for an emergency medical technician to follow when transporting an elderly or critically ill patient? Medical order for life-sustaining treatment 10) A medical assistant is assisting a provider with a gynecology Examination. The patient says my religious please do not allow me to use contraception. The medical assistant should expect a divider to make which of the following statements? You have the right to make choices regarding your health 11) Which of the following to give patients the race over there healthcare information, including the right to receive a copy of your information, the right to ensure their medical records are correct, and the right to know who had access to the records? Health insurance portability and accountability act HIPPA 12) Which of the following Entities must adhere to the HIPAA guidelines? Health care clearing houses 13) A medical assistant that the computer unlocked with the patient's chart visible. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take in the future to prevent on authorized viewing of patient information? Place privacy filters on the monitor screen 14) A patient believes that her healthcare privacy has been violated. The patients complaint must be filed within how many days? 180 15) When measuring the vital signs every 10-year-old child, a medical assistant recognizes indications of abuse. Which of the following actions should the medical assistant take? Notify the child's provider