HCM Exit Exam Questions & Answers
2024/2025
What are the major sources of law in the US? - ANSWERSconstitution, statutes, administration law
(regulations), and judicial decisions (case law)
What is teleological consequentialism? - ANSWERSthe judgment of a decision based on the "rightness"
of it outcome; the rule or act must have positive results
Example of teleological consequentialism - ANSWERSlying to someone to prevent a disaster
What is deontological consequentialism? - ANSWERSthe focus on rightness of an act regardless of its
consequence
Example of deontological consequentialism - ANSWERSjust because it turned out okay, doesn't mean its
right
Virtue ethics focus on.....? - ANSWERStraits, characteristics, and virtues a moral person should have
______ say that moral, ethical, or good people make righteous decisions. - ANSWERSvirtue ethics
What is autonomy? - ANSWERSone's own right to make their own decisions
Define beneficence. - ANSWERSpromotion of patient health above all else; helping people stay healthy
or recover from illness
What is nonmaleficence? - ANSWERS"first do no harm"
,According to _______, drugs and treatments have the power to heal but may also have serious side
effects. - ANSWERSnonmaleficience
_______ protects patient privacy. - ANSWERSconfidentiality
____________ are in the most likely position to violate confidentiality rules. - ANSWERShealth care
professionals
_________ is what is due to an individual/what every person is entitled to. - ANSWERSjustice
What is role fidelity? - ANSWERSrespecting a specific scope of practice for which they are licensed
Role fidelity involves.....? - ANSWERSbeing true to their roles in the system and relationship with patient
Define veracity. - ANSWERStruth-telling
What is a tort? - ANSWERSa civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, committed against a person or
property
What is negligence? - ANSWERSfailure to meet some accepted standard of behavior
What are the forms of negligence? - ANSWERSmalfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance
What is malfeasance? - ANSWERSexecution of an unlawful or improper act
What is misfeasance? - ANSWERSimproper performance of an act
_____ is the failure to act when there is a duty to act. - ANSWERSnonfeasance
What are the elements of negligence? - ANSWERSduty, breach, causation and injury
, Duty is...? - ANSWERSlegal obligation to do something
__________ is the failure to conform to or adhere to an obligation. - ANSWERSbreach
What is "res ipsa loquitur"? - ANSWERSthe thing speaks for itself
Define causation. - ANSWERSa foreseeable cause for patient's injury due to deviation from standard of
care
_________ consent/contracts are oral or written while also legally valid. - ANSWERSexpress
What are implied contracts/consent? - ANSWERSnonspoken agreement between parties for treatment
Which consent/contract is most common? - ANSWERSimplied
What are the elements of informed consent? - ANSWERSdiagnosis and prognosis, nature/purpose of
proposed treatment, risks, consequences, side effects, probability of success, reasonable alternatives,
prognosis without treatment, and type of recuperation likely
Corporations are legal "persons" that are....? - ANSWERScompetent to enter into contracts
__________ are voidable except for basic necessities. - ANSWERSminors' contracts
T or F: People under the influence of drugs or alcohol get more protection unless the other party is
aware of the influence. - ANSWERSfalse; less
What are not considered offers? - ANSWERSadvertisements, preliminary negotiations, job offer letters
2024/2025
What are the major sources of law in the US? - ANSWERSconstitution, statutes, administration law
(regulations), and judicial decisions (case law)
What is teleological consequentialism? - ANSWERSthe judgment of a decision based on the "rightness"
of it outcome; the rule or act must have positive results
Example of teleological consequentialism - ANSWERSlying to someone to prevent a disaster
What is deontological consequentialism? - ANSWERSthe focus on rightness of an act regardless of its
consequence
Example of deontological consequentialism - ANSWERSjust because it turned out okay, doesn't mean its
right
Virtue ethics focus on.....? - ANSWERStraits, characteristics, and virtues a moral person should have
______ say that moral, ethical, or good people make righteous decisions. - ANSWERSvirtue ethics
What is autonomy? - ANSWERSone's own right to make their own decisions
Define beneficence. - ANSWERSpromotion of patient health above all else; helping people stay healthy
or recover from illness
What is nonmaleficence? - ANSWERS"first do no harm"
,According to _______, drugs and treatments have the power to heal but may also have serious side
effects. - ANSWERSnonmaleficience
_______ protects patient privacy. - ANSWERSconfidentiality
____________ are in the most likely position to violate confidentiality rules. - ANSWERShealth care
professionals
_________ is what is due to an individual/what every person is entitled to. - ANSWERSjustice
What is role fidelity? - ANSWERSrespecting a specific scope of practice for which they are licensed
Role fidelity involves.....? - ANSWERSbeing true to their roles in the system and relationship with patient
Define veracity. - ANSWERStruth-telling
What is a tort? - ANSWERSa civil wrong, other than a breach of contract, committed against a person or
property
What is negligence? - ANSWERSfailure to meet some accepted standard of behavior
What are the forms of negligence? - ANSWERSmalfeasance, misfeasance, and nonfeasance
What is malfeasance? - ANSWERSexecution of an unlawful or improper act
What is misfeasance? - ANSWERSimproper performance of an act
_____ is the failure to act when there is a duty to act. - ANSWERSnonfeasance
What are the elements of negligence? - ANSWERSduty, breach, causation and injury
, Duty is...? - ANSWERSlegal obligation to do something
__________ is the failure to conform to or adhere to an obligation. - ANSWERSbreach
What is "res ipsa loquitur"? - ANSWERSthe thing speaks for itself
Define causation. - ANSWERSa foreseeable cause for patient's injury due to deviation from standard of
care
_________ consent/contracts are oral or written while also legally valid. - ANSWERSexpress
What are implied contracts/consent? - ANSWERSnonspoken agreement between parties for treatment
Which consent/contract is most common? - ANSWERSimplied
What are the elements of informed consent? - ANSWERSdiagnosis and prognosis, nature/purpose of
proposed treatment, risks, consequences, side effects, probability of success, reasonable alternatives,
prognosis without treatment, and type of recuperation likely
Corporations are legal "persons" that are....? - ANSWERScompetent to enter into contracts
__________ are voidable except for basic necessities. - ANSWERSminors' contracts
T or F: People under the influence of drugs or alcohol get more protection unless the other party is
aware of the influence. - ANSWERSfalse; less
What are not considered offers? - ANSWERSadvertisements, preliminary negotiations, job offer letters
