Advance Directives and Client Rights
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
42. Advance directives are legal documents that allow people to state what medical treatments
they want or do not want in the event that they are unable to make decisions or communicate
because of severe illness or injury.
- True
- False - CORRECT ANSWER - True
What is a document that allows people to state what medical treatments they want or do not want
to prolong their life in the event that they are unable to make decisions or communicate because
of severe illness or injury?
- Durable power of attorney for health care
- A living will
- All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - A living will
The durable power of attorney can outweigh the guidelines in a living will.
- True
- False - CORRECT ANSWER - False
How may people state that they want to donate their body or parts of their body after death?
- By filling out a donor card or by giving permission on their driver's license
- By joining their state's donor registry
- By stating their decision in their living will and will
- By telling their durable power of attorney for health care agent
- All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
, Which federal act allows people to donate their body or parts of their body after death for
transplantation or medical research?
- Body Donation Act
- Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
- Donation of Life Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
Health care workers, not patients, have the right to make decisions about patients' health care.
- True
- False - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Which federal act requires health care providers to provide information to patients about their
rights to make decisions regarding their health care and to have advance directives?
- Patient Self-Determination Act
- Open Communication and Responsibility Act
- Patient's Bill of Rights
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient
Self-Determination Act
What are the rights that people are entitled to when they are in a relationship with a professional,
such as an attorney or physician?
- Client rights
- Human rights
- Civil rights - CORRECT ANSWER - Client rights
What kind of information must health care providers give to patients?
- Understandable
- Accurate
- All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
42. Advance directives are legal documents that allow people to state what medical treatments
they want or do not want in the event that they are unable to make decisions or communicate
because of severe illness or injury.
- True
- False - CORRECT ANSWER - True
What is a document that allows people to state what medical treatments they want or do not want
to prolong their life in the event that they are unable to make decisions or communicate because
of severe illness or injury?
- Durable power of attorney for health care
- A living will
- All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - A living will
The durable power of attorney can outweigh the guidelines in a living will.
- True
- False - CORRECT ANSWER - False
How may people state that they want to donate their body or parts of their body after death?
- By filling out a donor card or by giving permission on their driver's license
- By joining their state's donor registry
- By stating their decision in their living will and will
- By telling their durable power of attorney for health care agent
- All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
, Which federal act allows people to donate their body or parts of their body after death for
transplantation or medical research?
- Body Donation Act
- Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
- Donation of Life Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
Health care workers, not patients, have the right to make decisions about patients' health care.
- True
- False - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Which federal act requires health care providers to provide information to patients about their
rights to make decisions regarding their health care and to have advance directives?
- Patient Self-Determination Act
- Open Communication and Responsibility Act
- Patient's Bill of Rights
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Patient
Self-Determination Act
What are the rights that people are entitled to when they are in a relationship with a professional,
such as an attorney or physician?
- Client rights
- Human rights
- Civil rights - CORRECT ANSWER - Client rights
What kind of information must health care providers give to patients?
- Understandable
- Accurate
- All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - All of the above
