FLORIDA NHA EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
An "Advance Directive" means
1. a written or oral statement of a principal’s desires concerning all aspects of their
healthcare
2. written or oral instructions concerning the use of life-longing procedures
3. consent voluntarily given by a person after sufficient explanation of treatment options,
diagnosis, alternatives and risks
4. any medical procedure which sustains or restores spontaneous vital function -
CORRECT ANSWER-1. a written or oral statement of a principal’s desires concerning
all aspects of their healthcare
An Advanced Directive
1. is valid for 1 year by statute
2. effective until revoked or terminated by the principal
3. is voided upon the principal’s incapacity
4. is revoked upon appointment of a court-appointed guardian - CORRECT ANSWER-2.
effective until revoked or terminated by the principal
A "Living Will" or "declaration" means
1. a written or oral statement of a principal’s desires concerning all aspects of their
health care
2. written or oral instructions concerning the use of life-prolonging procedures
3. consent voluntarily given by a person after sufficient explanation of treatment options,
diagnosis, alternatives, and risks
4. any medical procedure which sustains or restores. spontaneous. vital function -
CORRECT ANSWER-2. written or oral instructions concerning the use of life-prolonging
procedures
"Informed Consent" means
1. a written or oral statement of a principal’s desires concerning all aspects of their
health care
2. written or oral instructions concerning the use of prolonging procedures
3. consent voluntarily given by a person after sufficient explanation of treatment options,
diagnosis, alternatives, and risks
, 4. any medical. procedure which sustains or restores spontaneous vital function -
CORRECT ANSWER-3. consent voluntarily given by a person after a sufficient
explanation. of treatment options, diagnosis, alternatives, and risks
"Persistent vegetative state" means
1. a permanent and irreversible condition of unconsciousness with no cognitive abilities
and the inability to interact purposefully with the environment
2. a condition caused by injury or disease with no reasonable medical probability of
recovery and is expected to result in death
3. treatment provided for comfort and pain relief
4. any medical procedure which sustains or restores a spontaneous vital function -
CORRECT ANSWER-1. a permanent and irreversible condition of unconsciousness
with no cognitive abilities and the inability to react purposefully with the environment
"Palliative care" means
1. a permanent and irreversible condition of unconsciousness with no cognitive abilities
and the inability to interact purposefully with the environment"
2. any medical procedure which sustains or restores a spontaneous vital function
3. a condition caused by injury or disease with no reasonable medical probability of
recovery and without treatment with cause death
4. treatment provided for comfort and pain relief - CORRECT ANSWER-4. treatment
provided for comfort and pain relief
"Proxy" means
1. a competent adult not expressly designated to make health care decisions for an
incapacitated individual but authorized to do so
2. any competent adult expressly designated by a principal to make health care
decisions upon their incapacity
3. a competent adult executing an advance directive
4. a person licensed or authorized to administer healthcare - CORRECT ANSWER-1. a
competent adult not expressly designated to make health care decisions for an
incapacitated individual but authorized to do so
"Terminal Condition" means
1. a permanent and irreversible condition without voluntary action or cognitive behavior
and inability to interact purposefully. with the environment
ANSWERS
An "Advance Directive" means
1. a written or oral statement of a principal’s desires concerning all aspects of their
healthcare
2. written or oral instructions concerning the use of life-longing procedures
3. consent voluntarily given by a person after sufficient explanation of treatment options,
diagnosis, alternatives and risks
4. any medical procedure which sustains or restores spontaneous vital function -
CORRECT ANSWER-1. a written or oral statement of a principal’s desires concerning
all aspects of their healthcare
An Advanced Directive
1. is valid for 1 year by statute
2. effective until revoked or terminated by the principal
3. is voided upon the principal’s incapacity
4. is revoked upon appointment of a court-appointed guardian - CORRECT ANSWER-2.
effective until revoked or terminated by the principal
A "Living Will" or "declaration" means
1. a written or oral statement of a principal’s desires concerning all aspects of their
health care
2. written or oral instructions concerning the use of life-prolonging procedures
3. consent voluntarily given by a person after sufficient explanation of treatment options,
diagnosis, alternatives, and risks
4. any medical procedure which sustains or restores. spontaneous. vital function -
CORRECT ANSWER-2. written or oral instructions concerning the use of life-prolonging
procedures
"Informed Consent" means
1. a written or oral statement of a principal’s desires concerning all aspects of their
health care
2. written or oral instructions concerning the use of prolonging procedures
3. consent voluntarily given by a person after sufficient explanation of treatment options,
diagnosis, alternatives, and risks
, 4. any medical. procedure which sustains or restores spontaneous vital function -
CORRECT ANSWER-3. consent voluntarily given by a person after a sufficient
explanation. of treatment options, diagnosis, alternatives, and risks
"Persistent vegetative state" means
1. a permanent and irreversible condition of unconsciousness with no cognitive abilities
and the inability to interact purposefully with the environment
2. a condition caused by injury or disease with no reasonable medical probability of
recovery and is expected to result in death
3. treatment provided for comfort and pain relief
4. any medical procedure which sustains or restores a spontaneous vital function -
CORRECT ANSWER-1. a permanent and irreversible condition of unconsciousness
with no cognitive abilities and the inability to react purposefully with the environment
"Palliative care" means
1. a permanent and irreversible condition of unconsciousness with no cognitive abilities
and the inability to interact purposefully with the environment"
2. any medical procedure which sustains or restores a spontaneous vital function
3. a condition caused by injury or disease with no reasonable medical probability of
recovery and without treatment with cause death
4. treatment provided for comfort and pain relief - CORRECT ANSWER-4. treatment
provided for comfort and pain relief
"Proxy" means
1. a competent adult not expressly designated to make health care decisions for an
incapacitated individual but authorized to do so
2. any competent adult expressly designated by a principal to make health care
decisions upon their incapacity
3. a competent adult executing an advance directive
4. a person licensed or authorized to administer healthcare - CORRECT ANSWER-1. a
competent adult not expressly designated to make health care decisions for an
incapacitated individual but authorized to do so
"Terminal Condition" means
1. a permanent and irreversible condition without voluntary action or cognitive behavior
and inability to interact purposefully. with the environment
