comprehensive Questions and verified
answers (detailed & explained) ACTUAL
EXAM TEST | SURE TO
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1. All of the following circumstances would allow the release of
medical information without the patients consent except: -
ANSWER ✔ Medical information may be released to parties
needing to know to prevent harm to self or others, arranging
for payment from health insurance company, and in response
to court subpoenas or summonses. the patient must consent to
release medical information to the next of kin helping to make
health care decisions.
2. A PMHNP is asked to determine if the patient has the capacity
for informed consent. All of the following elements are
necessary for making this determination except: - ANSWER
✔ The following elements must be considered when asked to
determine capacity for informed consent: the patients
understanding of the purpose of the proposed treatment, the
risks and discomforts, benefits and alternatives to the intended
, procedure. the therapeutic alliance with the surgeon is not
essential for a capacity decision.
3. Which of the following ethical principles deals with
promoting the well being of a paitent? - ANSWER ✔ The
principle of beneficence is that of doing good for the patient.
Justice is the principle of equity. Nonmaleficense is the
principle of first doing no harm. Autonomy is the principle of
respecting the individual's right to self-determination.
4. Which of the following ethical principles would conflict if the
treatment team wanted to implement a therapeutic deception
for the good of the patient? - ANSWER ✔ Veracity is the
ethical principle of truthfulness and nondeception neither by
omission or commission. Beneficence is the principle of
doing good. Nonmaleficense is the principle of first doing no
harm. justice is the principle of equity.
5. A patient who is refusing psychiatric treatment has their case
adjudicated. The judge orders treatment over objection for the
good of the patient. Which ethical principal trump? -
ANSWER ✔ Autonomy is the principle of respecting the
individual's right to self-determination. Beneficence is the
, principle of doing good. Nonmaleficence is the principle of
first doing no harm. Justice is the principle of equity.
6. Actions judged based on their inherent value regardless of
their consequences is based on which ethical decision making
approach? - ANSWER ✔ Deontolgical theory considers the
inherent value regardless of consequences. The teleological
approach allows the ends to justify the means. Virtue ethics is
an approach to ethical decision making that considers the
moral character of the individual rather than the action.
Justice is the principle of equity.
7. An action that is judged good or bad based on the
consequence demonstrates which ethnical decision-making
approach? - ANSWER ✔ The teleologial approach allows the
ends to justify the means. Deontological theory considers the
inherent value regardless of the consequences. Virtue ethics is
an approach is an approach to ethical decision-making that
considers the moral character of the individual rather than the
action. Justice is the principle of equity.
8. All of the following are necessary criteria for commitment for
involuntary evaluation and treatment except: - ANSWER ✔
Involuntary commitment is intended to protect the patient and