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The principal purpose of a living will is to:
Select one:
a. give a physician authority to make life-sustaining measures for a patient
b. give family members permission to make medical care decisions for the patient
c. keep a patient alive by whatever measures are necessary
d. make preparation of any part of a person's body for transplantation
e. let caregivers know the patient's wants with regard to lifesaving measures
e. let caregivers know the patient's wants with regard to lifesaving measures
To comply with HIPAA, a medical office must always furnish what information to a new patient
to be seen for treatment?
Select one:
a. the provision of privacy practices document
b. certifications and licensure documents of medical staff
c. office policy manual
d. a copy of each staff member's malpractice insurance policy
e. clinical daily equipment control log
a. the provision of privacy practices document
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,Verbally divulging information about a patient to someone not directly involved in the patient's
care is an example of which improper conduct?
Select one:
a. libel
b. malfeasance
c. misfeasance
d. invasion of privacy
e. defamation
d. invasion of privacy
Which of the following reasons led to the creation of the states' Medical Practice Acts? The
need to:
Select one:
a. ensure medical facility access to all people
b. protect all health-care professionals reporting both STDs and child/elderly abuse
c. regulate serious issues of drug use and abuse
d. determine the methods and requirements of physician licensure
e. protect patient's rights with terminal illnesses
d. determine the methods and requirements of physician licensure
The occurrence of malpractice lawsuits is directly related to which factor?
Select one:
a. the level of the patient's education
b. the yearly income of the patient
c. the level of disability the patient is left with
d. the socioeconomic status of the patient
e. the level of trust in the physician-patient relationship
e. the level of trust in the physician-patient relationship
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,Which of the following concepts refers to the principles of conduct that are required by
legislative enactments?
Select one:
a. professionalism
b. standards of conduct
c. morals
d. laws
e. ethics
d. laws
When a patient formally gives a loved one durable power of attorney for health-care matters, at
what point does this legal document become active?
Select one:
a. when the patient's physician is notified of the document's existence
b. when the patient has been admitted to the hospital
c. when the patient has been placed in a nursing home
d. when the patient can no longer make competent medical decisions
e. when the patient signed the document
d. when the patient can no longer make competent medical decisions
A patient's unreasonable conduct resulted in injury to himself, and he has filed a claim of
medical malpractice against his physician. If the court determines the patient to be fully or
partially at fault, the term used for this finding is:
Select one:
a. quid pro quo
b. malfeasance
c. nonfeasance
d. contributory negligence
e. informed consent
d. contributory negligence
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, The term for an employee who is considered to be acting on the doctor's behalf while
performing professional tasks is:
Select one:
a. res ipsa loquitur
b. malfeasance
c. respondeat superior
d. nonfeasance
e. subpoena duces tecum
c. respondeat superior
If a physician simply decided to stop providing care for his or her noncompliant patient without
following the appropriate legal steps, the patient could file a lawsuit against the physician on
the grounds of:
Select one:
a. res ipsa loquitur
b. malfeasance
c. respondeat superior
d. quid pro quo
e. abandonment
e. abandonment
The Americans with Disabilities Act guarantees which of the following rights for the physically
impaired?
Select one:
a. Ease in physical access to the workplace
b. Overtime pay
c. Vacation pay
d. Health insurance for full-time employees
e. Equal pay for like positions
a. Ease in physical access to the workplace
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