QUIZ #15

Consent that requires that a patient have a full understanding of that to which he or she
has consented
-informed
Consent in cases in which immediate action is requited to save an unconscious patients
life or to prevent permanent impairment of a patients health is referred to as
-implied
The preferred method of obtaining consent is
-written
The burden of establishing proof in a complaint of lack of informed consent is on the
-plaintiff
In the absence of statutory protection, a procedure performed despite an individuals
refusal to consent would constitute
-battery
QUIZ #16
At the end of the day and as recognized by the courts, the patient's right is it to accept or
refuse treatment based on the alternatives available
-true
A physician is not under a duty to elucidate upon all the possible risks of a proposed
procedure.
-true
Primary responsibility for obtaining informed consent from the patient lies with the nurse
who has the necessary technical skills to obtain informed consent from the patient
without the physicians input.
-false
The clinical assessment of decision-making capacity should include the patients ability
to:. understand the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a proposed procedure, as well as,
express his or her treatment preferences.
-true
The courts have held, as a general proposition, that the consent of a minor to medical or
surgical treatment is always valid.
-false

QUIZ #17
When a physician doubts a patients capacity to consent it may be the duty of the court to
assume responsibility of guardianship for a patient who is non compos mentis.
-true
Adult patients who are conscious and mentally competent cannot refuse medical
treatment when the best medical opinion deems it essential to life.
-false
The Supreme Court held in Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Dept of Health that a competent
adult patient has the right to decline any and all forms of medical intervention, including
lifesaving or life-prolonging treatment.
-true
Marks v. Tenbrunsel describes how information learned during a private counseling
session will remain confidential.
-false
The criminal and civil risks for health care professionals in child abuse cases lie in the
failure to report such incidents versus good faith reporting.
-true
QUIZ #18
The premature termination of pregnancy is called a salpingectomy.
-false
The case that paved the way for women to have the right to choose an abortion was Doe
v. Bolton.
-false
The provisions of the Georgia statute establishing residency requirements for women
seeking abortions and requiring that the procedure be performed in a hospital accredited
by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals were declared constitutionally
invalid in Roe v. Wade.
-false
The Supreme Court reaffirmed the constitutional right of women to have an abortion
before viability of the fetus, as first annunciated in Roe v. Wade, in Planned Parenthood
vs. Casey.
-true
A preferred way to prevent pregnancy is by means of vasectomy and tubal ligation.
-true

QUIZ #19
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 places all
substances that are regulated under existing federal law into one of five schedules.
-true
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 is the same as the
Food and drug Administration Act.
-false
The medical record is important to a health care facility because it provides a planning
tool for patient care.
-true
Patients have a legally enforceable right to the information contained in their medical
records and a lack of a right to access their records.
-false
The length of time medical records must be retained is set by insurance carriers.
-false
QUIZ #20
Health care organizations undergoing computerization must. develop a disaster recovery
plan (e.g., provide for emergency power systems and backup files), provide for data
security, design an effective system, seek input from end users.
-true
A patient is responsible for those injuries resulting from a failure to follow physician
instructions.
-true
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 provides that each individual has a right
under state law (whether statutory or as recognized by the courts of the state) to accept or
refuse care and formulate advance directives.
-true
Patients have a right to receive a copy of their rights upon admission to the hospital.
-false
Mr. Jones has a right to ask a caregiver about the caregivers personal information.
-false

QUIZ #21
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 provide that
a. patients must be able to access their record and request correction of errors
b. patients must be informed as to how their personal information will be used
c. patient information cannot be used for marketing purposes without the explicit
consent of the involved patients
d. all of the above
The HIPAA security provisions took effect April 20, 2005. HIPAA defines three
segments of security safeguards for compliance as
-administrative, physical, and technical.
Rewriting record entries by a nurse
-can cast doubt on the accuracy of other medical record entries
When making changes to a patients record
-a single line should be drawn through a mistaken entry and the correct
information should be entered, signed and dated
QUIZ #22
The following should be written in a patients medical record: complaints or
emotional comments about other caregivers.
-false
Peer review documents are generally exempt from discovery.
-true
Falsification of medical records is grounds for criminal indictment.
-true
Persistent failure of a physician to complete his or her medical records can lead
to suspension of medical staff privileges at a hospital.
-true

Ordinary business documents are considered privileged.

-false
QUIZ #23
The 1935 act that defines certain conduct of employers and employees as unfair
labor practices and that provides for hearings on complaints that such practices
have occurred
-National Labor Relations Act
The NLRA was modified in 1947 by the
-Taft-Hartley amendments
The act that places controls on labor unions and the relationships between unions
and their members
-labor-management reporting and disclosure act
The act that establishes minimum wages and maximum hours of employment
-fair labor standards act
The act that prohibits private employers and state and local governments from
discriminating on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
-civil rights act of 1964
QUIZ #24
The act that provides for the development and enforcement of standards for
occupational health and safety is the Nation Labor Relations Act.
-false
A contract that permits the hiring of nonunion employees but requires that new
employees join the union is called a union or agency shop.
-true
The most significant piece of federal legislation dealing with labor relations is the
Civil Rights Act of 1964.
-false
Federal laws generally take precedence over state when there is a conflict between
the state and the federal laws, state laws are not applicable when state regulations
are more rigid than federal legislation.
-false

The relationships between employees and employers are regulated by both state
and federal laws.
-true