Legal And Ethical Issues Full Test Bank Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Legal and Ethical Issues

1. A perspective of ethical decision making that focuses on the obligation of one’s oath or duty to care is known as:

a. A deontological approach.

b. A teleological approach.

c. A professional approach.

d. An ortho-doctrine approach.

Feedback: A perspective of ethical decision making that focuses on the obligation of one’s oath or duty to care is known as a deontological approach.

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2. A federal law that prohibits facilities from paying referral fees to physicians is the:

a. False claims act.

b. Stark law.

c. Anti-kickback law.

d. Affordable Care Act.

Feedback: The Anti-kickback law prohibits facilities from paying referral fees to physicians.

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3. A law that holds hospitals liable for the competence of their staff is the:

a. Equal Employment Opportunity Act.

b. Doctrine of Corporate Negligence.

c. Hill-Burton Act.

d. HIPAA.

Feedback: A law that holds hospitals liable for the competence of their staff is the Doctrine of Corporate Negligence.

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4. The federal law that requires employers to ensure a safe and healthy place to work is known by the acronym:

a. OSHA.

b. EMTALA.

c. EEO.

d. ADA.

Feedback: OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, is a federal law that requires employers to develop and implement whatever necessary to ensure a safe and healthy place of employment for all staff.

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5. A federal law that prohibits a physician from making referrals to any facility in which the physician has a financial interest is known as:

a. HIPAA.

b. Stark.

c. Hill-Burton.

d. Affordable Care.

Feedback: The federal law that prohibits a physician from making referrals to any facility in which the physician has a financial interest is known as Stark.

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6. The federal law that protects patient confidentiality is known by the acronym:

a. EEO.

b. FMLA.

c. Stark.

d. HIPAA.

Feedback: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that protects patient confidentiality.

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7. Ethical decision making based on the outcome of that decision is known as the:

a. Deontological approach.

b. Teleological approach.

c. Professional approach.

d. Ortho-doctrine approach.

Feedback: Ethical decision making based on the outcome of that decision is known as the teleological approach.

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8. Regulations that govern how much you pay your staff members and how that amount is calculated are commonly referred to as:

a. EEO.

b. ADA.

c. Wage and hour.

d. FMLA.

Feedback: Regulations that govern how much you pay your staff members (wages) and how that amount is calculated (hours) are commonly referred to as wage and hour.

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9. The illegal intentional touching of another person without consent is known as:

a. Battery.

b. Fraud.

c. Malpractice.

d. Examination.

Feedback: The illegal intentional touching of another person without consent is known as battery.

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10. In legal terms, professional negligence is known as:

a. Battery.

b. Malpractice.

c. Respondeat superior.

d. Discompensation.

Feedback: In legal terms, professional negligence is known as malpractice.

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11. Health care records are deemed legal documents and therefore cannot be:

a. Abbreviated.

b. Evidence.

c. Altered.

d. Shared.

Feedback: Health care records are deemed legal documents and therefore cannot be altered.

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12. The only health care facilities that must comply with EMTALA are:

a. Board-certified physicians.

b. CMS-participating hospitals.

c. Walk-in clinics.

d. Skilled nursing facilities.

Feedback: The only health care facilities that must comply with EMTALA are CMS-participating hospitals.

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13. The Stark law is also known as the:

a. Affordable Care Act.

b. Hill-Burton Act.

c. Anti-kickback law.

d. Physician Self-Referral Act.

Feedback: The Stark law is also known as the Physician Self-Referral Act.

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14. HIPAA has two essential parts: the Privacy Rule and the:

a. Referral Rule.

b. Security Rule.

c. Confidentiality Rule.

d. False Claims Rule.

Feedback: The two essential parts of HIPAA are the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule.

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15. The federal law that provides stronger protections for patients when getting health insurance is known as the:

a. Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative.

b. EMTALA.

c. False Claims Act.

d. Affordable Care Act.

Feedback: The federal law that provides stronger protections for patients when getting health insurance is known as the Affordable Care Act.

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16. The law that bars employers from discriminating against a potential employee is known by the acronym:

a. FMLA.

b. SSA.

c. EEO.

d. OSHA.

Feedback: The Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEO) is the law that bars employers from discriminating against a potential employee.

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17. The law that requires safety protocols to protect employees at work, including providing protective gloves, sharps boxes, and antibacterial wipes is known by the acronym:

a. EMTALA

b. EEO

c. FMLA

d. OSHA

Feedback: The law that requires safety protocols to protect employees at work, including providing protective gloves, sharps boxes, and antibacterial wipes, is known by the acronym OSHA (Occupational Health and Safety Act).

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18. The obligation to provide quality of care for patients is guided by:

a. Ethical correctness.

b. Clinical opinion.

c. Legal correctness.

d. a and c only.

Feedback: The obligation to provide quality of care for patients is guided by both ethical correctness and legal correctness.

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19. The ‘duty to care’ guidance to do whatever possible for the patient, regardless of the outcomes, is the ___ perspective.

a. Hippocratic

b. teleological

c. deontological

d. ethical

Feedback: Deontological decisions are based on a duty or moral obligation stirred by oath or other circumstance. The ‘duty to care’ guidance to do whatever possible for the patient, regardless of the outcomes, is the deontological perspective.

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20. Refusal to perform surgery on a patient when the procedure has a 91% chance of leaving the patient with irreversible brain damage represents making this decision with a:

a. Clinical approach.

b. Teleological ethical approach.

c. Deontological ethical approach.

d. Hippocratic approach.

Feedback: Teleological decisions include considerations for the outcome of the action. Refusal to perform surgery on a patient when the procedure has a 91% chance of leaving the patient with irreversible brain damage is making this decision with a teleological ethical approach.

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21. Respecting an individual’s right to make decisions for himself is known as:

a. Malevolence.

b. Beneficence.

c. Autonomy.

d. Justice.

Feedback: Autonomy is the state of being self-governing or essentially respecting individuals’ rights to make decisions for themselves.

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22. The absence of harm is known as:

a. Non-maleficence.

b. Beneficence.

c. Teleologic.

d. Autonomy.

Feedback: The absence of harm is known as non-maleficence.

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23. The belief that all people should be treated fairly and equally is the definition of:

a. Autonomy.

b. Beneficence.

c. Justice.

d. Maleficence.

Feedback: The belief that all people should be treated fairly and equally is the definition of justice.

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24. When making an ethical decision, as the administrator, you must include the ________ as an entity affected by this decision.

a. federal government

b. organization

c. applicable resources

d. media

Feedback: When making an ethical decision, as the administrator, you must include the organization as an entity affected by this decision.

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25. The state of producing good acts is known as:

a. Non-maleficence.

b. Beneficence.

c. Maleficence.

d. Autonomy.

Feedback: The state of producing good acts is known as beneficence.

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