Test Bank Answers Ethical And Legal Issues Strasinger Ch.15

Chapter 15: Ethical and Legal Issues

Multiple Choice

1. Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), written consent by the patient is required to:

A. perform point-of-care testing (POCT).

B. report test results to health-care providers.

C. generate electronic requisitions.

D. send specimens to a reference laboratory.

2. Failure to give reasonable care to a patient by a health-care provider is defined as:

A. malpractice.

B. breach of duty.

C. negligence.

D. battery.

3. When placing information in a patient’s medical record, health-care workers should do all of the following except:

A. write with ink.

B. completely document their actions.

C. correct computer entries without deleting the original error.

D. completely black out written errors and initial the result.

4. Risk management departments do all of the following except:

A. develop policies to protect employers from financial losses.

B. identify potential risks to employees and patients.

C. evaluate changes to improve safety.

D. fill out incident reports for phlebotomists.

5. The Patient’s Bill of Rights guarantees the patient all of the following except:

A. a private room.

B. informed consent.

C. confidentiality.

D. treatment refusal.

6. Ethics are the:

A. law of medicine.

B. principles of right and wrong.

C. Patient’s Bill of Rights.

D. communication in medicine.

7. The medical code of ethics for phlebotomists dictates that they will:

A. discuss therapy with the patient.

B. prescribe medicine for the patient.

C. perform skills within their job description.

D. suggest a better physician to the patient.

8. The failure to provide a standard of care that is due a patient is:

A. malpractice.

B. competence.

C. slander.

D. libel.

9. A wrongful act committed against another person is:

A. a tort.

B. a plaintiff.

C. a misdemeanor.

D. libel.

10. The phlebotomist treats a patient diagnosed with AIDS rudely and abruptly. This behavior is described as:

A. illegal.

B. unethical.

C. appropriate.

D. assault.

11. The document written by the American Hospital Association that describes what a patient has a right to expect during medical treatment is the:

A. medical constitution.

B. Hippocratic Oath.

C. Patient’s Bill of Rights.

D. hospital insurance document.

12. All of the following are associated with an incident report except:

A. it is a description of the problem.

B. it becomes part of the employee’s permanent record.

C. it documents corrective actions taken.

D. a copy is given to the patient’s physician.

13. All of the following could be considered an invasion of a patient’s privacy except:

A. releasing patient information to a newspaper.

B. entering a patient’s room without knocking.

C. interrupting a patient-clergy visit to collect a STAT specimen.

D. using a patient specimen with the patient’s name on it for teaching purposes.

14. Patients who extend their arms after a phlebotomist has explained a venipuncture procedure are:

A. giving informed consent.

B. waiving malpractice claims.

C. giving implied consent.

D. both A and B.

15. All of the following are examples of sentinel events involving the phlebotomist that may be investigated by the Joint Commission (TJC) except:

A. an improperly labeled patient specimen for pretransfusion testing.

B. a refusal by the patient to permit the drawing of a specimen as ordered by the patient’s physician.

C. an instance of misidentification of a patient.

D. an improperly labeled patient specimen for chemistry testing.

16. Which of the following is an example of a phlebotomist adhering to their professional code of ethics?

A. Sanitizing hands twice during their shift.

B. Obtaining a blood specimen from a patient who has refused.

C. Releasing patient information to coworkers.

D. Performing duties specified in their job description.

17. The primary goals of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) include all of the following except:

A. provide easier detection of fraud and abuse.

B. limit the amount of out-of-pocket expenses for a patient.

C. reduce paperwork by requiring electronic data transfer.

D. protect workers with pre-existing conditions from losing health insurance.

18. Which of the following is an example of expressed consent?

A. A patient extending her arm to allow a phlebotomist to obtain a specimen.

B. Performing an emergency procedure to save a patient’s life.

C. Obtaining a signature of consent from the patient to perform a surgical procedure.

D. A patient allowing a health-care provider to take his temperature by opening his mouth.

19. Criminal law suit

20. Civil law suit

21. Tort

22. Assault

23. Battery

24. Medical malpractice

25. Negligence

26. Respondeat superior

KEY: Topic: Legal issues

DIF: Level 1

Learning Objective: 15.4

KEY: Topic: Legal issues

Learning Objective: 15.4

DIF: Level 1

KEY: Topic: Legal issues

DIF: Level 1

Learning Objective: 15.4

KEY: Topic: Legal issues

DIF: Level 1

Learning Objective: 15.4

Short Answers

27. Describe the requirement for obtaining consent for collection of a specimen for HIV testing. Discuss the new opt-out screening recommendation.

28. Discuss the importance of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and how it relates to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

29. Describe the four factors that must be proven to claim negligence.