Health Care Professionals Standards and Laws Quiz
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What guides health care professionals in their practice?

  • Only policies
  • Only standards
  • Only laws
  • All of the above (correct)

What is the main purpose of law in most societies?

  • Protect organizations
  • Protect state officials
  • Protect government officials
  • Protect individuals (correct)

What do professional standards help promote and ensure?

  • AST standards and guidelines
  • Safety and care (correct)
  • Surgical guidelines
  • Operating room guidelines

Which statement best describes ethics?

<p>Values (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ethics are particularly related to beneficence in the health care professions?

<p>Integrity, accountability, honesty, and values (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of harassment is perpetrated by one person on another through unwanted sexual coercion, lewd comments, innuendoes, or touching?

<p>Sexual harassment (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What legal term refers to the deliberate efforts to erode the reputation of another person?

<p>Defamation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of civil action involves the threat or attempt to harm another person?

<p>Assault (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What legal term refers to contact with intent to injure, even if no injury occurred?

<p>Battery (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the HIPAA privacy rule protect?

<p>Medical records (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the means for making a permanent legal record of the patient's interaction with health care providers and services?

<p>Documentation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following values are mentioned as being important in the healthcare professions?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is law defined as in the text?

<p>A rule or set of rules that governments make to regulate people's behavior (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the transfer of responsibility for a task from one person to another called?

<p>Delegation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a set of rules or regulations that hospital employees are required to follow, created to protect patients and employees from harm and to ensure the smooth operation of the hospital, called?

<p>Hospital policy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is negligence committed by a professional who deliberately acts outside of their scope of practice, or while impaired, known as?

<p>Malpractice (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What may the circulator be charged with if they leave the patient alone and return to get the patient's chart?

<p>Abandonment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a derogatory statement concerning other coworkers' skills, character, or reputation called?

<p>Defamation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is intentionally lying or falsifying information given during a court testimony after being sworn to tell the truth called?

<p>Perjury (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a legal document stating the patient's wishes for refusing or limiting care if the patient becomes incompetent called?

<p>Living will (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious psychological injury, or risk thereof, called?

<p>Sentinel event (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'sentinel event' refer to in medical practice?

<p>A medical procedure that requires immediate investigation and response (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the legal term for a civil wrong committed against a person or their property, which can be compensated by monetary damages?

<p>Tort (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are morals or ethics typically described as?

<p>Personal standards (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the laws that regulate the practice of medicine and nursing in each U.S. state called?

<p>Medical practice acts, nurse practice acts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the procedure performed by two people during any surgery where an item could be lost inside the patient?

<p>Surgical counts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the legal document that must be signed by the physician, the patient, and a witness before surgery can proceed?

<p>Informed consent (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protect?

<p>A patient's privacy (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who has the right to equal treatment, regardless of age, physical attributes, mental state, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status?

<p>All patients (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of the term 'Aeger primo'?

<p>Death of a patient (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What document must be signed by the physician, patient, and a witness before surgery can proceed?

<p>Informed consent (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'timeout' procedure before surgery?

<p>Final verification of the surgical procedure and location (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are patient falls considered a significant issue in hospitals?

<p>They are the leading cause of death in hospitalized individuals over 65. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the universal protocol or 'timeout' before surgery?

<p>To acknowledge essential information about the operative site (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what circumstances do falls commonly occur in hospitals?

<p>All of the above. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is required when any tissue or foreign object is removed from a patient during surgery?

<p>Documentation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which task are surgical technologists required to perform regarding medications during surgery?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of errors are prevalent and serious during surgery according to the text?

<p>Labeling errors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

'Abandonment' in healthcare is defined as:

<p>Leaving a patient unattended when they require care (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What can lead to failure in healthcare settings?

<p>Failure to communicate vital information (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What would jokes told in a sexual manner during a surgical procedure be considered as?

<p>Verbal abuse (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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