HSA 515 Final Exam Part II - 100% correct

Question 1 
 
Patients have the right to know the names and positions of any
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	interns and residents involved in their care
 
	physicians involved in their care
 
	member of the hospital staff not involved in their care
 
	any individual involved in their care
A physician- care decision should
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	never be overridden by hospital staff
 
	be strictly adhered to prevent a negligent action by the physician
 
	be overridden when it is clear that the patient needs medical care
 
	be respected because he or she has been trained to make medical decisions
Question 3 
 
Patients have a right to receive a copy of their
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	rights but not responsibilities upon admission to the hospital
 
	rights and responsibilities upon admission to the hospital
 
	responsibilities but not rights upon admission to the hospital
 
	rights but not responsibilities when discharged to the next level of care

Question 4 
 
Patients have a right to participate in
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	some aspects of their care decisions
 
	certain treatment planning selected by their physicians
 
	having special needs addressed
 
	not to have special needs addressed
Question 5 
 
Because patients are often helpless and unable to speak for themselves
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	caregivers should not consider themselves as patient advocates
 
	their physician should be officially appointed as their advocate
 
	patients do not need an advocate
 
	caregivers should consider themselves as patient advocates
		

Question 6 
 
Internationally, aides is posing a serious
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	social problems
 
	ethical problems
 
	economic problems
 
	ethical, social, economical, and public health problems

Question 7 
 
A method for controlling the spread of AIDS
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	do not shake hands
 
	avoid being around patients infected with the HIV virus
 
	education
 
	abstinence from sex

Question 8 
 
The HIV virus is generally spread
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	food
 
	body fluids
 
	water
 
	casual body contact

There have been cases in which a plaintiff has charged that he or she contracted AIDS as a result of the transfusion of contaminated blood or blood products. In such cases, the plaintiff must prove that there was
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	no deviation from an established standard of care
 
	a deviation from an established standard of care and that the deviation was the proximate cause of injury
 
	the deviation from the standard of care was not the proximate cause of injury
 
	a deviation from an established standard of care

Question 10 
 
Suits often arise as a result of a person claiming that he or she contracted HIV as a result of a
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	transfusion of saline solution
 
	transfusion of saline solutions and antibiotics
 
	failure to transfuse blood byproducts on a timely basis
 
	negligent collection of donor blood

Question 11 
 
A ________ person is one who has moral integrity and a strict regard for doing what is considered the right thing to do.
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	truthfulness
 
	conscientious
 
	perverseness
 
	discernment

Question 12 
 
Ethics that focuses on the inherent character of a person rather than on the specific actions that he or she performs.
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	virtue
 
	bioethics
 
	situational ethics
 
	constitutional ethics


Question 13 
 
The deep awareness of and sympathy for another- suffering.
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	kindness
 
	helpfulness
 
	compassion
 
	gratitude

Question 14 
 
The virtue of faithfulness, being true to our commitments and obligations to others
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	trust
 
	infidelity
 
	promise
 
	fidelity
Question 15 
 
A steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code and a commitment not to compromise this code.
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	integrity
 
	intuition
 
	instrumental
 
	ideology

Question 16 
 
Semen of the spouse utilized to impregnate a woman
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	homologous insemination
 
	heterologous insemination
 
	eugenic insemination
 
	salpingectomy
		

Question 17 
 
In 1992, the Supreme Court in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey determined that
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	in asserting an interest in protecting fetal life, a state may not place any restrictions on previability abortions
 
	the state's power to restrict abortions after fetal viability, as long as the law contains exceptions for pregnancies that endanger a woman's life or health
 
	the right of the fetus is greater then the rights of the mother
 
	the father- rights are equal to those of the fetus

Question 18 
 
The premature termination of pregnancy
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	sterilization
 
	artificial insemination
 
	abortion
 
	salpingectomy
		

Question 19 
 
Physicians are feeling the heat
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	for performing elective abortions
 
	for charging to much for abortions
 
	for performing abortions in outpatient clinics
 
	for performing early abortions without consent

Question 20 
 
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
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	Bellotti v. Baird
 
	Harris v. McRae
 
	H.L. v. Matheson
 
	Planned Parenthood v. Casey

Question 21 
 
_____________ are genes or DNA sequences with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify specific cells and diseases, as well as individuals and species.
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	genetics
 
	stem cells
 
	genetic markers
 
	gene map

		
Question 22
In a departure from the Quinlan decision, the necessity for court intervention and an incompetent's right to refuse treatment, this case decided that judicial proceedings should take place only when medical treatment to offer a reasonable expectation of cure or relief from the illness
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	Saikewicz
 
	Satz v. Perlmutter
 
	John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital v. Bludworth
 
	In re Dinnerstein

Question 23 
 
The federal act of 1990 that went into effect on December 1, 1991, and provides that patients have a right to formulate advance directives and to make decisions regarding their health care
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	Patient Self-Determination Act
 
	Right to Die Act
 
	Euthanasia Act
 
	Substituted Judgment Act

Question 24 
 
An order written by a physician and placed on the medical chart of a patient, indicating that in the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest, no resuscitative measures should be employed to revive the patient
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	informed consent order
 
	euthanasia order
 
	DNR order
 
	active euthanasia order

Question 25 
 
The cases dealing with euthanasia lead to the public, courts, and religious groups wanting to know the legal definition of death. In 1974, the AMA accepted death as
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	the cessation of all heart function
 
	when a person is in a persistent vegetative state
 
	the cessation of all brain function including the brain stem
 
	when a person has a terminal illness with no chance of survival and certain death is imminent


Question 26 
 
A policy that covers only those claims made or reported during the policy year
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	claims-made policy
 
	malpractice insurance policy
 
	insurance policy
 
	occurrence policy

Question 27 
 
The basic underlying concept of insurance is
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	to spread the of risk by writing coverage for a large pool of individuals
 
	writing coverage to return a profit to shareholders
 
	to be able to meet claims and return profits to its shareholders
 
	to spread risk by writing coverage for a large enough pool of individuals so that the premium structure has been established correctly and the prediction of claims are made accurately and the company can be able to finance those claims and return a profit to its shareholders

Question 28 
 
When the insured becomes aware that an injury has occurred as a result of acts covered under the contract,
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	the insured must notify the insurance company on a timely basis as to the covered incident occurrence and within the terms of the contract
 
	notice must not be provided the carrier
 
	notice need not be oral or written, regardless of what is specified in the policy
 
	the policy holder at the time of the covered incident need not report the incident to the carrier until an agreement is reached as to any liability the policy holder may be liable for, until such time as the court determines the amount due from the policy holder

Question 29 
 
Once a claim is settled, the plaintiff
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	generally continues to maintain the right of action against the defendant
 
	can sign a general release, which states that the plaintiff surrenders the right of action against the defendant
 
	can sign a generally file a restraint order
 
	generally does not sign a release form

Question 30 
 
A policy that covers all claims that may arise out of a policy period
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	claims-made policy
 
	malpractice insurance
 
	insurance policy
 
	occurrence policy