Test Bank for Medical Law and Ethics, 6th Edition by Fremgen

TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS, 6TH EDITION BY FREMGEN Chapter 1: Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics True/False Indicate whether the statement is true or false. ____ 1. Laws are societal, human-made rules that are advisable or obligatory to observe. ____ 2. Ethics is easier to define than law. ____ 3. Medical specialization means fewer people are involved in personal health care. ____ 4. Honesty and integrity are two traits required of the ambulatory health-care professional. ____ 5. Ethics are sometimes defined as morals, values, and codes of behavior. ____ 6. Discussion of law, ethics, or bioethics will include discussion of the others. ____ 7. Medical law addresses licensure of health-care professionals; it does not address client safety. ____ 8. Ethics is a set of moral standards. ____ 9. Since federal law permits abortions, a physician is required to perform abortions or risk being penalized by the state. ____ 10. The AMA puts forth a code of ethics that all health-care professionals must adhere to. Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 11. Laws are: a. codes for behavior. c. only made at the state level. b. obligatory societal rules. d. not meant to regulate medicine. ____ 12. Ethical issues include: a. right to refuse immunization. c. personal rights only. b. no legal implications. d. professional rights only. ____ 13. Bioethical issues: a. have not changed in the past few decades. b. come about when laws are passed. c. cover only worldwide populations. d. relate to biomedical technology and its practices. ____ 14. Factors that influence law, ethics, and bioethics include: a. medical insurance and managed care. c. emerging medical technology. b. potential for greed in health care. d. all of the above. ____ 15. Ethics is/are: a. a set of legal standards. c. different in every culture. b. not related to morals. d. universal rules. ____ 16. The economics of health care: a. make health care available to everyone. b. is, in part, driven by medical technology. c. is unaffected by managed care. d. is not influenced by medical specialization. ____ 17. Ethical and bioethical standards can be ____, ____, ____, and ____. a. personal, organizational, institutional, worldwide b. organizational, institutional, linked, ritual c. personal, organizational, traditional, conventional d. merged, grouped, blended, linked ____ 18. The three Codes of Ethics that apply to worldwide issues are ____, ____, and ____. a. Confederate Code, Engagement Code, Ethics of America Healthcare Workers b. Geneva Convention Code, Nuremberg Code, Declaration of Helsinki c. Declaration of Helsinki, AAMA Code of Morals, United Nations Code d. Nuremberg Code, Conduct Code of the Americas, Christopher Columbus Ethical Code ____ 19. Who dictates the ethics for an individual health-care employee? a. The head provider in the clinic c. The health-care workers themselves b. The hospital that owns the clinic d. The office manager of the clinic ____ 20. Which of the following influence the ethics of a health-care worker? a. Gender of the worker b. Geographic area in which the worker is employed c. Age of the worker d. Culture of the worker Completion Complete each statement. 21. ____________________ are groups of individuals who put a plan in place before an ethical crisis occurs. 22. Laws are designed to protect the ____________________ and ____________________ of society. 23. President ____________________ established the first bioethical advisory group/commission in 1995. 24. Laws are mandatory rules to which all citizens must adhere. Ethics are ____________________ standards to which all citizens must adhere. 25. ____________________ and ____________________ factors are relevant to the importance of medical law, ethics, and bioethics. 26. One of the big issues with health care is the debate over whether health care is a right or a ____________________. 27. A certified medical assistant follows the code of ethics written by the ____________________. 28. The purpose of any patient bill of rights is to make certain that clients ____________________. 29. “Is it legal or in accordance with institutional or company policy” is a question developed by ____________________ and ____________________ to help with ethical dilemmas. 30. The ____________________ is an important communication link between the client and the provider. Short Answer 31. Identify the three “ethics check” questions of Blanchard and Peale: 32. Name five desirable characteristics of a professional health-care employee: 33. Summarize the 2010 Healthcare Reform Bill’s Patient Bill of Rights. 34. Describe how the effect of heredity, culture, and environment may influence a person’s ethical standards and how these may affect his or her professional performance. 35. Compare personal, professional, and organizational ethics and how an employee may incorporate all of them into his or her professional practices. Matching Match the terms with their definitions. a. Individual who assumes the care of hospitalized individuals in place of their PCP f. Protected the rights of clients and appealed to the inner instincts of the physician without imposing penalties b. Referring to numerous distinct ethnic, religious, and cultural groups that coexist in society g. Suggested guidelines for human experimentation c. Code for behavior to govern an individual’s interactions with others and within society h. Suggested guidelines for both therapeutic and scientific clinical research d. Area of medicine that deals with medical technology and life and death issues i. Designed to put consumers back in charge of their health coverage e. Set of standards that help an individual j. Developed questions to aid an make ethical decisions individual in making ethical decisions ____ 36. Nuremberg Code ____ 37. Hippocratic Oath ____ 38. Blanchard and Peale ____ 39. Pluralistic ____ 40. 2010 Healthcare Reform Bill ____ 41. Bioethics ____ 42. Declaration of Helsinki ____ 43. Ethics ____ 44. Hospitalist ____ 45. Code of Ethics Chapter 1: Medical Law, Ethics, and Bioethics Answer Section TRUE/FALSE 1. ANS: T PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.1 2. ANS: F PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.1 3. ANS: F PTS: 1 4. ANS: T PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.A.1 5. ANS: T PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.1 6. ANS: T PTS: 1 7. ANS: F PTS: 1 8. ANS: T PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.1 9. ANS: F PTS: 1 10. ANS: F PTS: 1 MULTIPLE CHOICE 11. ANS: B PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.1 12. ANS: A PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.1 13. ANS: D PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.1 14. ANS: D PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.1 15. ANS: C PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.1 16. ANS: B PTS: 1 17. ANS: A PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.1 18. ANS: B PTS: 1 19. ANS: C PTS: 1 KEY: ABHES: 11.b.4 20. ANS: D PTS: 1 COMPLETION 21. ANS: Ethics Committees PTS: 1 22. ANS: welfare, safety PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.1 23. ANS: Clinton PTS: 1 24. ANS: optional PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.1 25. ANS: Political, economic PTS: 1 26. ANS: privilege PTS: 1 27. ANS: American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) PTS: 1 28. ANS: know their rights PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: IX.C.4 29. ANS: Blanchard, Peale PTS: 1 30. ANS: health-care employee PTS: 1 SHORT ANSWER 31. ANS: Is it legal with institutional or company policy? Does it promote a win-win situation with as many individuals as possible? How would I feel about myself were I to read it in the daily newspaper? PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.A.1 | ABHES: 11.b.4 32. ANS: Clear, open, knowledgeable of personal choices and beliefs. Comfortable in “servant” role. Nonjudgmental, respectful, caring, sensitive. Maintains appropriate skills, continues education. Honest, keeps confidences, prudent. PTS: 1 33. ANS: Answers will vary but should include the following: Affordable health care for everyone Put consumers back in charge of their health coverage Prevent insurance carriers from certain practices to ban clients from coverage PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: IX.C.4 34. ANS: Heredity, culture, and the environment in which one lives affect his or her idea of ethics. Unless a medical assistant is aware that these differences exist, he or she will think that a client should act and think as the medical assistant does. A medical assistant is taught that everyone is unique, and the medical assistant needs to stay open minded and nonjudgmental when dealing with clients. PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.5 | ABHES: 5.g 35. ANS: Each person has unique ethical standards that have been formed over time throughout his or her lifetime. These are personal ethics, and individuals will follow these standards as they live their lives. When individuals enter a professional career, there are certain standards that are expected of that particular profession. Throughout their education, medical assistants must learn to combine their personal and professional ethics and resolve any issues that may exist. When a medical assistant is hired, there will be ethical standards at the workplace. Again, the medical assistant must consider these ethical standards and assimilate them into his or her personal and professional standard of ethics. If at any point the medical assistant finds that there are conflicts that cannot be resolved, perhaps it is time that he or she reconsider the career choice or workplace. Answers will vary with each student. PTS: 1 KEY: CAAHEP: X.C.2 MATCHING 36. ANS: G PTS: 1 37. ANS: F PTS: 1 38. ANS: J PTS: 1 39. ANS: B PTS: 1 40. ANS: I PTS: 1 41. ANS: D PTS: 1 42. ANS: H PTS: 1 43. ANS: C PTS: 1 44. ANS: A PTS: 0 45. ANS: E PTS: 0