Test Bank Primary Care Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 6th Edition by Terry Buttaro All Chapters

Test Bank Primary Care Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 6th Edition by Terry Buttaro All Chapters

Chapter 08: Risk Management Buttaro: Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice, 6th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is an important part of patient care that can minimize the risk of a formal patient complaint even when a mistake is made? a. Ensuring informed consent for all procedures b. Maintaining effective patient communication c. Monitoring patient compliance and adherence d. Providing complete documentation of visits ANS: B Effective patient communication is key to building trust and rapport and ineffective communication is a predictor for malpractice claims. The other items are important aspects of care and may help the provider during the investigation of a claim, but do not minimize the risk. MULTIPLE RESPONSE 1. What are some causes for failures or delays in diagnosing patients resulting in malpractice claims? (Select all that apply.) a. Failing to recognize a medication complication b. Failing to request appropriate consultations c. Improper performance of a treatment d. Not acting on diagnostic test results e. Ordering a wrong medication ANS: B, D Failing to obtain consultations when indicated or not acting on diagnostic test results can lead to diagnosis-related failures. Failing to recognize medication complications and ordering a wrong medication lead to medication prescribing allegations. Improper performance of a treatment can lead to treatment-related malpractice claims. Chapter 09: Adolescent Issues Buttaro: Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice, 6th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which behavior is most characteristic of early adolescence? a. Arguing with parents and teachers b. Assimilating adult roles and thinking c. Exhibiting fatigue more frequently d. Experimenting with sex and risky behaviors ANS: A Early adolescents challenge authority, experience wide mood swings, reject the ideation of childhood, and can be argumentative and disobedient. Middle adolescents experience fatigue and begin experimenting with sex and risky behaviors. Late adolescents begin to assimilate adult roles. 2. What is the initial sign of puberty in the adolescent male? a. Deepening of the voice b. Elongation of the penis c. Nocturnal emissions d. Testicular enlargement ANS: D Testicular enlargement is the initial sign of puberty in adolescent males. Penile growth and nocturnal emissions occur later as does deepening of the voice. 3. A parent reports that an adolescent child does well in school but seems to consistently make poor decisions about activities with friends. What will the practitioner recommend as an approach to help the adolescent make better decisions? a. Correcting the adolescent’s decisions and judgments b. Listening without making suggestions about choices c. Making decisions for the adolescent to provide guidance d. Providing information about appropriate behavior ANS: B Listening without correcting is the best approach to help adolescents learn to make good decisions. Correcting the decisions, making decisions for the adolescent, or giving information that is unsolicited is not recommended.