Unit 3 Exam

Euthanasia means

ending life intentionally to relieve pain

Hospice does not get paid by insurance companies for their services.

T/F

False

When a patient is transferred to another healthcare provider, it is important that the patient understands the following:

A. All of the options

B. covered entity

C. Continuity of Care Record

D. Standard of Care

A. All of the options

The abbreviation for do not resuscitate is?

DNR

Which of the following is an appropriate guideline in making a correction on an electronic patient chart?

Making an appropriate change by adding an addendum with the appropriate healthcare provider signing and dating the change.

All individuals have to go through all the 5 stages of grief

T/F

False

PHI stands for

protected health information

Hospice care can include all of the following except

planning the patient’s funeral

The acronym HIPAA stands for

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

____ was passed by the federal government to ensure that every patient has the legal right to make decisions regarding his or her care, which includes the right to refuse treatment.

The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990

Which of the following meets the guideline(s) for physical safeguards for HIPAA?

A. All of the options

B. Restricting access to client data from third party using the facility equipment

C.Preventing the visibility of computer screen to unauthorized users

D. Keeping work stations with PHI out of high traffic area

A. All of the options

The primary objective of obtaining liability coverage is to

protect assets in the event of a settlement in the claimant’s favor

The acronym for all computer-generated information regarding patients is called

PHI

Who is responsible for making sure an advance directive is followed?

The facility providing care

What is the mandate for patient information set by the United States legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding Protected Health Information?

HIPAA

Every patient who enters a hospital must have a living will.

T/F

False

What is a legal document that states the patient’s wishes in regard to care or refusal of care or life-sustaining procedures in the event of “illness, disease, or injury, or…extreme mental deterioration, such that there is no reasonable expectation of recovering or regaining a meaningful life”?

Advance directive

Anger is one of the stages of grief.

T/F

True

Which of the following defines the “level of education and expertise that other healthcare providers treat the same type of chief complaint from patients”?

standard of care

Several people sue a physician for medical professional liability over the course of a year, such that the limits of the policy are exceeded. What type of coverage may cover amounts over the limit of the regular policy?

umbrella

What would help in the monitoring of fraud in patient records?

Accurate documentation with inactive and active patient files

What is PVS?

persistent vegetative state

If a patient wants to donate organs, they must donate their entire body.

T/F

False

If a patient is unable to accept his or her condition is terminal, this is considered the ___ stage of death

denial

A patient intake form includes all of the following data below except

list of all medical doctors that the patient has seen

Which of the following claims would most likely be excluded from a professional liability policy?

Sexually assaulting a patient

Within the HIPAA guidelines, a patient’s medical records can be shared or transferred to a covered entity, which include

A. All of the options

B. healthcare plans

C. academic medical centers

D. healthcare clearinghouses

A.All of the options

The declarations page of a policy would not include specific details about liability coverage.

T/F

True

Personal professional liability insurance is required for all nurses and allied health professionals

T/F

False

A law which limits the maximum time that parties have to initiate legal proceedings from the date of an alleged offense is called

statutes of limitations

Violators of the HIPAA Privacy Rule could face

criminal and civil penalties

Based on the guidelines for HIPAA’s Security Rule for Technical Safeguards, which of the following area would need to be secure to protect patient’s information?

A. All of the options

B. Faxes

C. Data storage

D. Computer systems

A. All of the options

The development of formal ethics committees in hospitals and the development of advance health directives arose out of whose court case?

Karen Ann Quinlan

The acronym that represents SOAP means

subjective, objective, assessment, plan

The purpose of keeping accurate medical records includes all the following except

knowing the patient’s work status for instance.