Surgical Technology Examination CH 11 medical ethical and legal responsibilities

a patient was burned on the lip with a hot mouth gag which of the following actions would have prevented this incident

(A) the circulator cooled the item in the sterilizer

(B) the scrub nurse warned the surgeon that the item was hot

(C) the scrub nurse cooled the item in a basin with sterile water

(D) the surgeon had checked the item before using it

(C) the scrub nurse cooled the item in a basin with sterile water

a patient signs a permission form for surgery but because of a language barrier he or she does not fully understand what he or she has signed this could constitute a liability case for

(A) assault and battery

(B) lack of accountability

(C) improper documentation

(D) invasion of privacy

(A) assault and battery

if a patient falls because he or she was left unattended the OR team member could be cited in a lawsuit for

(A) misconduct

(B) assault

(C) doctrine of respondeat superior

(D) abandonment

(D) abandonment

the legal doctrine that mandates every professional nurse and technician to carry out their duties according to national standards of care practiced throughout the country is the

(A) doctrine of res ipsa loquitor

(B) doctrine of respondeat superior

(C) nurse practice act

(D) doctrine of reasonable man

(D) doctrine of reasonable man

the doctrine of respondeat superior refers to

(A) the legal terms for assault and battery

(B) invasion of privacy

(C) employer liability for employees negligent conduct

(D) professional misconduct

(C) employer liability for employees negligent conduct

liability is a legal rule that

(A) applies only in criminal actions

(B) holds the hospital responsible for its personnel

(C) holds each individual responsible for his or her own acts

(D) has no significance in malpractice suits

(C) holds each individual responsible for his or her own acts

criteria that identify measure monitor and evaluate patient care are

(A) audits

(B) automated information systems

(C) quality control circles

(D) quality assurance programs

(D) quality assurance programs

failing to observe or act in a situation that the individual should have known about and acted on is called

(A) negligence

(B) abandonment

(C) guilt

(D) defamation

(A) negligence

a document in which a person gives instructions about his or her medical care in event that the individual cannot speak is

(A) hospital policy

(B) administrative law

(C) ethical deposition

(D) advanced directive

(D) advanced directive

the legal document signed by the patient before surgery is

(A) operative report

(B) safe medical act

(C) ethical policy

(D) informed consent

(D) informed consent

the operative paperwork completed by the RN contains

(A) sponges sharps and instrument count

(B) specimens

(C) medications given

(D) all of the above

(D) all of the above

the Latin phrase aeger primo refers to

(A) patient first

(B) do no harm

(C) breathe

(D) it speaks for itself

(A) patient first

events requiring an incident report include

(A) bullying

(B) equipment failure

(C) incorrect count

(D) all of the above

(D) all of the above

accreditation for surgical technology programs is done

(A) ARC/ STSA

(B) CAAHEP

(C) AORN

(D) JACHO

(B) CAAHEP

the code of ethics of the association of surgical technologist includes

(A) to follow the principles of asepsis

(B) to report any unethical conduct or practice to proper authorities

(C) to respect and practice the patients legal and moral rights for quality patient care

(D) all of the above

(D) all of the above

the american hospital associations patients bill of rights was adopted in what year

(A) 1972

(B)1999

(C)1980

(D)1960

(A) 1972

ethics is defined as

(A) a legal obligation that one person owes another person

(B) a moral obligation that one person owes another person

(C) laws

(D) what the patient requests

(B) a moral obligation that one person owes another person

when you pass the CST exam the certification is described as

(A) formal process by which qualified individuals are listed in a registry

(B) a legal right granted by a government agency that complies with a statute that authorizes the activities of the profession

(C) a recognition by an appropriate body that an individual has met a predetermined standard

(D) able to perform according to the facility guidelines

(C) a recognition by an appropriate body that an individual has met a predetermined standard

the health insurance portability and accountability act HIPPA

(A) gives patients the right to have elective surgery

(B) are privacy standards to protect the patients medical records

(C) gives patients the right to sure their doctor

(D) allows patients to see any physician they chose

(B) are privacy standards to protect the patients medical records

risk management objectives for a hospital include

(A) minimize risks to patients and employees

(B) control financial loss

(C) collect data to decrease harm to patients and staff

(D) all of the above

(D) all of the above

when a negligence suit is filed against the hospital who is named

(A) the surgeon

(B) the RN

(C) the STSR

(D) every person that has played a part in that surgery

(D) every person that has played a part in that surgery