Unit 1 Exam

OSHA regulates

safety in the workplace

All of the following are incidences of sexual harassment except

A. a patient making unwanted contact with a nurse

B. an employee is denied a promotion unless she has coffee with her supervisor

C. an employee doing unnecessary physical exam on a patient

D. All of the options

D. All of the options

The individual who brings a case to court is the

plaintiff

Which of the following ethical procedures are involved with organ allocations?

A. Justice

B. Utility

C. All of the options

D. Respect for persons

C. All of the options

The principle of “doing no harm” is called

nonmaleficence

What is the main factor in deciding how to treat a patient?

What is in the best interest of the patient?

If a man enters surgery to have his left leg amputated and leaves surgery with his right leg amputated, which Latin term of law applies?

Res ipsa loquitur

What would be illegal to ask in an interview?

The candidate’s age

What legislation made it illegal to discriminate against patients based on sex?

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

If there is one heart available for transplant and healthcare professionals must make the decision as to who gets the heart by treating everyone fairly, which ethical principle is involved?

justice

Which organization established the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network?

UNOS

All the cases below would be considered a civil case except

terrorist threats

What legislation in 1993 allowed for unpaid leave to help for a family member’s illness or to stay at home following the birth or adoption of a child?

Family Medical Leave Act

_____ is an indispensable tool in communication between employer and employee.

An employee handbook

Which branch of government developed the source of law that implemented the medicaid and medicare amendments to the social security act of 1965?

Legislative

When the US supreme court decides a case, it is binding to

all state and federal courts

Who is the most important person in the healthcare organization’s code of ethics?

patient

The foundation of the law of the land is

the Constitution of the United States

The reason that most people enter the healthcare field is grounded in the principle of

beneficence

The primary responsibility of all healthcare professionals is to provide high-quality patient care while respecting ____, maintaining confidentially, and communicating responsibility in fulfillment of this role.

patient privacy

What is the main goal of ethical medical research?

Restore or prevent illness, death, and disabilities caused by diseases

Which of the following factors are not taken into consideration regarding organ donation?

Patient’s ethnic background

All of the following are examples of the use of laws except

a man slashes his neighbor’s tires over a dispute

Employees with high ____ work well on teams, and are more flexible in dealing with change.

emotional intelligence

All of the following are fundamental principles of ethics in conducting medical research except

maleficence