A patient with tuberculosis was admitted to Warn
the hospital and is refusing treatment.
When the patient's nurse leaves the room,
the patient leaves the hospital. Which
ethical duty should the nurse perform?
An 86-year-old patient is suffering from a Hospitalization
tumor and only has Medicare for insurance.
The tumor will eventually grow to occlude
the airway, so surgery is required even
though the patient's medical history makes
this a high-risk procedure. The patient must
decide whether to proceed with the
surgery. Which cost must this patient
consider?
An 85-year-old patient is rushed to the The various healthcare regulations that would apply
hospital and diagnosed with a stroke. The
physician advises the family that artificial
nutrition and hydration will be required to
keep the patient alive. The patient's family
requests a consult with the hospital's ethics
committee before proceeding with a
decision.
Which external issue would affect the
ethics committee's advice to the family?
Security staff were called to restrain a Sentinel event policy
psychiatric patient in a hospital's behavioral
medicine unit. The security staff were not
accustomed to responding to the unit,
leading to trauma that nearly made the
patient die.
Which Joint Commission policy will assist
the hospital in this situation?
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A patient who is religious has an The patient will be treated with honesty, dignity, and respect.
appointment with an ear, nose, and throat
doctor to have his ears cleaned of wax
buildup. When the patient arrives at the
doctor’s office, the nurse says his
appointment is for another procedure the
doctor determined to be necessary. After
the appointment, the patient requested the
doctor change the reason for the visit to
increase reimbursement.
Which aspect of a code of ethics did this
physician violate?
Many provisions of the Patient Protection Group or individual health insurers providing dependent coverage of children must
and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) were make coverage available to adult children up to age 26.
enacted to assist citizens in obtaining
access to healthcare insurance and
coverage.
How does this act impact healthcare?
A healthcare worker with an on-the-job American Disabilities Act
back injury is placed on light duty. The
worker is assigned to assist in the office
with copying and filing, and asks the
supervisor to move the desk closer to the
copier due to pain while walking. The hurt
employee provides supporting
documentation from a physician, but the
supervisor refuses to honor the request
and terminates the worker for not
performing the given responsibilities. The
worker files a lawsuit for wrongful
dismissal.
Which act did this supervisor violate?
A terminally ill patient wants to remove Competency
aggressive life-sustaining measures. The
patient's two children strongly disagree.
What patient right must the physician
consider?
A patient participated in a clinical research Adequacy
trial that tests the effects of a new cancer-
fighting drug. The patient develops a
serious complication and dies. The patient's
spouse, who was at every clinic visit, is
convinced the patient was not provided
alternatives to participation in the study.
What is the alleged patient right violation?
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