HC21- Legal & Ethical Responsibilities Questions and Answers New (2024/2025) Solved 100% Correct
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HC21- Legal & Ethical Responsibilities
Ricardo is a nursing assistant. According to scope of practice, who is Ricardo allowed to
delegate work to and supervise in implementing care? - ️️None of the above
A well-known celebrity is in the hospital recovering from a heart attack. A health care
worker takes several pictures of the ce...
HC21- Legal & Ethical Responsibilities
Ricardo is a nursing assistant. According to scope of practice, who is Ricardo allowed to
delegate work to and supervise in implementing care? - ✔️✔️None of the above
A well-known celebrity is in the hospital recovering from a heart attack. A health care
worker takes several pictures of the celebrity without permission and gives the pictures
to a newspaper reporter. What type of offense has the health care worker committed? -
✔️✔️Invasion of privacy
What is a voluntary agreement between two or more people? - ✔️✔️A contract
What is it called when a person's freedom is intentionally violated? - ✔️✔️False
imprisonment
What are the rules of conduct enacted and enforced by governments? - ✔️✔️Laws
Which of the following is included in informed consent? - ✔️✔️An explanation of the
test and permission from the patinet
What is the most common charge against health care workers? - ✔️✔️Malpractice
Which of the following may be considered an exception to the requirement for informed
consent? - ✔️✔️Performing CPR on a unconscious patient
What is a case called in which a person is harmed because of another person's actions
or failure to act? - ✔️✔️Tort
What is professional negligence called? - ✔️✔️malpractice
Intentionally threatening or attempting to harm a person is what? - ✔️✔️Assault
Speaking false words about people with the intention of damaging their reputation is
considered which of the following? - ✔️✔️Slander
What is it called when a person's right to be left alone is intentionally interfered with? -
✔️✔️Invasion of privacy
Which type of contract is specifically and clearly stated - ✔️✔️Expressed contract
Intentionally touching another person without permission is called what? - ✔️✔️Battery
, Which of the following is true of legal contracts? - ✔️✔️A 35-year old who is actively
psychotic is not able to enter into a contract
Vivian is a nurse at a children's hospital. A 10-year-old boy confides in Vivian that he
has been abused by his parents, but he begs her not to tell anyone. What should Vivian
do? - ✔️✔️She should report the abuse to the proper authorities
Which of the following is information that is shared within a protected relationship? -
✔️✔️Privileged communication
Tina has a primary care physician, and is meeting with an orthopedic specialist today.
How can the specialist obtain Tina's medical information from her primary care
physician? - ✔️✔️Tina will have to give authorization for her primary care office to
release the records to the specialist.
Which of the following is NOT a way to protect information when using a fax machine? -
✔️✔️Walk away while a fax is sent.
Which of the following is NOT a way to safeguard electronic medical records? -
✔️✔️Send all confidential information by e-mail.
Kelsey is a health care worker who must call Mr. Grimm with the results of his blood
tests. When Kelsey calls, no one picks up the phone and the answering machine plays.
What should Kelsey do? - ✔️✔️Leave a message with the name of the facility where
she is calling, and a phone number where she can be reached
Mrs. Marshall calls her husband's health insurance provider to clarify a service coverage
issue. Which of the following is TRUE? - ✔️✔️The insurance provider will not speak
with Mrs. Marshall unless her husband has given the company permission to do so.
How should a documentation error be corrected? - ✔️✔️Draw a line through the error,
add the correct information, initial, and date.
Dr. Josef is recording his dictating notes in the emergency room and you hear him
mention that the patient in the next room is a victim of domestic violence. Which of the
following describes your knowledge of the situation according to HIPAA? -
✔️✔️Incidental disclosure
Which of the following should be done when copying confidential information? -
✔️✔️Remain by the copier and make sure to collect the original item.
If an employer pays for a job-related physical examination, which of the following is
TRUE? - ✔️✔️The employer has rights to the medical records.
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