Question 1

The admission personnel working to comply with the Patient Self Determination Act of 1991 would do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Request identification from the patient to complete the registration process. 
B)  Ask the patient if they would like a private or semi-private room. 
C)  Inquire about the patient's reason for their visit. 
D)  Ask the patient or representative if the patient has an advanced directive and inform them of their right to participate in their medical decisions. 
A)  Request identification from the patient to complete the registration process. 
B)  Ask the patient if they would like a private or semi-private room. 
C)  Inquire about the patient's reason for their visit. 
D)  Ask the patient or representative if the patient has an advanced directive and inform them of their right to participate in their medical decisions. D

Question 2

Which of the following is false regarding state licensure laws?

Accepted Answer

A)  These laws establish the requirements for licensure to practice. 
B)  Licensure is not necessary if the individual has completed training. 
C)  The state regulatory agencies such as the state board of nursing are responsible for creating and enforcing these rules. 
D)  The scope of practice defines what the professional can and cannot do within the scope of their licensure. 
A)  These laws establish the requirements for licensure to practice. 
B)  Licensure is not necessary if the individual has completed training. 
C)  The state regulatory agencies such as the state board of nursing are responsible for creating and enforcing these rules. 
D)  The scope of practice defines what the professional can and cannot do within the scope of their licensure. B

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a nurse violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nurse asks the unit clerk to look up lab values for her relative recently admitted to the hospital. 
B)  A group of fellow employees are discussing a patient's clinical status in a public place. The nurse manager requests that they step into private room to complete the discussion. 
C)  After entering the progress notes on a patient's electronic medical record, the nurse logs off the computer to allow her coworker to use the terminal. 
D)  As a family approaches the nursing desk, the nurse removes the patient census sheet from view on the counter. 
A)  The nurse asks the unit clerk to look up lab values for her relative recently admitted to the hospital. 
B)  A group of fellow employees are discussing a patient's clinical status in a public place. The nurse manager requests that they step into private room to complete the discussion. 
C)  After entering the progress notes on a patient's electronic medical record, the nurse logs off the computer to allow her coworker to use the terminal. 
D)  As a family approaches the nursing desk, the nurse removes the patient census sheet from view on the counter. A

Question 4

In which of the following answers is the hospital in compliance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 (EMTALA)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The emergency department staff asks a patient to stay in the waiting room until the patients with insurance are treated. 
B)  The emergency registration personnel explain to a patient that they must have proper identification to receive treatment. 
C)  A patient with chest pain is triaged directly to a room for evaluation and registration information is obtained after the patient is stabilized. 
D)  The emergency department physician discharges and instructs a patient who is actively suicidal to go the neighbor facility that has psychiatric services. 
A)  The emergency department staff asks a patient to stay in the waiting room until the patients with insurance are treated. 
B)  The emergency registration personnel explain to a patient that they must have proper identification to receive treatment. 
C)  A patient with chest pain is triaged directly to a room for evaluation and registration information is obtained after the patient is stabilized. 
D)  The emergency department physician discharges and instructs a patient who is actively suicidal to go the neighbor facility that has psychiatric services.

Question 5

Which is an example of the regulatory power to make law?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joint Commission establishing a medication reconciliation standard. 
B)  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
C)  developing recommendations for childhood immunizations. 
C)  Institute of Medicine (IOM) defining the approximate number of medication errors that result in significant patient harm or death. 
D)  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) enacting rules for restraint and seclusion for participating hospitals. 
A)  Joint Commission establishing a medication reconciliation standard. 
B)  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CD
C)  developing recommendations for childhood immunizations. 
C)  Institute of Medicine (IOM) defining the approximate number of medication errors that result in significant patient harm or death. 
D)  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) enacting rules for restraint and seclusion for participating hospitals.

Question 6

The new nurse correctly defines a law when stating which information?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Law is a fundamental concept for health care professionals." 
B)  "Law's rule is developed by the employee's organization." 
C)  "Law's rule is enacted by a government agency that defines what must be done in a given circumstance." 
D)  "Law is a mandate from the Joint Commission or other accrediting agency." 
A)  "Law is a fundamental concept for health care professionals." 
B)  "Law's rule is developed by the employee's organization." 
C)  "Law's rule is enacted by a government agency that defines what must be done in a given circumstance." 
D)  "Law is a mandate from the Joint Commission or other accrediting agency."

Question 7

What is one of the major attributes of health care law?

Accepted Answer

A)  It defines the expected behavior of persons in the business of health care. 
B)  The law or rule is easy to interpret and comply with. 
C)  It is established by any health care authority. 
D)  The creator must be an expert in health care. 
A)  It defines the expected behavior of persons in the business of health care. 
B)  The law or rule is easy to interpret and comply with. 
C)  It is established by any health care authority. 
D)  The creator must be an expert in health care.

Question 8

Which of the following is true about health care legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The US Constitution addresses health care law specifically to give the federal government the ability to license professionals and institutions. 
B)  The power of the US Constitution does not have a direct relationship to health care and reserves most of the power to the states. 
C)  State laws are considered the highest source of health care law and trump the federal laws. 
D)  The federal government asserts its power over health care legislation through the US Constitution. 
A)  The US Constitution addresses health care law specifically to give the federal government the ability to license professionals and institutions. 
B)  The power of the US Constitution does not have a direct relationship to health care and reserves most of the power to the states. 
C)  State laws are considered the highest source of health care law and trump the federal laws. 
D)  The federal government asserts its power over health care legislation through the US Constitution.

Exam 58: Health Care Law

The admission personnel working to comply with the Patient Self Determination Act of 1991 would do which of the following?

Which of the following is false regarding state licensure laws?

Which of the following is an example of a nurse violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996?

In which of the following answers is the hospital in compliance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act and Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act of 1986 (EMTALA)?

Which is an example of the regulatory power to make law?

The new nurse correctly defines a law when stating which information?

What is one of the major attributes of health care law?

Which of the following is true about health care legislation?

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