Exam 5: Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice

A clinician who justifies support for withdrawing life support from a patient because "in the end, it would be best for all involved" is applying what ethical viewpoint?

What simple question does ethics try to answer?

When a respiratory therapist defers a patient's questions about a condition to the attending physician, what ethical principle is being practiced?

Which of the following has played a major role in increasing the cost of health care?

Divisions of public law (the relationships of private parties and the government) include: I.administrative II.civil III.criminal

The moral basis for rationing health care services falls under what ethical principle?

What legal doctrine holds superiors responsible for the actions of their workers?

What conditions are necessary to incur liability under the doctrine of respondeat superior? I.The injury caused must be the result of an act of negligence. II.The act must occur within the subordinate's scope of employment. III.The act must involve willful intent on the part of the subordinate.

When a practitioner performs a procedure that involves physical contact without the patient's consent, it can result in what charge?

In most professions, specific guidance in resolving ethical dilemmas is provided by which of the following?

If a respiratory therapist refers a Medicare patient to a particular home care company and receives a finder's fee in return, this is an example of:

All of the following are considered intentional torts except:

A physician specifies an incorrect dose in a prescription for a powerful bronchodilator drug to be given to an asthmatic patient. When the respiratory therapist gives the prescribed dose, the patient suffers a fatal response and dies. Based on the principle of duty, against whom could a suit of negligence be brought? I.respiratory therapist II.attending physician III.dispensing pharmacist

What is the term for a civil wrong committed against an individual or property, for which a court provides a remedy in the form of damages?

What ethical principle can be used to justify the pain that might occur in drawing blood from a patient for a diagnostic test?

What branch of law is concerned with the recognition and enforcement of the rights and duties of private individuals and organizations?