Question 1

HIPAA is primarily referred to as the Privacy Rule and is concerned with PHI. What do the letters PHI stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Patient health information 
B)  Protected health information 
C)  Past health information 
D)  Protected health insurance

Question 2

What are the economic damages that can be imposed on a defendant during a negligence lawsuit?
1) Loss of employment or business opportunities
2) Loss of use of property
3) Loss of past and future earnings

Accepted Answer

A) 1, 2, and 3 
B) 2 and 3 only 
C) 1 and 2 only 
D) 1 only

Question 3

Before making any ethical decision, one should take which of the following actions?
1) Identify the individuals involved.
2) Identify what ethical principle(s) apply.
3) Identify who should make the decision.
4) Consider the alternatives.

Accepted Answer

A) 2, 3, and 4 only 
B) 1, 2, 3, and 4 
C) 3 and 4 only 
D) 3 only

Question 4

A respiratory therapist who engages in a questionable business practice is committing what type of malpractice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil 
B)  Statutory 
C)  Criminal 
D)  Ethical

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Nonmaleficence 
B)  Benevolent deception 
C)  Do no harm 
D)  Double effect

Question 6

In tort law, what is "proximate causation"?

Accepted Answer

A)  It turns on foreseeability to decide whether it is fair to impose damages on a defendant. 
B)  It helps keep record of all Medicare patients. 
C)  The collection of any needed evidence before filing charges. 
D)  It finds legal aid for those in need

Question 7

What does The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) do for each individual health care worker?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides protections to hospital workers whether they are organized into a union or not. 
B)  It oversees the hospital's business practices. 
C)  It provides legal aid only for those in an organized union. 
D)  It provides legal aid only for those NOT in an organized union.

Question 8

What simple question does ethics attempt to answer?

Accepted Answer

A)  Who is right and who is wrong? 
B)  How should we act? 
C)  What treatment is best? 
D)  Who benefits most?

Question 9

A nurse who practices below a reasonable standard of care is committing what type of malpractice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil 
B)  Statutory 
C)  Criminal 
D)  Ethical

Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tort 
B)  Misdemeanor 
C)  Felony 
D)  Litigation

Question 11

Primary guiding principles in contemporary ethical decision making include which of the following?
1) Nonmaleficence
2) Autonomy
3) Justice
4) Role fidelity

Accepted Answer

A) 2, 3, and 4 only 
B) 1, 2, 3, and 4 
C) 3 and 4 only 
D) 2 and 3 only

Question 12

A health professional who withholds the truth from a patient, saying it is for his or her own good, is engaged in what practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fraud 
B)  Infidelity 
C)  Benevolent deception 
D)  Nonmaleficence

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Compensatory justice 
B)  Harm 
C)  Distributive justice 
D)  Role duty

Question 14

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:

Accepted Answer

A)  moonlighting. 
B)  Medicare referral. 
C)  providing care without physician direction. 
D)  Medicare fraud.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Autonomy 
B)  Beneficence 
C)  Role fidelity 
D)  Harm principle

Question 16

Which of the following are necessary to validate a claim of professional negligence?
1) The practitioner owed a duty to the patient.
2) The practitioner was derelict with that duty.
3) The breach of duty was the direct cause of damages.
4) Damage or harm came to the patient.

Accepted Answer

A) 1, 2, 3, and 4 
B) 2, 3, and 4 only 
C) 2 and 3 only 
D) 3 and 4 only

Question 17

Which of the following are considered intentional torts?
1) Negligent practice
2) Assault and battery
3) Defamation of character
4) Invasion of privacy

Accepted Answer

A) 1, 2, and 3 only 
B) 2 and 4 only 
C) 2, 3, and 4 only 
D) 1, 2, 3, and 4

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Res ipsa loquitur 
B)  Respondent superior 
C)  Caveat emptor 
D)  Promissory estoppel

Question 19

A physician who participates in active euthanasia is committing what type of malpractice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Civil 
B)  Professional 
C)  Criminal 
D)  Ethical

Question 20

Which of the following is not a common element in a professional practice act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scope of professional practice 
B)  Requirements and qualifications for licensure 
C)  Penalties and sanctions for unauthorized practice 
D)  Professional code of ethics

Exam 5: Ethical and Legal Implications of Practice