Chapter 3: Ethical and Legal Issues

MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 is a ____ legislation. a financial . b federal . c fiscal . d funded .

ANS: B

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2. A copy of the ____ is given to an individual upon admission to a hospital. a Client's Bill of Rights . b Resident's Bill of Rights . c Patient Care Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities . d Patient's Freedom of Information Act .

ANS: C

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3. A copy of the ____ is given to an individual during the first home care visit. a Client's Bill of Rights . b Resident's Bill of Rights . c Patient Care Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities . d Patient's Freedom of Information Act .

ANS: A

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4. A copy of the ____ is given to an individual admitted into a skilled nursing facility, also called a nursing home. a Client's Bill of Rights . b Resident's Bill of Rights . c Patient Care Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities . d Patient's Freedom of Information Act

ANS: B

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5. The Resident's Bill of Rights, Client's Bill of Rights, and the Patient Care Partnership: Understanding Expectations, Rights and Responsibilities all include the right to know that: a privacy will be preserved . b orders will be acknowledged . c the staff members may withhold health information from the individual receiving care . d the bill must be paid on time .

ANS: A

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6. An individual who is receiving care from a licensed health care provider has the right to be treated: a without informed consent . b with an advance directive . c with respect and dignity . d without interference from family members .

ANS: C

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7. Ethical standards are a ____ code rather than a legal code. a standard . b moral . c health . d nursing .

ANS: B

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8. If the UAP does not follow legal standards, she may be ____ and ____ for injury or damage. a prosecuted, found liable . b warned, fined . c fired, held responsible .

d fined, sued .

ANS: A

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9. Violating ethical or legal standards could result in: a loss of employment . b transfer to another work site . c respect from family, friends, and coworkers . d a promotion .

ANS: A

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10. When the UAP is caring for an individual whose religious beliefs differ from those of the UAP, the UAP is obligated to: a help the individual understand the UAP's faith . b show the individual how wrong her faith is . c respect the individual's religious beliefs . d arrange to have another clergy person visit the individual .

ANS: C

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11. Personal information about individuals to whom the UAP gives care: a may be discussed during a break . b must never be discussed outside of the facility . c may be discussed with other individuals who live in the facility . d may be used for the UAP's personal advantage .

ANS: B

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12. The UAP protects an individual's privacy by: a exposing the individual's body during a procedure . b knocking before entering an individual's room . c always staying when the individual has visitors

. d listening to the individual's telephone calls .

ANS: B

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13. The UAP is approached by a visitor at her work site. The visitor asks if her father really has cancer. How should the UAP respond? a The UAP should refer the visitor to her supervisor. . b The UAP should state that the visitor's father does have cancer. . c The UAP should state that the visitor's father does not have cancer. . d The UAP should ignore the question. .

ANS: A

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14. A case of negligence would arise if an individual being cared for by a UAP: a falls in the bathroom when the UAP is not in the bathroom with her . b falls because water on the floor was not wiped up . c develops an infection after the UAP performed a procedure within her scope of practice . d develops a symptom that she does not report to the UAP .

ANS: B

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15. A case of malpractice would arise if an individual being cared for by a UAP: a falls in the bathroom when the UAP is not in the bathroom with her . b falls because water on the floor was not wiped up . c develops an infection because the UAP performed a procedure outside her scope of . practice d develops a symptom that she does not report to the UAP .

ANS: C

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16. While working, a UAP sees a picture frame in an individual's room. She slips it into her pocket when the individual is not in her room. Of what crime is she guilty? a fraud . b theft

. c aiding and abetting . d negligence .

ANS: B

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17. While working, a UAP observes another staff member stealing something. She does not report it. Of what crime is she guilty? a fraud . b theft . c aiding and abetting . d negligence .

ANS: C

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18. If the UAP observes a coworker or friend doing something inappropriate or illegal, she must: a report the wrongdoing to her supervisor . b confront her coworker or friend about the incident . c pretend the incident never occurred . d tell other coworkers what she observed .

ANS: A

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19. Abuse is any act that is ____ and causes harm to an individual. a harmful . b nonaccidental . c thoughtless . d physical .

ANS: B

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20. Calling an individual names or treating her in a mean way is an example of: a verbal abuse .

b sexual abuse . c physical abuse . d psychological abuse .

ANS: A

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21. Teasing an individual in a sexual way is an example of: a verbal abuse . b sexual abuse . c physical abuse . d psychological abuse .

ANS: B

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22. Handling an individual roughly or with more force than necessary is an example of: a verbal abuse . b sexual abuse . c physical abuse . d psychological abuse .

ANS: C

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23. Threatening to tell something about an individual that she does not want other people to know is an example of: a verbal abuse . b sexual abuse . c physical abuse . d psychological abuse .

ANS: D

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24. A door that is shut against an individual's will when that an individual is confined to bed is a form of: a physical abuse

. b psychological abuse . c verbal abuse . d involuntary seclusion .

ANS: D

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