Patients Rights
What is the name of the law that guarantees patients can understand and make decisions about their care?
What is the Patient's Bill of Rights?
What does HIPAA stand for?
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?
What is the main difference between legal and ethical responsibilities?
What is legal refers to laws; ethical refers to moral principles?
What is an advanced directive?
What is a legal document stating a patient’s wishes for end-of-life care?
What does “scope of practice” mean?
What are the tasks a healthcare worker is legally allowed to do? or workin g within what you have been trained for?
Under what condition can a patient legally refuse treatment?
What is when they are mentally competent to make their own healthcare decisions?
What kind of information is protected under HIPAA?
What is Protected Health Information (PHI)?)
Is it legal or ethical: Refusing care to a patient because of their race?
Answer: What is neither; it is illegal and unethical?
What is a living will?
What is a type of advanced directive describing the type of medical care a person wants if incapacitated?
Give one example of a task outside a CNA’s scope of practice.
What is administering medication?
What right ensures that a patient is given information about a procedure before agreeing to it?
What is informed consent?
A friend of a patient asks for their test results. What should you do?
A. Give them the information
B. Ask your supervisor first
C. Politely explain that you cannot share information without authorization
D. Tell them only basic facts
What is c?
Politely explain that you cannot share information without authorization
What is an example of an ethical dilemma in healthcare?
Answer: What is deciding whether to continue life support?
What is a durable power of attorney for healthcare?
What is a document that names a person to make decisions if the patient can’t?
Why is it important to work within your scope of practice?
What is to protect patient safety and avoid legal issues?
What federal act protects a patient’s right to make decisions about their end-of-life care?
What is the Patient Self-Determination Act?
What is the penalty for violating HIPAA rules?
What is a fine, job loss, or jail time?
Which of the following is an ethical responsibility that may not be legally required?
A. Maintaining patient confidentiality
B. Reporting abuse
C. Volunteering time to help a colleague
D. Obtaining informed consent
What is c. volunteering time to help a colleague?
Why might a patient choose not to complete an advanced directive?
What is they may not be aware of them, may not be ready to make those decisions, or may not understand their importance?
You are asked to perform a procedure outside your scope of practice. What is the appropriate response?
A. Try it with supervision
B. Ask another assistant
C. Refuse and report to your supervisor
D. Watch a video and attempt it
What is C. ? Refuse and report to your supervisor
Give two examples of basic patient rights in a healthcare facility.
What are the right to privacy and the right to respectful care?
List three examples of HIPAA violations.
What are leaving records out, talking loudly about patients, texting PHI?
Name an organization that provides a code of ethics for healthcare workers.
What is the American Medical Association (AMA) or American Nurses Association (ANA)?)
Why are advanced directives important in healthcare?
What is they ensure a patient’s wishes are followed and reduce legal risks?
Who defines the scope of practice for each healthcare role?
What is the state board or licensing agency?