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Legal Doctrines
Ethical Theories & Models
Definitions & Terminology
Miscellaneous
Dying Patients and their families
100
The principle where law does not permit wrongdoers to avoid legal liability for their own actions even though someone else may also be sued and held legally liable for the wrongful conduct in question under another rule of law.
What is the Doctrine of Personal Liability
100
The group of ethical theories that asserts that the consequences of an action sould be the major focus when deciding how to solve an ethical problem.
What is teleology?
100
Truthfulness in the realm of health care practice. A: Beneficence B: Role Fidelity C: Ethics D: Veracity
What is D: Veracity (Pg 27)
100
All the principles and rules by which radiation therapists are governed were developed by the ARRT and is called the code of ethics?
What is FALSE - the ASRT developed the code of ethics to guide RT students. The Code of Ethics does not list all principles and rules. That is the more comprehensive document called the Standards of Ethics who is published and enforced by the ARRT. (Pg 23)
100
This document allows a patient to provide direction to health care providers concerning his choice of treatment under certain conditions.
What is a Living Will? (Pg 33)
200
A principle of law that holds an individual liable for all natural and proximate consequences of negligent acts to another individual to whom a duty is owed.
What is the Doctrine of Foreseeability
200
The ethical theory that uses formal rules of right and wrong for reasoning and problem solving.
What is deontology?
200
A directive that health care professionals avoid harmful actions to patients. A: Consequentialism B: Autonomy C: Justice D: nonmaleficence
What is D: Nonmaleficence (pg 27)
200
HIPAA stands for Health Insurance and Privacy Accountability Act?
What is FALSE - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - passed in 1996 and overseen primarily by the U.S Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS)
200
The legal document that allows a patient to designate another adult to make health care decisions for him/her. A: DNR B: Living Will C: Advance Directives D: Power of Attorney
What is D: Power of Attorney (Pg 36)
300
A legal doctrine that holds that an employer is liable for negligent acts of employees that occur while they are carrying out orders or serving the interests of the employer.
What is the Doctrine of Respondeat Superior
300
The ethical theory that is based on the use of practical wisdom for emotional and intellectual poblem solving.
What is Virtue ethics.
300
Health care professionals acting in the best interest of patients. A: Nonmaleficence B: Beneficence C: Justice D: Consequentialism
What is B: Beneficence (pg 26)
300
The Responsibility for obtaining informed consent from a patient remains with the physician and cannot be delegated.
What is TRUE - (Pg 31)
300
The living will concept assumes all of the following except: A: Directs that no artificial measures be undertaken to preserve life. B: The patient's signature is witnessed by two individuals, one of whom must be a relative. C: Requests medication be provided t relieve pain. D: Relieves medical staff of liability when following directive.
What is B: (Signature is witnessed by two disinterested individuals who are not related - Pg 33)
400
This principle is applied by the Courts as a substitute for a medical expert when a plaintiff is involved in a malpractice action for negligence.
What is the Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur.
400
Models for ethical decision making involve diferent methods of interaction with the patient. Which choice below is not a model for ethical decision making: A: Engineering Model B: Priestly Model C: Collegial Model D: Caregiver Model
What is D: Caregiver Model (Page 28 - 29)
400
The systematic study of the right or wrong of human conduct and character. A: Ethics B: Justice C: Values D: Virtues
What is A: Ethics (pg 27)
400
The key element in loss prevention from adverse medical incidents is called Risk Management>?
What is TRUE (Pg 38)
400
Dr. Kubler-Ross' Grief Cycle's proper sequence of stages is: A: Shock, Anger, Denial, Depression, Bargaining, Testing, Acceptance B: Shock, Depression, Denial, Anger, Testing, Bargaining, Acceptance C: Shock, Denial, Bargaining, Testing, Anger, Acceptance, Depression D: Shock, Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Testing, Acceptance
What is D: Shock, Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Testing, Acceptance. (Page 33)
500
The legal doctrine which means "the thing speaks for itself". A: Doctrine of Personal Liability B: Doctrine of Respondeat Superior C: Doctrine of Foreseeabiltiy D: Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur
What is D: The Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur
500
The four main sources ethics are based on are A: Culture, Experience, Religion, Science B: Environment, Genetics, Rules, Values C: Culture, Rules, Science, Values D: Consequences, Genetics, Religion, Sciences
What is A: Culture, Experience, Religion, Science (PG 29)
500
The threat of touching someone in an injurious way. A: Battery B: False imprisonment C: Slander D: Assault
What is D: Assault (Pg 37)
500
All health care employees and students MUST receive mandatory HIPAA training?
What is TRUE (pg 32)