Review Questions

1. The document that represents the wishes of an individual regarding end-of-life treatment is called a
   1. living will or advance directive
   2. power of attorney
   3. durable power of attorney
   4. power of attorney for health care
   5. proxy
2. A state statute that outlines the requirements to practice medicine, licensure requirements, and guidelines for revocation or suspension of licensure is
   1. OSHA
   2. Nursing Practice Act
   3. Patient Self-Determination Act
   4. Medical Practice Act
   5. HIPAA
3. The statute that protects health care givers when providing emergency care within their scope of ability is the
   1. Medical Practice Act
   2. Nursing Practice Act
   3. Good Samaritan Act
   4. Patient Self-Determination Act
   5. Doctrine of Informed Consent
4. Which of the following is not a licensed health care worker?
   1. Pharmacist
   2. Social worker
   3. Nurse
   4. Medical assistant
   5. Physician
5. CLIA is the abbreviation for
   1. Criminal Law Intervention Act
   2. Certified Lab Identification Act
   3. Clerical Labor Interests Act
   4. Clinical Lab Improvement Act
   5. Common Licensure Interface Act
6. Informed consent involves understanding which of the following elements?
   1. Benefits of treatment
   2. Nature of the patient’s condition
   3. Purpose of treatment
   4. Risks of treatment
   5. All of the above
7. Medical malpractice is defined as
   1. breach of confidentiality
   2. deviation from the office procedures manual
   3. fraud
   4. personal liability
   5. professional negligence
8. The legal term for an employer’s responsibility for the acts of an employee is
   1. chain of custody
   2. consideration
      
   3. res ipsa loquitur
      
   4. respondeat superior
   5. subpoena duces tecum
9. A medical assistant publicly criticizes a physician’s diagnostic skills. This is an example of
   1. breach of confidentiality
   2. professional negligence
   3. slander
   4. testimony
   5. veracity
10. Who is the legal owner of the information in a patient’s medical record?
    1. The insurance company
    2. The patient
    3. The physician
    4. The patient and the physician
    5. The U.S. state in which the patient resides