Deck 3: Law, Documentation, and Professional Ethics

Question 1

Law in most society is intended to protect __________.

A) government officials
B) state officials
C) individuals
D) none of the above

Answer 1

C

Question 2

A set of rules or regulations that hospital employees are required to follow, created to protect patients and employees from harm and to ensure the smooth operation of the hospital, is called ________.

A) code of ethics
B) operative consents
C) hospital policy
D) medical practice acts

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The health care professions have these particular ethics related to beneficences __________.

A) accountability, honesty, morals, and values
B) integrity, accountability, honesty, and values
C) honesty, integrity, accountability, and trust
D) trust, honesty, integrity, and morals

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Law is a __________.

A) guideline, set by our law enforcement
B) rule or set of rules that law enforcement regulates
C) rule or set of rules that governments make to regulate people's behavior
D) guideline set by government to regulate behavior

Question 5

Ethics are __________.

A) standards and guidelines
B) values
C) morals
D) all of the above

Question 6

Described as personal standards, ___________ are adopted by persons to govern their personal conduct.

A) policies and procedures
B) morals
C) laws
D) ethics

Question 7

Under the U.S. Constitution, each state has the power to regulate businesses and professions, including the practice of medicine and nursing. The laws differ from state to state and are called _____________ and _____________.

A) medical, surgical laws
B) policies, procedures
C) hospital policy, operating room policy
D) medical practice acts, nurse practice acts

Question 8

A wrong, independent of contract law violations, perpetrated by one person against another person or person's property that can be compensable by money damages is known as ___________.

A) a tort
B) slander
C) damages
D) negligence

Question 9

A(n) ___________ is an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious psychological injury, or risk thereof. It is titled as such because it signals the need for immediate investigation and response.

A) sentinel event
B) medical practice act
C) ethical dilemma
D) recommended practice

Question 10

Negligence committed by a professional who deliberately acts outside of her or his scope of practice, or while impaired, is known as ________.

A) damages
B) malpractice
C) a sentinel event
D) complaints

Question 11

A legal document stating the patient's wishes for refusing or limiting care if the patient becomes incompetent is known as a(n) ____________.

A) nurse practice act
B) advance directive
C) living will
D) code of ethics

Question 12

Intentionally lying or falsifying information given during a court testimony after being sworn to tell the truth is known as ________.

A) a tort
B) perjury
C) libel
D) a complaint

Question 13

A derogatory statement concerning other coworkers' skills, character, or reputation is unprofessional and known as a(n) _____________________.

A) ethical dilemma
B) tort
C) sentinel event
D) defamation

Question 14

The circulator has transported the patient to the operating room but has forgotten the patient's chart. The circulator leaves the patient alone and returns to the preoperative area to get the chart. Upon returning, the circulator finds the patient lying on the floor. The circulator may be charged with ________.

A) abandonment
B) improper ethical choices
C) sexual harassment
D) forgetting the patient's chart

Question 15

Health care professionals are guided in their practice by __________.

A) standards
B) laws
C) policies and regulations
D) all of the above

Question 16

Professional standards are __________.

A) specific requirements that help promote AST standards and guidelines
B) specific requirements that help promote the operating room
C) specific requirements that help promote surgical guidelines
D) specific requirements that help promote and ensure safety and care

Question 17

_____________ is the transfer of responsibility for a task from one person to another.

A) Compensation
B) Delegation
C) Regulation
D) Segregation

Question 18

____________ are defined as rules that regulate the conduct of specific groups of people.

A) Societal standards
B) Laws
C) Ethics
D) Guidelines

Question 19

________ are performed by two people during any surgery in which an item can be lost inside the patient.

A) X-rays
B) Extra precautions
C) Negligent acts
D) Surgical counts

Question 20

Because of the legal implications of this document, it must be signed by the physician, the patient, and a witness. This document is called a(n) __________________. Without this signed document, surgery cannot proceed.

A) surgical count sheet
B) informed consent
C) advance directive
D) operative record

Question 21

__________ involves contact with intent to injure and applies even if no injury occurred.

A) Battery
B) False imprisonment
C) Assault
D) Slander

Question 22

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), outlines federal standards for the protection of _______________.

A) criminal actions
B) licensed personnel
C) operating room personnel
D) a patient's privacy

Question 23

Patient falls are the ___________ cause of death in hospitalized people over 65.

A) only
B) last
C) leading
D) all the above

Question 24

Civil _____________ is the threat or attempt to harm another person.

A) battery
B) false imprisonment
C) assault
D) slander

Question 25

HIPAA protects patient's __________________ and other health information through its privacy rule.

A) personal belongings
B) family
C) medical records
D) treatment records

Question 26

Surgical technologists are required to ____________ medications on the field.

A) mix
B) label
C) prepare
D) all of the above

Question 27

_____________ means deliberate efforts to erode the reputation of another person.

A) Defamation
B) Assault
C) Battery
D) Slander

Question 28

Failure to ____________ can occur when a member of the team neglects to pass on vital information that requires action.

A) care
B) communicate
C) touch
D) all of the above

Question 29

__________ is defined as neglecting a patient, or leaving a patient unattended when the patient requires the presence of a health care professional.

A) Error
B) Misleading
C) Transferring
D) Abandonment

Question 30

Aeger primo is defined as ____________.

A) death of a patient
B) the patient first
C) suspected malpractice
D) first do no harm

Question 31

Any tissue or foreign object removed from the patient during surgery requires careful handling and ____________.

A) information
B) diagnosis
C) evidence
D) documentation

Question 32

____________is the means for making a permanent legal record of the patient's interaction with health care providers and services.

A) Medical records
B) Treatment records
C) Documentation
D) Forms

Question 33

The operating room ___________________ is distinct from the hospital policy.

A) MSDS Manual
B) AORN Guidelines
C) Code of Ethics
D) procedure manual

Question 34

__________ errors are among the most prevalent and serious errors occurring during surgery.

A) Labeling
B) Instrumentation
C) Sterilization
D) Calculation

Question 35

___________ have the right to equal treatment, regardless of age, physical attributes, mental state, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status.

A) Members of certain cultures and societies
B) An employee's family members
C) All patients with medical insurance
D) All patients

Question 36

Choose the correct statement concerning common circumstances in which falls occur.

A) The side rails on a stretcher are not kept raised.
B) Children are left unattended.
C) Unsafe transfer techniques are used.
D) All of the above.

Question 37

A mandated procedure for ensuring that surgery is performed on the correct patient, site, and side is called __________________.

A) timeout
B) pause time
C) recheck time
D) time check

Question 38

Tammy is a program director and is always talking about her supervisor. Tammy informs the class that her supervisor is uneducated and does not know the standards and guidelines. Because Tammy has made this statement verbally this is considered __________.

A) defamation
B) negligent
C) assault
D) slander

Question 39

You are scrubbed with Dr. Jones on a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Dr. Jones and Dr. Adams start telling jokes in a sexual manner. These comments make you feel uncomfortable; you would consider this __________.

A) verbal abuse
B) horizontal abuse
C) sexual harassment
D) all of the above

Question 40

The universal protocol or____________ is a verification procedure in which the team pauses just before surgery and begins to acknowledge essential information about the operative site and side, patient identity, position, and other crucial information about the patient and procedure.

A) standards
B) timeout
C) guidelines
D) viewed

Question 41

A____________ is a legal document that specifically states the type of medical intervention or treatment the patient wants.

A) medical power of attorney
B) living will
C) DNR
D) none of the above

Question 42

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Statutes
b.Administrative law
Laws that are passed by legislative bodies

Question 43

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Statutes
b.Administrative law
Regulations passed by agencies and departments of the government

Question 44

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Intentional tort
b.Unintentional tort
c.Criminal liability
Injury as a result of improper positioning

Question 45

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Intentional tort
b.Unintentional tort
c.Criminal liability
Committed inadvertently, without intent to harm

Question 46

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Statutes
b.Administrative law
Rules established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the handling of medical waste.

Question 47

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Intentional tort
b.Unintentional tort
c.Criminal liability
Negligence

Question 48

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Intentional tort
b.Unintentional tort
c.Criminal liability
Theft of hospital policy

Question 49

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Intentional tort
b.Unintentional tort
c.Criminal liability
Invasion of privacy

Question 50

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Intentional tort
b.Unintentional tort
c.Criminal liability
HIPAA violation

Question 51

A patient's operative consent form, or ____________________, is the process in which the attending practitioner explains risks, benefits, and alternatives of the surgery to the patient.

A) health literacy
B) signed consent
C) informed consent
D) anesthesia consent

Question 52

The surgical technologist has the right to abstain from participation in certain types of cases that violate his or her ethical, moral, or religious values. This is known as __________.

A) ethical dilemmas
B) refusal to perform an assigned task
C) moral dilemma
D) all of the above

Question 53

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
a.Intentional tort
b.Unintentional tort
c.Criminal liability
A derogatory statement made by one person about another

Question 54

The surgical consent is signed by the ________, __________, and a(n) ___________.

A) nurse, surgeon, anesthesiologist
B) surgeon, nurse, family member
C) patient, surgeon, nurse
D) patient, surgeon, witness