Deck 14: Final Choices

Question 1

One who authorizes another to act on one's behalf is called a(n)

A) attorney at law.
B) principal.
C) attorney in fact.
D) agent.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

An authorization to an agent to make medical treatment decisions for another in the event of the other's incapacity is

A) a durable power of attorney.
B) a health care proxy.
C) a living will.
D) None of the answers are correct.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Words that create a springing durable power of attorney are

A) "This power of attorney shall not be affected by subsequent disability or incapacity of the principal."
B) "This power of attorney shall become effective upon the disability or incapacity of the principal."
C) "This power of attorney shall create a springing durable power of attorney."
D) None of the answers are correct.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

No one can register an advance directive.

Question 5

A living will is an example of an advance directive.

Question 6

Under the UPC, all acts done by an attorney-in-fact under a durable power of attorney during any period of disability or incapacity of the principal have the same effect as if the principal were competent and not disabled.

Question 7

An anatomical gift that is not revoked by the donor before death is irrevocable and does not require the consent of the next of kin after the donor's death.

Question 8

No one can own a dead body.

Question 9

An ordinary power of attorney is a power of attorney with language indicating that the power is to survive incapacity or become effective when the principal becomes incapacitated.

Question 10

An example of an advanced directive is

A) a durable power of attorney for health care.
B) a health care proxy.
C) a living will.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 11

Health care facilities must provide written information to each patient about the individual's rights under state law to make medical care decisions.

Question 12

Under the Patient Self-Determination Act of 1991, health care facilities have the option of advising patients of their right to sign advance directives for health care decisions.

Question 13

A surrogate is another name for someone who has made a living will.

Question 14

The right to refuse medical treatment is found in and protected by the liberty interest created by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.

Question 15

An ordinary power of attorney is a power of attorney with language indicating that the power is to survive incapacity or become effective when the principal becomes incapacitated.

Question 16

Fewer than half the states in the United States have enacted the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act (UAGA).

Question 17

A conservator is a person who is appointed to care for and manage the person, property, or both of a minor or incompetent.

Question 18

A written expression of one's wishes to be allowed to die a natural death and not be kept alive by heroic measures or artificial means is

A) a durable power of attorney.
B) a health care proxy.
C) a living will.
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 19

The Living Bank is the only national multi-organ storage bank in the United States.

Question 20

A gift of all or part of a decedent's body made by will becomes effective upon the death of the testator without waiting for probate.

Question 21

A guardian or preserver of another person's property appointed by a court because the other person cannot legally manage it is known as a(n)

A) principal.
B) attorney in fact.
C) conservator.
D) durable power of attorney.

Question 22

When organs and tissues are removed from a donor's body,

A) the family has the responsibility of arranging for burial or cremation.
B) funeral arrangements are not delayed.
C) the decedent's body is not disfigured.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 23

Organ donors may amend or revoke their gifts

A) orally, but not in writing.
B) in writing, but not orally.
C) either orally or in writing.
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 24

How many witnesses are necessary to validate an organ-tissue donor's card?

A) Three
B) One
C) No witnesses are necessary.
D) Two

Question 25

Approximately what percentage of states in the United States have enacted living will laws that set forth procedures for people to leave instructions allowing them to die a natural death?

A) 100 percent.
B) 25 percent.
C) 60 percent.
D) 80 percent.

Question 26

Usually, the right to the possession of a decedent's body and the duty of burial are with

A) the surviving spouse, if any.
B) the next of kin.
C) the personal representative.
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 27

Unless the decedent has indicated otherwise, the following persons also can make a gift of all or any part of decedent's body:

A) Surviving spouse.
B) An adult son or daughter.
C) Parent.
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 28

Under the UAGA, a gift of all or part of a decedent's body may be made

A) only by a will.
B) only by a document other than a will.
C) either by a will or a document other than a will.
D) None of the answers are correct.

Question 29

A person who stands in for, takes the place of, or represents another is known as a(n)

A) agent.
B) surrogate.
C) proxy.
D) principal.

Question 30

In a high percentage of cases, surgeons can successfully recover from brain-dead donors and transplant to others

A) a donor's heart.
B) a donor's lungs.
C) a donor's kidneys.
D) All of the answers are correct.