#1
Which principle of medical ethics emphasizes the importance of respecting a patient's autonomy and their right to make informed decisions about their own healthcare?
Autonomy
ExplanationRespecting patients' rights to make informed decisions about their healthcare.
#2
What does the acronym HIPAA stand for in the context of healthcare?
Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
ExplanationRegulating the portability and accountability of healthcare insurance information.
#3
Which principle of medical ethics requires healthcare professionals to do no harm to patients?
Non-maleficence
ExplanationPrinciple emphasizing healthcare professionals' obligation to do no harm to patients.
#4
What is the purpose of the Good Samaritan law in healthcare?
To protect healthcare professionals from liability when providing emergency care
ExplanationProviding legal protection to healthcare professionals offering emergency care.
#5
What is the purpose of the Stark Law in healthcare?
To prevent physician self-referral and ensure medical referrals are based on patient need
ExplanationPreventing physician self-referral and ensuring medical referrals align with patient needs under the Stark Law.
#6
Which of the following is an example of a breach of patient confidentiality?
A doctor sharing a patient's medical information with their family without consent
ExplanationUnauthorized sharing of patient medical information with family.
#7
What is the legal term for the failure of a healthcare professional to provide a level of care that a reasonably prudent person would under similar circumstances?
Negligence
ExplanationFailure to provide reasonable care, termed as negligence.
#8
Which of the following is an example of a breach of patient autonomy?
A nurse refusing to provide care to a patient based on personal beliefs
ExplanationBreach of patient autonomy when a nurse refuses care based on personal beliefs.
#9
What is the primary purpose of advance directives in healthcare?
To outline a patient's treatment preferences
ExplanationClearly outlining a patient's treatment preferences through advance directives.
#10
What is the primary purpose of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)?
To ensure patients have access to emergency medical treatment regardless of ability to pay
ExplanationEnsuring all patients have access to emergency medical treatment, regardless of their ability to pay, under EMTALA.
#11
Which of the following is NOT an ethical consideration in end-of-life care?
Maintaining hope at all costs
ExplanationAvoiding the ethical consideration of maintaining hope at any cost in end-of-life care.
#12
Which ethical principle dictates that healthcare resources should be distributed fairly and that similar cases should be treated alike?
Justice
ExplanationEnsuring fair distribution of healthcare resources and equal treatment for similar cases, guided by the principle of justice.
#13
Which ethical principle emphasizes the obligation of healthcare professionals to act in the best interests of their patients and to do good?
Beneficence
ExplanationThe ethical principle emphasizing healthcare professionals' obligation to act in the best interests of patients and promote their well-being, known as beneficence.
#14
Which ethical principle emphasizes the fair distribution of healthcare resources and services?
Justice
ExplanationThe ethical principle of justice emphasizes the fair distribution of healthcare resources and services.
#15
Which ethical principle emphasizes the duty of healthcare providers to act in the best interests of their patients?
Beneficence
ExplanationThe ethical principle of beneficence emphasizes the duty of healthcare providers to act in the best interests of their patients.