HOSA Medical Law and Ethics [everything]
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"The Veil of Ignorance" - CORRECT ANSWER: This saying means that no one person
is advantaged or disadvantaged.
"Why study ethics?" - CORRECT ANSWER: In spite of the many gray areas of ethics,
we are expected to take the right action when confronted with an ethical dilemma.
(PKU) Phenylkentouria - CORRECT ANSWER: congenital disease resulting in serious
neurological deficits in infancy can be detected when infants are screened within 24
hours of delivery; screening nor mandatory in most states
1st main type of IPV - CORRECT ANSWER: Physical violence is the intent to do harm,
cause disability, injury, or death. itting pushing, grabbing, biting, punching, slapping,
restraining, burning, or using a weapon and one's strength to hurt another person.
2 types of laws - CORRECT ANSWER: common law, statutory law
2nd main type of IPV - CORRECT ANSWER: Sexual violence is forcing another to
commit a sex act against his or her will; having sex with someone who is unable to
understand, decline participation, or say "no" because he/she is disabled or under the
influence of alcohol or drugs; having abusive sexual contact.
3 branches of government - CORRECT ANSWER: Legislative- makes laws
Executive- administers laws
Judicial- enforces laws
,3 requirements of HIPAA - CORRECT ANSWER: 1.standardization of electronic patient
health data, administrative data, and financial data
2.unique health identifiers for individuals, employers, health plans, and health care
providers
3.security standards to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the individually
identifiable health information, past, present, or future
3rd main type of IPV - CORRECT ANSWER: Threats of physical or sexual violence
occur when gestures, words, or weapons are used too cause harm, injury, disability, or
death.
4 D's of negligence - CORRECT ANSWER: duty, derelict, direct cause, and damages
4 different sources laws come from - CORRECT ANSWER: constitutional, statutory,
regulatory, common/case law
4 Sources of Law in the United States - CORRECT ANSWER: - Regulatory
- Statutory
- Constitutional
- Common/Case Law
4 types of laws - CORRECT ANSWER: constitutional,
statutory,
administrative,
common
4th main type of IPV - CORRECT ANSWER: Psychological/emotional violence refers to
trauma that includes humiliation, control, any act to embarrass or diminish a partner,
isolation a partner from family and friends, and denying access to monetary funds or
basic resources.
,A death certificate proves - CORRECT ANSWER: A person has died, it may be
necessary in obtaining access to insurance policy monies, safe-deposit boxes, dispersal
of estates, real estate transactions, tax base information, IRS information, SS and
veteran's benefits.
A physicians license may be revoked or suspended when what occurs? - CORRECT
ANSWER: 1. Conviction of a crime.
2. Unprofessional conflict.
3. Personal or professional incapacity.
abandonment - CORRECT ANSWER: withdrawing medical care from a patient without
providing sufficient notice to the patient
Abuse - CORRECT ANSWER: Results in physical harm, pain, or mental anguish
acceptance - CORRECT ANSWER: (5 of 5 stages of grief)
clients are at peace and would rather be left alone
access to medical care - CORRECT ANSWER: refers to whether people should have
the right to hc are able to receive hc
Active Euthanasia - CORRECT ANSWER: Positive act to bring about death, eg.
administration of lethal dose of drug.
Active Voluntary Euthanasia - CORRECT ANSWER: •Actively assisting a person to die
(ACTIVE)
•In response to a request, and with consent of the person (VOLUNTARY)
Unlawful in Australia
•amounts to aiding in suicide
•would also amount to murder
•consent to death immaterial
, Criminal Code 1899 (Qld),
adjust to the environment of what was lost - CORRECT ANSWER: A (TEAR)
Administer a drug - CORRECT ANSWER: To introduce a drug into the body of a client.
Administrative law - CORRECT ANSWER: the body of law that regulates the operation
and procedures of government agencies.
adult cells - CORRECT ANSWER: cells that are found in many kinds of tissue such as
bone marrow, skin, and liver
advance directives - CORRECT ANSWER: legal documents that allow individuals to
state what medical treatment they want or do not want in the event that they become
incapacitated and are unable to express their wishes regarding medical care
Advance Health Directive - CORRECT ANSWER: A direction in an advance health
directive will only operate if:
•the person has impaired capacity (at the time the treatment is required);
Powers of Attorney Act 1998, s36(1)(a).
•the person has no reasonable prospect of regaining capacity for health matters; and
Powers of Attorney Act 1998, s36(2)(c).
•the person's medical condition falls within one of four categories.
i)the adult has a terminal illness
(ii) the adult is in a persistent vegetative state,
(iii) the adult is permanently unconscious
(iv) the adult has an illness or injury of such severity that there is no reasonable
prospect that the adult will recover
Powers of Attorney Act 1998, s36(2)(a)(1)-(iv).
