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Med 149 2&3 qz
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A health care profession that is certified may find the scope of practice for that profession in the _________blank practice act. | medical |
| A practice act | All of these are part of a practice act. |
| A physician is caring for an indigent 37-year-old male patient with no health insurance, who is admitted to the hospital with acute pancreatitis related to alcohol abuse. The administrator questions whether this patient is entitled to health care because | Justice |
| A copayment is | a set amount that each patient pays for each office visit. |
| Which of the following theorists believed that human behavior is based on specific human needs that must often be met in a specific order? | Abraham Maslow |
| The largest integrated health care system in the United States is (are) | Veterans Health Administration. |
| Which of the following is not sufficient grounds for revoking a medical license? | Misdiagnosis |
| A doctor prescribes a placebo for a patient who he feels is complaining of pain that is not there. This is an example of a violation of what principle of health care ethics? | Veracity |
| In Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of human needs, the need for basic life (food, shelter), a safe environment, and to belong and be loved are designated "D" needs. What does "D" stand for? | Deficiency |
| A valid out-of-state license is accepted as the basis for issuing a license in a second state without reexamination. This is called | Reciprocity |
| Immanuel Kant defined categorical imperative as the guiding principle for all decision-making. What is the meaning of this principle? | There are no exceptions to the rule. |
| Which of these credentials is mandatory for certain health professionals to practice in their field? | Licensure |
| A physician running a busy practice makes decisions for his employees on a regular basis. The physician would describe himself as a "moral man with common sense, a sense of justice, and courage who makes the right decisions in life by focusing on these mo | Virtue ethics |
| A lab technician is speaking loudly about the reason a patient is having a blood test outside the patient's door. What principle of health care ethics has the tech violated? | Confidentiality |
| Jean Piaget is one of the most famous researchers in value development. How did Piaget formulate that there are four levels of moral development? | By observing children at play. |
| A new long-term care facility is applying for accreditation of the facility. To which of the following organizations should the facility submit the accreditation application? | The Joint Commission |
| A method used by a health plan to measure the amount and appropriateness of health services used by its members is called a(n) | utilization review. |
| Jeanna is the new director of a nursing education program at a local college. The program is an associate degree program in nursing. Which agency accredits associate degrees in nursing programs? | Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing |
| Lawrence Kohlberg modified and expanded Piaget's work, laying the groundwork for modern studies on moral development. On which of the following tenets did the two disagree? | That the process of moral maturity took longer than 12 years. |
| Psychologists question how individuals develop values that guide them in ethical decision making. Which of the following reflects current thought on value development? | When people are born, they have no values in place. |