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Written codes of ethics for health care practitioners: (a) Evolved primarily to serve as moral guidelines for those who provided care to the sick (b) are legally binding (c) did not exist in ancient times (d) none of the above
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A Greek physician who is known as the Father of Medicine: (a) Hippocrates (b) Percival (c) Hammurabi (d) Socrates
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Written codes of ethics for health care practitioners: (a) Evolved primarily to serve as moral guidelines for those who provided care to the sick (b) are legally binding (c) did not exist in ancient times (d) none of the above (a) Evolved primarily to serve as moral guidelines for those who provided care to the sick.
A Greek physician who is known as the Father of Medicine: (a) Hippocrates (b) Percival (c) Hammurabi (d) Socrates (a) Hippocrates
A pledge for physicians that remains influential today: (a) Code of Hammurabi (b) Babylonian Ethics Code (c) Hippocratic Oath (d) none of the above (c) Hippocratic Oath
This ethics code superseded earlier codes to become the definitive guide for a physician's professional conduct: (a) Code of Hammurabi (b) Percival's Medical Ethics (c) Hippocratic Oath (d) Babylonian Code of Ethics (b) Percival's Medical Ethics
Unethical behavior is always: (a)Illegal (b) Punishable by legal means (c) Unacceptable (d) none of the above (c) unacceptable
Unlawful acts are always: (a) Unacceptable (b) Unethical (c) Punishable by legal means (d) All of the above (d) all of the above: Unacceptable, Unethical, and punishable by legal means.
Violation of a professional organization's formalized code of ethics: (a) always leads to prosecution in a court of law (b) Is ignored if one's membership dues in the organization are paid (c) Can lead to expulsion from the organization (d) none of above (c) can lead to expulsion from the organization
Law is: (a) the minimum standard necessary to keep society functioning smoothly (b) ignored if transgressions are ethical, rather than legal (c) seldom enforced by controlling authorities (d) none of the above (a) the minimum standard necessary to keep society functioning smoothly
Conviction of a crime: (a) cannot result in loss of license unless ethical violations also exist (b) is always punishable by imprisonment (c) always results in expulsion from a professional organization (d)can result in loss of license (d) can result in loss of license
The basis for ethical conduct includes: (a)one's morals (b) one's culture (c) one's family (d) all of the above (d) all of the above: morals, family, and culture.
Sellers and manufactures can be held legally responsible for defective medical devices and products through charges of: (a) fraud (b) Breach of warranty(c) Misrep. of the product through untrue statements made by the manufacturer or seller(d) all of above (d) All above: Fraud, Breach of Warranty, and Misrepresentation of the product through untrue statements made by the manufacturer or seller.
Bioethics is concerned with: (a) health care law (b) etiquette in medical facilities (c) the ethical implications of biological research methods and results (d) none of the above (c) The ethical implications of biological research methods and results.
Critical thinking skills include: (a) assessing the ethics of a situation (b) first clearly defining a problem (c) determining the legal implications of a situation (d) none of the above (b) first clearly defining a problem.
The legal principle that says that the physician is responsible for the negligent acts of those employees under his/her supervision is called: (a) certification (b) reciprocity (c) respondeat superior (d) res ipsa loquitur (c) Respondeat superior
A copayment is: (a)a percentage of the fee for services provided (b) a set amount that each patient pays for each office visit (c) the portion of the fee the physician must write off (d) the portion of the fee that the insurance company pays (b) a set amount that each patient pays for each office visit.
Under this type of plan, insured patients must designate a primary care physician (PCP): (a) point-of-service plan (b)preferred provider plan (c) independent practice plan (d) health maintenance plan (d) health maintenance plan
When physicians hospitals and other health care providers contract with one or moreHMOs or directly with employers to provide care, this is called:(a)a physicianhospital org(b) a preferred provider plan (c)a health maintenance org(d)a fee for service plan (a) a physician-hospital organization
Under this type of plan, a patient may see providers outside the plan, but the patient pays a higher portion of the fees: (a) health maintenance plan (b) independent practitioner plan (c) preferred provider plan (d) primary care plan (c) preferred provider plan
Which of the following is mandatory for certain health professionals to practice in their field? (a) endorsement (b) reciprocity (c) licensure (d) certification (c) Licensure
The National Practitioner Data Bank: (a) is accessible to anyone (b) is accessible to other providers on a routine basis (c)is accessible only to hospitals and health care plans (d) is accessible only to the govt agencies monitoring health care (c) is accessible only to hospitals and health care plans
Licensure to practice medicine is done by: (a) each individual state (b) the federal government (c) local and state governments together (d) the federal government and the local government (a) each individual state
Physicians today practice primarily: (a) at the hospital (b) in sole proprietorship (c) in group practices (d) in large corporations (c) In group practices
The Patients' Bill of Rights: (a) is a state statue (b) is now law in 30 of the 50 states (c) has still not become law (d) is a federal law (c) has still not become a law
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