ACC Ethical and Legal Considerations 2

Question 1

A person with moderate Alzheimer's refuses to take a prescribed medication. What is the caregiver's most appropriate first response?

Accepted Answer

Respect the refusal, document it, and notify the healthcare provider

Answer

Crush the medication and hide it in food without telling the person

Answer

Insist the person take the medication immediately for their safety

Answer

Contact the family to override the person's refusal

Question 2

Which legal document specifically designates someone to make financial decisions on behalf of a person who can no longer do so themselves?

Accepted Answer

Durable power of attorney for finances

Answer

Healthcare proxy

Answer

Living will

Answer

Advance directive

Question 3

A caregiver notices that a family member has been withdrawing large sums of money from an Alzheimer's patient's account. This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

Financial exploitation and elder abuse

Answer

Acceptable family financial management

Answer

Conservatorship in action

Answer

Durable power of attorney use

Question 4

What is 'therapeutic fibbing' in Alzheimer's care?

Accepted Answer

Using gentle, reality-based redirection to avoid unnecessary distress

Answer

Lying to patients about their diagnosis to avoid distress

Answer

Providing false information to family members about the patient's condition

Answer

Documenting inaccurate information in medical records

Question 5

When a person with Alzheimer's disease lacks decision-making capacity, who has the legal authority to consent to medical treatment?

Accepted Answer

The person's legally authorized representative or surrogate decision-maker

Answer

The attending physician alone

Answer

Any family member who is present

Answer

The long-term care facility administrator

Question 6

A caregiver suspects a colleague is neglecting a resident with Alzheimer's. Under mandatory reporting laws, what must the caregiver do?

Accepted Answer

Report the suspicion to Adult Protective Services or the appropriate authority

Answer

Wait to gather more evidence before acting

Answer

Confront the colleague privately first

Answer

Discuss concerns only with the facility's administration

Question 7

Which ethical principle is upheld when caregivers ensure a person with Alzheimer's is protected from harm and unsafe situations?

Accepted Answer

Beneficence

Answer

Autonomy

Answer

Justice

Answer

Non-maleficence