AMCA Professional Ethics 5

Question 1

A medical assistant suspects a patient is being abused at home. The assistant's ethical and legal obligation is to:

Accepted Answer

Report the suspicion to the provider and follow mandatory reporting requirements

Answer

Suspected abuse triggers mandatory reporting obligations that override standard confidentiality protections.

Question 2

Which of the following actions would be considered an ethical violation related to professional boundaries?

Accepted Answer

Developing a romantic relationship with a current patient

Answer

Romantic or sexual relationships with current patients violate professional boundaries and are considered a serious ethical breach.

Question 3

An advance directive (living will) is an ethical document that:

Accepted Answer

Specifies a patient's wishes for end-of-life medical care

Answer

An advance directive documents a patient's preferences for medical treatment if they become unable to communicate those wishes.

Question 4

Which principle supports giving priority to a critically injured patient over a patient with a minor complaint in an emergency setting?

Accepted Answer

Justice through equitable triage

Answer

Triage represents justice by allocating limited resources to those with the greatest clinical need first.

Question 5

Whistleblowing in healthcare is ethically justified when:

Accepted Answer

Practices are causing or likely to cause harm to patients and internal resolution has failed

Answer

Whistleblowing is justified when patient safety is at risk and internal corrective measures have been exhausted or are unavailable.

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