BCG Professional Ethics & Standards 4

Question 1

A gerontological professional who continues to practice in an area where their competence has lapsed is violating which ethical standard?

Accepted Answer

Scope of competence

Answer

Practicing beyond the boundaries of current competence violates the professional duty to provide services only within areas of demonstrated knowledge and skill.

Question 2

In the context of the BCG credential, cultural humility in gerontological practice PRIMARILY means:

Accepted Answer

Maintaining an ongoing self-reflective stance and openness to clients' cultural identities and values

Answer

Cultural humility emphasizes lifelong learning, self-reflection, and client-centered partnership rather than mastery of fixed cultural facts.

Question 3

An older adult with full decision-making capacity requests that her estranged adult children not be informed of her hospitalization. The care team should:

Accepted Answer

Honor the patient's request under HIPAA privacy protections

Answer

HIPAA allows competent patients to restrict disclosure of their health information, and the team must honor that restriction.

Question 4

The 'best interest' standard in surrogate decision-making is MOST appropriately used when:

Accepted Answer

No prior expressed wishes or values of the patient are known

Answer

The best interest standard is applied as a last resort when substituted judgment is impossible because the patient's prior wishes are unknown.

Question 5

A newly hired gerontological case manager is asked to falsify a client's functional assessment to qualify for additional services. The ethical response is to:

Accepted Answer

Refuse and report the request through appropriate channels

Answer

Falsifying records is both an ethical violation and potentially fraudulent; refusal and reporting are required by professional standards.

(BCG) Board Certification in Gerontology Practice Test

(BCG) Board Certification in Gerontology Practice Test

BCG Professional Ethics & Standards 4