CDS Medical Ethics & Patient Rights 2

Question 1

A patient with a cognitive disability refuses a recommended medical procedure. The care team believes the procedure is in the patient's best interest. What ethical principle is MOST at stake?

Accepted Answer

Autonomy

Answer

Autonomy is the ethical principle that upholds an individual's right to make their own medical decisions, even if others disagree with those choices.

Question 2

Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a hospital must provide effective communication for a deaf patient. Which of the following best fulfills this obligation?

Accepted Answer

A qualified sign language interpreter

Answer

The ADA requires healthcare providers to furnish qualified interpreters to ensure effective communication with deaf patients.

Question 3

A surrogate decision-maker for a patient with a disability should base decisions on which standard?

Accepted Answer

What the patient would have chosen (substituted judgment)

Answer

Substituted judgment requires the surrogate to make decisions based on the known wishes or values of the patient, not the surrogate's own preferences.

Question 4

Which federal law specifically protects people with disabilities from discrimination in programs receiving federal financial assistance, including most hospitals?

Accepted Answer

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Answer

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in any program receiving federal financial assistance.

Question 5

A patient with an intellectual disability is admitted to the ER. Staff should prioritize which of the following actions first?

Accepted Answer

Assess the patient's decision-making capacity

Answer

Assessing decision-making capacity is the first step before involving surrogates or overriding patient preferences in any medical situation.

(CDS) Certified Disability Specialist Practice Test

(CDS) Certified Disability Specialist Practice Test

CDS Medical Ethics & Patient Rights 2