CHAP CHAP Healthcare Ethics & Legal Standards

Question 1

Which ethical principle requires healthcare providers to act in the best interest of the patient?

Accepted Answer

Beneficence

Answer

Beneficence is the ethical principle that obligates healthcare providers to act in ways that benefit patients and promote their well-being.

Question 2

What does 'informed consent' require in healthcare?

Accepted Answer

That the patient receives information about risks, benefits, and alternatives and voluntarily consents to treatment

Answer

Informed consent requires that patients receive adequate information about proposed treatments (including risks, benefits, and alternatives), understand it, and voluntarily agree to proceed.

Question 3

Which legal document allows a person to designate someone to make healthcare decisions on their behalf if they become incapacitated?

Accepted Answer

Healthcare power of attorney (HCPOA)

Answer

A healthcare power of attorney (also called a healthcare proxy) designates a specific person to make medical decisions on the patient's behalf when the patient cannot make decisions themselves.

Question 4

What is 'patient autonomy' in healthcare ethics?

Accepted Answer

The patient's right to make informed decisions about their own healthcare

Answer

Patient autonomy is the ethical principle that competent individuals have the right to make informed decisions about their own healthcare, including the right to refuse treatment.

Question 5

Under EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act), what are hospital emergency departments required to do?

Accepted Answer

Screen all patients for emergency conditions and stabilize before discharge or transfer regardless of ability to pay

Answer

EMTALA requires hospital emergency departments to provide an appropriate medical screening examination and necessary stabilizing treatment to all individuals, regardless of ability to pay.

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CHAP CHAP Healthcare Ethics & Legal Standards