PCT Ethics and Legal Considerations 3

Question 1

The Patient Self-Determination Act requires healthcare facilities to:

Accepted Answer

Inform patients of their right to make healthcare decisions and create advance directives

Answer

Force all patients to create advance directives

Answer

Have PCTs create advance directives for confused patients

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Discharge patients who do not have advance directives

Question 2

Which situation is an example of negligence by a PCT?

Accepted Answer

Forgetting to raise the bed rails for a patient identified as a fall risk

Answer

Reporting a patient's fall to the nurse immediately

Answer

Asking for help when unsure about a procedure

Answer

Documenting care provided at the end of the shift

Question 3

What is the PCT's legal obligation regarding suspected abuse of a patient?

Accepted Answer

Report suspicion to the charge nurse or supervisor immediately

Answer

Confront the suspected abuser directly

Answer

Wait until there is definitive proof before reporting

Answer

Discuss it with other PCTs to gather opinions first

Question 4

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) protects:

Accepted Answer

All individually identifiable health information in any format

Answer

Only paper medical records

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Only electronic health records

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Only information shared between hospitals

Question 5

A PCT is asked to perform a procedure they have not been trained to do. The correct action is to:

Accepted Answer

Refuse and report to the supervisor that additional training is needed

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Attempt it carefully and learn from the experience

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Ask another PCT to show them quickly

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Perform the procedure while reading the manual

Question 6

Which ethical principle involves treating all patients fairly regardless of background?

Accepted Answer

Justice

Answer

Autonomy

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Beneficence

Answer

Fidelity