Relias Professional Standards and Ethics 2

Question 1

A healthcare worker discovers a colleague is falsifying patient documentation. What is the most appropriate first action?

Accepted Answer

Report the behavior through the facility's established reporting mechanism

Answer

Falsifying documentation is a serious ethical and legal violation that must be reported through proper organizational channels.

Question 2

Which principle of healthcare ethics refers to the obligation to do good and act in the patient's best interest?

Accepted Answer

Beneficence

Answer

Beneficence is the ethical principle requiring healthcare providers to act in ways that promote patient well-being.

Question 3

A patient refuses a recommended blood transfusion due to religious beliefs. The care team should:

Accepted Answer

Document the refusal and seek an alternative treatment plan respecting the patient's wishes

Answer

Competent adults have the right to refuse treatment even when the decision may harm them, and clinicians must document and honor that refusal.

Question 4

What does HIPAA's minimum necessary standard require?

Accepted Answer

Disclosing only the minimum amount of PHI needed to accomplish the intended purpose

Answer

The minimum necessary standard limits PHI disclosures to what is reasonably needed for the specific purpose.

Question 5

A nurse is offered a gift by a grateful patient's family after discharge. The most appropriate response is to:

Accepted Answer

Decline and explain the facility's policy on gifts

Answer

Most healthcare facilities have policies restricting or prohibiting acceptance of gifts to avoid conflicts of interest or perceived favoritism.

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