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COMLEX Level 1 (Form 110) Exam ACTUAL VERIFIED
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE.pdf 1
What are the 2 components of an advance directive? -
Answer-1. Living will
2. Durable power of attorney
What happens if a durable power of attorney disagrees
with the patients living will? - Answer-(the living will must
ultimately be honored)
1st Step= meet with family and discuss situation (while
providing supportive care) and review living will
2nd Step=if conflicts arise- consult hospital's ethics
committee.
What is the most common cause of medical errors? -
Answer-Miscommunication between providers
True or False? A physician can respond to an employers
request for health information if given verbal permission by
the patient? - Answer-True- physicians can respond to an
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employers request for health information either by a verbal
or written consent.
Is it legal/ethical for students to practice medical
procedures on recently deceased patients? - Answer-Yes-
the attending physician must obtain permission from the
family (or patient prior to death) before a student can
perform procedures. The training must be a structured
training sequence and performed under close supervision.
True or False? A pregnant mother who has the capacity to
chose has the right to refuse treatment even if it places
her unborn child at risk. - Answer-True
Autonomy - Answer-Autonomy is the right or capacity to
make one's own rational decisions, using one's own value
system, and act on those decisions, without undue
coercion from other people or influences. Thus autonomy
requires an adequate degree of freedom of thought and
action.
Beneficence - Answer-One should act in such a way that it
produces beneficial results. Usually in health care,
beneficence is interpreted as a health care professional's
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duty to act in a manner that in their best judgement will
benefit the patient.
Euthanasia - Answer-Euthanasia is* intentionally causing
the death of a person, the motive being to benefit that
person*, honor his/her wishes, or protect him/her from
further suffering. If the motive is other than the interests of
the patient, then it does not qualify as euthanasia (i.e.
cost-cutting, triage, etc.).
vs. *Physician-assisted suicide*= entails making lethal
means available to the patient to be used at a time of the
patient's own choosing. By contrast, voluntary* active
euthanasia* entails the physician taking an active role in
carrying out the patient's request, and usually involves
intravenous delivery of a lethal substance. *Passive
euthanasia* would be withdrawing/withholding Tx.
Physician-assisted suicide is seen to be far easier
emotionally for the physician than euthanasia as he or she
does not have to directly cause a death; he or she merely
supplies the means for the patient's personal use.
Active Euthanasia - Answer-Active is providing or doing
something that directly causes the patient's death. (i.e.
giving lethal medication, withdrawing a ventilator when the
COMLEX Level 1 (Form 110) Exam ACTUAL VERIFIED
EXAM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE.pdf 1
What are the 2 components of an advance directive? -
Answer-1. Living will
2. Durable power of attorney
What happens if a durable power of attorney disagrees
with the patients living will? - Answer-(the living will must
ultimately be honored)
1st Step= meet with family and discuss situation (while
providing supportive care) and review living will
2nd Step=if conflicts arise- consult hospital's ethics
committee.
What is the most common cause of medical errors? -
Answer-Miscommunication between providers
True or False? A physician can respond to an employers
request for health information if given verbal permission by
the patient? - Answer-True- physicians can respond to an
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employers request for health information either by a verbal
or written consent.
Is it legal/ethical for students to practice medical
procedures on recently deceased patients? - Answer-Yes-
the attending physician must obtain permission from the
family (or patient prior to death) before a student can
perform procedures. The training must be a structured
training sequence and performed under close supervision.
True or False? A pregnant mother who has the capacity to
chose has the right to refuse treatment even if it places
her unborn child at risk. - Answer-True
Autonomy - Answer-Autonomy is the right or capacity to
make one's own rational decisions, using one's own value
system, and act on those decisions, without undue
coercion from other people or influences. Thus autonomy
requires an adequate degree of freedom of thought and
action.
Beneficence - Answer-One should act in such a way that it
produces beneficial results. Usually in health care,
beneficence is interpreted as a health care professional's
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duty to act in a manner that in their best judgement will
benefit the patient.
Euthanasia - Answer-Euthanasia is* intentionally causing
the death of a person, the motive being to benefit that
person*, honor his/her wishes, or protect him/her from
further suffering. If the motive is other than the interests of
the patient, then it does not qualify as euthanasia (i.e.
cost-cutting, triage, etc.).
vs. *Physician-assisted suicide*= entails making lethal
means available to the patient to be used at a time of the
patient's own choosing. By contrast, voluntary* active
euthanasia* entails the physician taking an active role in
carrying out the patient's request, and usually involves
intravenous delivery of a lethal substance. *Passive
euthanasia* would be withdrawing/withholding Tx.
Physician-assisted suicide is seen to be far easier
emotionally for the physician than euthanasia as he or she
does not have to directly cause a death; he or she merely
supplies the means for the patient's personal use.
Active Euthanasia - Answer-Active is providing or doing
something that directly causes the patient's death. (i.e.
giving lethal medication, withdrawing a ventilator when the
