HIM 130-450: CHAPTER 8 REVIEW 2026
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Mr. Jones has been experiencing abdominal pain. Removal of
his gallbladder has been recommended. Who is responsible to
obtain Mr. Jones' informed consent?
a. The surgical nurse who will assist during surgery
b. The physician who will be performing the surgery
c. The administrator in the surgery department
d. The anesthesiologist who will be administering general
anesthesia - correct answer-The physician who will be
performing the surgery
When a competent adult refuses to consent to lifesaving
treatment, the two competing sets of interest that come into
play are the individual's privacy interest and _____________
a. The physician's interest in saving lives
, b. The government's interest in collecting taxes from living
individuals
c. The government's interest in protecting and preserving
human life
d. The physician's interest in persuading a patient to seek and
pay for treatment - correct answer-The government's interest in
protecting and preserving human life
In In re Quinlan, the court held that_______.
a. An incompetent individual has no right of privacy to terminate
treatment
b. An incompetent individual has a right of privacy to terminate
treatment
c. An incompetent individual's guardian cannot decide if that
individual would refuse treatment
d. None of the options are correct - correct answer-An
incompetent individual has a right of privacy to terminate
treatment
ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
Mr. Jones has been experiencing abdominal pain. Removal of
his gallbladder has been recommended. Who is responsible to
obtain Mr. Jones' informed consent?
a. The surgical nurse who will assist during surgery
b. The physician who will be performing the surgery
c. The administrator in the surgery department
d. The anesthesiologist who will be administering general
anesthesia - correct answer-The physician who will be
performing the surgery
When a competent adult refuses to consent to lifesaving
treatment, the two competing sets of interest that come into
play are the individual's privacy interest and _____________
a. The physician's interest in saving lives
, b. The government's interest in collecting taxes from living
individuals
c. The government's interest in protecting and preserving
human life
d. The physician's interest in persuading a patient to seek and
pay for treatment - correct answer-The government's interest in
protecting and preserving human life
In In re Quinlan, the court held that_______.
a. An incompetent individual has no right of privacy to terminate
treatment
b. An incompetent individual has a right of privacy to terminate
treatment
c. An incompetent individual's guardian cannot decide if that
individual would refuse treatment
d. None of the options are correct - correct answer-An
incompetent individual has a right of privacy to terminate
treatment
