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An NP is looking for professional malpractice insurance. She wants to know about claims-based and
occurrence-based policies. All of the following are correct statements about a claims-based policy
except?
1. If a lawsuit is filed against the NP in the future, it will be covered if it occurred during the time when
the policy is active
2. Malpractice claims that are made against the NP are covered only if it occurred during an active policy
period and only if the claim is also filed during an active policy period
3. In the NP does not carry an active policy with the same insurance company that she had during the
time period of the alleged incident, the malpractice claim will not be covered
4. When the NP retires and stops her policy, a lawsuit against her will be paid by the insurance company
as long as the NP carries tail coverage - ✔✔Answer not given. :-( Rationale is on page 8 but I still don't
know right answer....
Which of the following is the best example of the concept of "beneficience"
1. Life insurance plans will ask for the name of the beneficiary when you purchase a plan
2. Referring a patient who recently had a stroke for PT
3. Avoiding a novel treatment method whose adverse effects is not well known
4. Everyone has a right to equal treatment - ✔✔2. Referring a patient who recently had a stroke for PT
Which of the following is the best example of the concept of "justice"?
1. Life insurance plans will ask for the name of the beneficiary when you purchase a plan
2. Referring a patient who recently had a stroke for PT
3. Avoiding a novel treatment method whose adverse effects is not well known
4. Everyone has a right to equal treatment - ✔✔4. Everyone has a right to equal treatment
A 55 year old Hispanic diabetic female is seen for the first time by the NP. The patient can only
communicate in Spanish. The NP only speaks the English language and wants to interview the patient.
Which of the following is the most appropriate action for the NP to follow:
1. Ask a patient who is bilingual to translate for teh NP
, 2. Go to the waiting room and ask a family member to translate for the NP
3. Ask a member of the staff who is bilingual to translate for the NP
4. Call a translation service by telephone - ✔✔4. Call a translation service by telephone
All of the following are classified as vulnerable populations in human subject research except:
1. Prisoners
2. Children
3. Pregnant women
4. Elderly aged 85 years or older - ✔✔4. Elderly aged 85 years or older
The most important role of the institutional review boards (IRB) is:
1. To protect the interests of the research institution
2. To protect human subjects' rights
3. To protect the researcher and/or the research team
4. To screen the research protocols for appropriate criteria - ✔✔2. To protect human subjects' rights
All of the following can be appointed as possible members of an institutional review board except?
1. Staff physician
2. A nurse researcher
3. An experienced registered nurse who works in the ER
4. A community-based activist - ✔✔4. A community-based activist (or a community retail pharmacist)
A 70 year old healthy Vietnamese male is seen for a complaint of back pain that occurred after heavy
lifting. During the PE, the NP notes large round reddened areas on the patient's mid to upper back. The
patient reports that he received the treatment form his wife for his back pain. Which of the following is
being described?
1. moxibustion
2. cupping
3. mal de mer