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1) What is the approximate rate of patients acquiring infections while being treated in U.S.
facilities daily?
A) 1 in 100
B) 1 in 50
C) 1 in 31
D) 1 in 20
Answer: C
2) Preventable medical errors include ________
A) patient falls.
B) accurate diagnosis.
C) adequate follow-up care.
D) accurately administering medications.
Answer: A
3) Which organization no longer reimburses hospitals for the cost of preventable complications?
A) WHO
B) CDC
C) CMS
D) AMA
Answer: C
4) What ethical principle is compromised when insurance structures contribute to individuals'
inability to access necessary healthcare?
A) Autonomy
B) Beneficence
C) Non-maleficence
D) Veracity
Answer: B
5) How does the pressure to generate revenue affect healthcare providers?
A) It encourages conservative healthcare practices.
B) It prioritizes patients' well-being over financial considerations.
C) It leads to over-treatment and unnecessary procedures.
D) It promotes cost-effective alternatives in healthcare decision making.
Answer: C
6) What agency has developed guidelines for preventing infections in procedures such as
insertion of central-line catheters?
A) WHO
B) NIHS
C) NIH
D) CDC
Answer: D
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,7) What is fraud?
A) A wrongful act that results in damage to a person's reputation or property
B) Intentional deception or injury to another person
C) A wrongful act or an infringement of a right leading to civil legal liability
D) A failure to act with the level of care that someone of ordinary discretion would have behaved
Answer: B
8) In recent years the proportion of healthcare providers who provide care to the poor, or
indigent, has ________
A) increased dramatically.
B) declined dramatically.
C) increased slightly.
D) declined slightly.
Answer: B
9) What is one key factor contributing to the shortage of healthcare providers in the United
States?
A) Decreasing demand for healthcare services
B) Limited access to medical education programs
C) Expansion of healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act
D) High compensation for healthcare professionals
Answer: C
10) What multifaceted approach is suggested for addressing the shortage of healthcare providers?
A) Decreasing funding for medical education programs
B) Implementing a salary cap for practicing in underserved areas
C) Leveraging technology to limit the reach of healthcare services
D) Increasing funding for medical education programs and incentivizing practice in underserved
areas
Answer: D
11) What ethical principle guides the allocation of resources in healthcare?
A) Autonomy
B) Beneficence
C) Distributive justice
D) Nonmaleficence
Answer: C
12) What ethical dilemmas are posed by the allocation of time in healthcare settings?
A) Ensuring efficiency and quality care
B) Maximizing patient wait times
C) Ignoring patient needs
D) Avoiding communication with patients
Answer: A
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,13) Which practice exemplifies the ethical challenges of resource allocation in emergency
healthcare?
A) Routine check-ups
B) Triage
C) Chronic disease management
D) Elective surgeries
Answer: B
14) How can implicit bias affect maternal healthcare outcomes?
A) By prioritizing certain groups over others
B) By influencing diagnosis and treatment delays
C) By providing excessive postpartum care
D) By neglecting cultural competency training
Answer: B
15) What is the role of robotics in surgical procedures?
A) Robotics enhances the surgeon's skills.
B) Robotics replaces the surgeon's skills.
C) Robotics automates surgical procedures.
D) Robotics decreases surgical errors.
Answer: A
16) Why is there a concern about postpartum care deficiencies?
A) It leads to unnecessary healthcare interventions.
B) It contributes to increased maternal mortality rates.
C) It enhances the quality of maternal healthcare.
D) It ensures adequate prenatal care.
Answer: B
17) What is one of the key considerations for assisting patients with hearing loss in healthcare
settings?
A) Providing written instructions only
B) Using complex language to ensure clarity
C) Facing the patient directly when speaking
D) Speaking loudly to compensate for hearing loss
Answer: C
18) Which category of visual impairment is characterized by a visual acuity on a Snellen eye
chart of 20/70 to 20/160?
A) Moderate visual impairment
B) Severe visual impairment
C) Profound visual impairment
D) Legal blindness
Answer: A
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, 19) A mechanism for attracting the attention of a Deaf person is ________
A) flicking a light switch a few times.
B) gently tapping the person on the shoulder or arm.
C) waving if the person is within sight.
D) all of the above.
Answer: D
20) What is one important guideline for assisting patients with intellectual disabilities in
healthcare?
A) Avoiding personalized care plans
B) Using complex language for communication
C) Providing accommodations for mobility challenges
D) Ignoring cultural backgrounds and values
Answer: C
21) An action to help in communicating with blind or visually impaired patients would be to
________
A) use nods and head shakes.
B) make your presence known or gain the person's attention by speaking and/or gently touching
the person's arm.
C) talk directly to the person and not just to the person's sighted companion.
D) B and C.
Answer: D
22) What is one ethical consideration regarding abuse and neglect in older adults?
A) Ignoring signs of abuse or neglect
B) Recognizing and addressing abuse in older adults poses legal and ethical challenges
C) Assuming all older adults are equally vulnerable
D) Focusing solely on physical abuse rather than emotional abuse
Answer: B
23) How can healthcare providers address the ethical challenge of cognitive impairment and
decision-making capacity in older adults?
A) Disregarding autonomy in favor of paternalism
B) Excluding older adults with cognitive impairments from decision-making processes
C) Balancing respect for autonomy with the need to protect individuals who may not fully
understand the consequences of their decisions
D) Assuming that all older adults have decision-making capacity regardless of cognitive status
Answer: C
24) What is one concern some people in the Deaf culture have about cochlear implants?
A) Price
B) Regular maintenance
C) May reduce residual hearing
D) They are not effective for severe hearing loss
Answer: C
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This change ensures all chapters are included in the test bank.
Complete Chapters included
Healthcare Law and Ethics, 7e (Fremgen)
Chapter 14 Ethical Issues in Healthcare Trends Chapter 1 to 14 ✅
1) What is the approximate rate of patients acquiring infections while being treated in U.S.
facilities daily?
A) 1 in 100
B) 1 in 50
C) 1 in 31
D) 1 in 20
Answer: C
2) Preventable medical errors include ________
A) patient falls.
B) accurate diagnosis.
C) adequate follow-up care.
D) accurately administering medications.
Answer: A
3) Which organization no longer reimburses hospitals for the cost of preventable complications?
A) WHO
B) CDC
C) CMS
D) AMA
Answer: C
4) What ethical principle is compromised when insurance structures contribute to individuals'
inability to access necessary healthcare?
A) Autonomy
B) Beneficence
C) Non-maleficence
D) Veracity
Answer: B
5) How does the pressure to generate revenue affect healthcare providers?
A) It encourages conservative healthcare practices.
B) It prioritizes patients' well-being over financial considerations.
C) It leads to over-treatment and unnecessary procedures.
D) It promotes cost-effective alternatives in healthcare decision making.
Answer: C
6) What agency has developed guidelines for preventing infections in procedures such as
insertion of central-line catheters?
A) WHO
B) NIHS
C) NIH
D) CDC
Answer: D
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,7) What is fraud?
A) A wrongful act that results in damage to a person's reputation or property
B) Intentional deception or injury to another person
C) A wrongful act or an infringement of a right leading to civil legal liability
D) A failure to act with the level of care that someone of ordinary discretion would have behaved
Answer: B
8) In recent years the proportion of healthcare providers who provide care to the poor, or
indigent, has ________
A) increased dramatically.
B) declined dramatically.
C) increased slightly.
D) declined slightly.
Answer: B
9) What is one key factor contributing to the shortage of healthcare providers in the United
States?
A) Decreasing demand for healthcare services
B) Limited access to medical education programs
C) Expansion of healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act
D) High compensation for healthcare professionals
Answer: C
10) What multifaceted approach is suggested for addressing the shortage of healthcare providers?
A) Decreasing funding for medical education programs
B) Implementing a salary cap for practicing in underserved areas
C) Leveraging technology to limit the reach of healthcare services
D) Increasing funding for medical education programs and incentivizing practice in underserved
areas
Answer: D
11) What ethical principle guides the allocation of resources in healthcare?
A) Autonomy
B) Beneficence
C) Distributive justice
D) Nonmaleficence
Answer: C
12) What ethical dilemmas are posed by the allocation of time in healthcare settings?
A) Ensuring efficiency and quality care
B) Maximizing patient wait times
C) Ignoring patient needs
D) Avoiding communication with patients
Answer: A
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,13) Which practice exemplifies the ethical challenges of resource allocation in emergency
healthcare?
A) Routine check-ups
B) Triage
C) Chronic disease management
D) Elective surgeries
Answer: B
14) How can implicit bias affect maternal healthcare outcomes?
A) By prioritizing certain groups over others
B) By influencing diagnosis and treatment delays
C) By providing excessive postpartum care
D) By neglecting cultural competency training
Answer: B
15) What is the role of robotics in surgical procedures?
A) Robotics enhances the surgeon's skills.
B) Robotics replaces the surgeon's skills.
C) Robotics automates surgical procedures.
D) Robotics decreases surgical errors.
Answer: A
16) Why is there a concern about postpartum care deficiencies?
A) It leads to unnecessary healthcare interventions.
B) It contributes to increased maternal mortality rates.
C) It enhances the quality of maternal healthcare.
D) It ensures adequate prenatal care.
Answer: B
17) What is one of the key considerations for assisting patients with hearing loss in healthcare
settings?
A) Providing written instructions only
B) Using complex language to ensure clarity
C) Facing the patient directly when speaking
D) Speaking loudly to compensate for hearing loss
Answer: C
18) Which category of visual impairment is characterized by a visual acuity on a Snellen eye
chart of 20/70 to 20/160?
A) Moderate visual impairment
B) Severe visual impairment
C) Profound visual impairment
D) Legal blindness
Answer: A
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, 19) A mechanism for attracting the attention of a Deaf person is ________
A) flicking a light switch a few times.
B) gently tapping the person on the shoulder or arm.
C) waving if the person is within sight.
D) all of the above.
Answer: D
20) What is one important guideline for assisting patients with intellectual disabilities in
healthcare?
A) Avoiding personalized care plans
B) Using complex language for communication
C) Providing accommodations for mobility challenges
D) Ignoring cultural backgrounds and values
Answer: C
21) An action to help in communicating with blind or visually impaired patients would be to
________
A) use nods and head shakes.
B) make your presence known or gain the person's attention by speaking and/or gently touching
the person's arm.
C) talk directly to the person and not just to the person's sighted companion.
D) B and C.
Answer: D
22) What is one ethical consideration regarding abuse and neglect in older adults?
A) Ignoring signs of abuse or neglect
B) Recognizing and addressing abuse in older adults poses legal and ethical challenges
C) Assuming all older adults are equally vulnerable
D) Focusing solely on physical abuse rather than emotional abuse
Answer: B
23) How can healthcare providers address the ethical challenge of cognitive impairment and
decision-making capacity in older adults?
A) Disregarding autonomy in favor of paternalism
B) Excluding older adults with cognitive impairments from decision-making processes
C) Balancing respect for autonomy with the need to protect individuals who may not fully
understand the consequences of their decisions
D) Assuming that all older adults have decision-making capacity regardless of cognitive status
Answer: C
24) What is one concern some people in the Deaf culture have about cochlear implants?
A) Price
B) Regular maintenance
C) May reduce residual hearing
D) They are not effective for severe hearing loss
Answer: C
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