HCR210 Exam #2 Questions and Answers With
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T/F Whistle-blowers can lose their jobs and their reputations. - True
T/F Market competition can reduce the quality of health-care services. - True
T/F Whistle-blowing refers to any report of an ethical or procedural violation. -
False
T/F Health-care employees are protected under the federal Whistleblower
Protection Act. - False
T/F It is unacceptable for health-care workers to conscientiously object to a
fundamental job duty. - True
Denunciation - Reporting or publicly censuring other health-care professionals for
violations of professional standards such as failure to meet standards of care,
working outside scope of practice, or other ethical violations.
Due Process - Fair treatment as guaranteed by a standardized procedure that
protects workers from arbitrary dismissal or harassment due to reporting of
potential violations.
Hospital Ethics Committees - Multidisciplinary groups drawn from the institution
and local community tasked with providing ethical consultation in difficult cases
as well as educating the institution and community about medical ethics.
,Iatrogenic Diseases - Diseases caused by health-care providers.
Input Analysis - Method of analyzing health-care quality by examining provider
credentials and availability of technological equipment.
Institutional Ethics - The study of ethical analyses undertaken and decisions
rendered by health-care institutions such as outpatient clinics, hospitals, and
long-term-care facilities.
Mission Statement - Institutional statement identifying the basic commitment the
institution makes to its stakeholders, in this case the health-care profession and
society.
Outcome Analysis - Method of analyzing health-care quality in terms of mortality
and/or continued morbidity.
Patient Self-Determination Act - Federal law enacted in 1991 mandating that
hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, and other inpatient facilities inform patients
about advance directives upon admission.
Process Analysis - Method of analyzing health-care quality in terms of procedures
and protocols approved by a designated body such as an institution or an informal
consensus of professionals.
Whistle-Blowing - The act of insiders within the health care system that publicly
denounce an unethical practice.
, You notice that a fellow nurse is talking to her husband about a patient who they
both know in their private life. She shrugs off your concerns so you report this to
your supervisor. - Denunciation
You are a pharmacist in a hospital. You notice that one particular ER doctor
prescribes opioid pain killers at 3 times the rate that the other ER doctors do.
Your calls and emails to various people within the hospital go unanswered. You
report the doctor to the state medical board. - Public Denunciation or
"Whistleblowing"
You work at a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and notice that patients are being left
in soiled clothing for hours on end and are starting to get sores. You speak to the
manager at the facility who tell you to "stay in your lane." You report the facility
to a local news agency who does a piece on nursing home care. - Public
Denunciation or "Whistleblowing"
Despite repeated conversations with your supervisors you are still not giving
patients the full scope and severity of their health care needs for fear of
burdening them. This was reported and you are now on a performance plan. -
Denunciation
A fellow nurse in Labor and Delivery refuses to be the nurse for patients who are
admitted for an elected abortion to due to fetal abnormalities. You have
discussed that nurses have a duty and obligation to treat all patient regardless of
personal beliefs. She shrugs you off and says "I'm pro-life with no exceptions."
You go to your supervisor with your concerns. - Denunciation
A physical therapy assistant on an acute-care unit notices that patients in the care
of one particular nurse show signs of neglect. The assistant reports this to his
supervisor. - Denunciation (p. 144, pp. 148-157)
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T/F Whistle-blowers can lose their jobs and their reputations. - True
T/F Market competition can reduce the quality of health-care services. - True
T/F Whistle-blowing refers to any report of an ethical or procedural violation. -
False
T/F Health-care employees are protected under the federal Whistleblower
Protection Act. - False
T/F It is unacceptable for health-care workers to conscientiously object to a
fundamental job duty. - True
Denunciation - Reporting or publicly censuring other health-care professionals for
violations of professional standards such as failure to meet standards of care,
working outside scope of practice, or other ethical violations.
Due Process - Fair treatment as guaranteed by a standardized procedure that
protects workers from arbitrary dismissal or harassment due to reporting of
potential violations.
Hospital Ethics Committees - Multidisciplinary groups drawn from the institution
and local community tasked with providing ethical consultation in difficult cases
as well as educating the institution and community about medical ethics.
,Iatrogenic Diseases - Diseases caused by health-care providers.
Input Analysis - Method of analyzing health-care quality by examining provider
credentials and availability of technological equipment.
Institutional Ethics - The study of ethical analyses undertaken and decisions
rendered by health-care institutions such as outpatient clinics, hospitals, and
long-term-care facilities.
Mission Statement - Institutional statement identifying the basic commitment the
institution makes to its stakeholders, in this case the health-care profession and
society.
Outcome Analysis - Method of analyzing health-care quality in terms of mortality
and/or continued morbidity.
Patient Self-Determination Act - Federal law enacted in 1991 mandating that
hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, and other inpatient facilities inform patients
about advance directives upon admission.
Process Analysis - Method of analyzing health-care quality in terms of procedures
and protocols approved by a designated body such as an institution or an informal
consensus of professionals.
Whistle-Blowing - The act of insiders within the health care system that publicly
denounce an unethical practice.
, You notice that a fellow nurse is talking to her husband about a patient who they
both know in their private life. She shrugs off your concerns so you report this to
your supervisor. - Denunciation
You are a pharmacist in a hospital. You notice that one particular ER doctor
prescribes opioid pain killers at 3 times the rate that the other ER doctors do.
Your calls and emails to various people within the hospital go unanswered. You
report the doctor to the state medical board. - Public Denunciation or
"Whistleblowing"
You work at a Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) and notice that patients are being left
in soiled clothing for hours on end and are starting to get sores. You speak to the
manager at the facility who tell you to "stay in your lane." You report the facility
to a local news agency who does a piece on nursing home care. - Public
Denunciation or "Whistleblowing"
Despite repeated conversations with your supervisors you are still not giving
patients the full scope and severity of their health care needs for fear of
burdening them. This was reported and you are now on a performance plan. -
Denunciation
A fellow nurse in Labor and Delivery refuses to be the nurse for patients who are
admitted for an elected abortion to due to fetal abnormalities. You have
discussed that nurses have a duty and obligation to treat all patient regardless of
personal beliefs. She shrugs you off and says "I'm pro-life with no exceptions."
You go to your supervisor with your concerns. - Denunciation
A physical therapy assistant on an acute-care unit notices that patients in the care
of one particular nurse show signs of neglect. The assistant reports this to his
supervisor. - Denunciation (p. 144, pp. 148-157)
