HOSA: Medical Law & Ethics Final
Exam and Correct Answers.
abandonment - Answer withdrawing medical care from a patient without providing sufficient
notice to the patient
abuse - Answer misuse, excessive or improper use
accreditation - Answer a voluntary process in which an agency is requested to officially review
healthcare institutions, such as hospitals, nursing homes, and educational institutions, to
determine compliance
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) - Answer a disease resulting in an infection that
occur as a result of exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes the
immune system to break down
active euthansia - Answer actively ending the life of or killing a patient who is terminally ill
addiction - Answer an acquired physical or psychological dependence on a drug
administrative law - Answer a branch of law that covers regulations set by government
agencies
advance directive - Answer the various methods by which a patient has the right to self-
determination prior to a medical necessity; includes living wills, healthcare proxies, and durable
power of attorney
Affirmative Action program - Answer to remedy discriminating practices in hiring minority
group members. Also covered under Title VII
Affirmative defense - Answer this allows the defendant (usually physician or hospital) to
present evidence that the patient's condition was the result of factors other than the
defendant's negligence
, Age Discrimination in Employment (ADEA) - Answer this protects persons forty years or older
against employment discrimination because of age
agent - Answer person authorized to act on behalf of a patient
alleges - Answer to assert or declare without proof
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Answer methods for resolving a civil dispute that do not
involve going to court
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answer prohibits employers who have more than
fifteen employees from discriminating against disabled individuals
amniocentesis - Answer a test for the presence of genetic defects in which a needle is used to
withdraw a small amount of amniotic fluid that surrounds the fetus in the uterus
amoral - Answer lacking or indifferent to moral standards
anencephalic - Answer missing a brain and spinal cord
applied ethics - Answer the practical application of moral standards to the conduct of
individuals involved in organizations
arbitration - Answer submitting a dispute for resolution to a person other than a judge
arbitrator - Answer a person chosen to decide a disagreement between two parties
artificial insemination - Answer the injection of seminal fluid that contains male sperm into
the female's vagina from her husband, partner, or donor by some means other than sexual
intercourse
artificial insemination donor (AID) - Answer a procedure in which a donor's sperm is used
Exam and Correct Answers.
abandonment - Answer withdrawing medical care from a patient without providing sufficient
notice to the patient
abuse - Answer misuse, excessive or improper use
accreditation - Answer a voluntary process in which an agency is requested to officially review
healthcare institutions, such as hospitals, nursing homes, and educational institutions, to
determine compliance
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) - Answer a disease resulting in an infection that
occur as a result of exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes the
immune system to break down
active euthansia - Answer actively ending the life of or killing a patient who is terminally ill
addiction - Answer an acquired physical or psychological dependence on a drug
administrative law - Answer a branch of law that covers regulations set by government
agencies
advance directive - Answer the various methods by which a patient has the right to self-
determination prior to a medical necessity; includes living wills, healthcare proxies, and durable
power of attorney
Affirmative Action program - Answer to remedy discriminating practices in hiring minority
group members. Also covered under Title VII
Affirmative defense - Answer this allows the defendant (usually physician or hospital) to
present evidence that the patient's condition was the result of factors other than the
defendant's negligence
, Age Discrimination in Employment (ADEA) - Answer this protects persons forty years or older
against employment discrimination because of age
agent - Answer person authorized to act on behalf of a patient
alleges - Answer to assert or declare without proof
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) - Answer methods for resolving a civil dispute that do not
involve going to court
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answer prohibits employers who have more than
fifteen employees from discriminating against disabled individuals
amniocentesis - Answer a test for the presence of genetic defects in which a needle is used to
withdraw a small amount of amniotic fluid that surrounds the fetus in the uterus
amoral - Answer lacking or indifferent to moral standards
anencephalic - Answer missing a brain and spinal cord
applied ethics - Answer the practical application of moral standards to the conduct of
individuals involved in organizations
arbitration - Answer submitting a dispute for resolution to a person other than a judge
arbitrator - Answer a person chosen to decide a disagreement between two parties
artificial insemination - Answer the injection of seminal fluid that contains male sperm into
the female's vagina from her husband, partner, or donor by some means other than sexual
intercourse
artificial insemination donor (AID) - Answer a procedure in which a donor's sperm is used
