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Question 1.5 pts: The scope of practice refers to the permissible boundaries of practice for health care professionals, as is often defined in:

• state constitutions
• state statutes
• county ordinances
• penal codes

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Does a nurse have a duty to question or delay the discharge of a patient

• no, it is strictly the physician’s decision
• nurses do not have a duty to delay a patient’s discharge if the discharge is questionable
• yes, if the nurse has reason to believe that such discharge a could cause the patient injury
• dismissal such a case against the hospital by a trial court would be found to be proper

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Question Question 3.5 pts

A health professional can be held liable for attempting to carry out a procedure clearly

• inside his scope of ability to perform the assigned task
• within his or her scope of ability to perform the assigned task and as permitted by law
• beyond his or her capability to perform the assigned task
• within his scope of ability to perform the assigned task

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Hospitals emergency departments are expected to

• maintain a nurse specialty on-call list
• notify the on-call nurse supervisor when necessary
• require physicians not to respond on a timely basis when their services are needed
• maintain a physician specialty on-call list and require the on-call physicians to respond on a timely basis

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Question 5 5 pts

The Privacy Act of 1974 was enacted to

• safeguard the privacy of healthcare professionals
• discourage misuse of state records
• provide individuals with legal access to federal records concerning themselves
• safeguard individual privacy and discourage misuse of federal records

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Question 6 5 pts

The integrity and completeness of the medical record are important in reconstructing the events surrounding an alleged negligence or criminal act in the care of a patient, where the medical record

• aid police investigations
• aid determining the cause of death
• provide information in workers’ compensation cases and personal injury proceedings
• all of the above

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Question 7 5 pts

Informed consent is a legal doctrine that provides that a patient has the right to know the

• potential benefits of a proposed procedure
• potential risks of a proposed procedure
• potential risks, benefits, and compromises of a proposed procedure
• potential risks, benefits, and alternatives of a proposed procedure

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Question 8 5 pts

The clinical assessment of decision-making capacity should include the patient’s ability to:

• understand the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a proposed procedure, as well as, express his or her treatment preferences
• evaluate the information provided by the physician
• express his or her treatment preferences
• voluntarily make decisions regarding his or her treatment plan without undue influence by family, friends, or medical personnel

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Question 9 5 pts

Persons in the health care setting who are required to report child abuse are

• physicians, social workers and nurses only
• registered nurses only
• administrators, physicians, interns, registered nurses, chiropractors, social workers, psychologists, dentists, osteopaths, optometrists, podiatrists, and mental health professionals
• physicians only

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Question 10 5 pts

The need for statutes requiring the reporting of communicable diseases is to

• protect citizens' health by placing patients in public places
• quarantine patients with communicable diseases to prevent the spread of a disease
• to ensure some reporting of infection or disease
• quarantine patients with non communicable diseases and ensure reporting of infection or disease