Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions 4th Edition Elsevier Test Bank
Test Bank for Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions 4th Edition by Elsevier, ISBN: 9780323496414
Table of Contents
1. The US Legal System
2. The Basics of Ethics
3. Ethical and Bioethical Issues
4. Workplace Issues
5. Code and Standards Infractions
6. The Medical Malpractice Lawsuit and the Trial Process
7. Intentional and Quasi-Intentional Torts
8. Statutory Reporting and Public Duties in Healthcare
9. Professional Liability Insurance
10. Medical Records – NEW
11. Death and Dying Issues
12. Conflict Management
13. Healthcare Business and Operations
14. Key Trends in Healthcare
Chapter 01: The US Legal System
Elsevier: Legal and Ethical Issues for Health Professions, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. All of the following are examples of the use of laws except
a. a woman takes her husband to court to obtain a divorce.
b. an individual sues his neighbor over a property line.
c. a man slashes his neighbor’s tires over a dispute.
d. a child is taken from her neglectful mother and placed in foster care by the state.
ANS: C
Taking the law into one’s own hands never fulfills the goal of law. The goal of law is to resolve disputes without violence and to protect individual citizens’ health, safety, and welfare. Taking an individual to court or to the proper regulatory agency resolves matters peacefully.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 4
2. The foundation of the law of the land is
a. state constitutions.
b. municipal laws.
c. district court decisions.
d. the Constitution of the United States.
ANS: D
The US Constitution grants certain powers to the federal government. Unless a specific power is granted to the US government, that power is left to the jurisdiction of state government.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 3
