Question: Ethical dilemmas occur when issues raise questions that cannot be answered with a simple, clearly defined rule, fact, or authoritative view.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: When healthcare agencies provide access to health information on websites, they:
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A. Must adhere to responsible information standards
B. Are responsible for actions that people take as a result
C. Expect people to follow the advice
D. Are essentially practicing medicine
Answer: A. Must adhere to responsible information standards
Question: It is essential that the process used for making ethical decisions be systematic and flexible.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: A security breach is considered discovered as soon as an employee other than the individual who committed the breach knows or should have known of the breach, such as unauthorized access or an unsuccessful attempt to access information.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: Social media is an acceptable form of communication but has the potential for ethical and legal complications.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: Morals are widely shared social conventions about right and wrong human conduct.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: Although theoretical definitions of ethics vary, what identifies a common characteristic of ethics?
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A. One acceptable option
B. Illogical
C. Unfair
D. Goal oriented
Answer: D. Goal oriented
Question: The intent of HIPAA was to:
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A. Curtail healthcare fraud and abuse, and enforce standards for health information
B. Guarantee the security and privacy of health information
C. Assure health insurance portability for employed persons
D. All of these are correct
Answer: D. All of these are correct
Question: An ethics approach applied to relatively homogeneous societies, where beliefs are similar and most societal members shared common values, is known as:
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A. Principlism
B. A casuist approach
C. Antiprinciplism
D. The Hippocratic tradition
Answer: D. The Hippocratic tradition
Question: Compliance with the Privacy and Security Rules is only mandatory for some entities.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: Which situation presents a bioethical dilemma?
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A. Use of stem cell technology in research
B. The ability to check information available on the Internet to protect citizens
C. Computer programmers developing healthcare software
D. Not a cheater, but cheats on a quiz
Answer: A. Use of stem cell technology in research
Question: Healthcare professionals need to be familiar with the:
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A. Goals and purposes of the HITECH Act of 2009
B. Medicare and Medicaid HIT provisions of the law and the concepts of “meaningful use” and “certified EHR technology”
C. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996
D. All of these are correct
Answer: D. All of these are correct
Question: Which of the following is not true about social media?
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A. Social media posts may influence perceptions of professional image
B. Social media promotes professional collegiality
C. Social media represents an instantaneous form of communication
D. Social media posts are easily deleted by the person who initiated the post
Answer: D. Social media posts are easily deleted by the person who initiated the post
Question: New technologies in digital communications, electronic health records, and telehealth raise issues related to:
Answer Options:
A. Comprehensiveness of care
B. Privacy and confidentiality
C. Justice and fidelity
D. The digital divide
Answer: B. Privacy and confidentiality
Question: Principles of nonmaleficence are related to direct contacts with patients and do not apply to information published on health websites.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: Two ethics approaches that emphasize considering human needs and the responsibility to meet needs are:
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A. Bioethics and casuistry
B. Principlism and antiprinciplism
C. Virtue and care ethics
D. Beneficence and care ethics
Answer: C. Virtue and care ethics
Question: When entering a client’s room, the nurse observes the client holding up an arm and coughing non-productively into the upper sleeve. Which action should the nurse take?
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A) Provide a box of tissues for the client to use when coughing. B) Obtain face masks for staff to wear upon entering the room. C) Assist the client in changing into a fresh hospital gown. D) Teach the client to cover the mouth with hands when coughing.
Answer: A) Provide a box of tissues for the client to use when coughing.
Question: While inserting an indwelling urinary catheter into a female client, the nurse observes urine flow in the tubing. Which action should be taken next?
Answer Options:
A) Document the color and clarity of the urine. B) Insert the catheter an additional inch. C) Ask the client to breathe deeply and slowly exhale. D) Inflate the balloon with 5 mL of sterile water.
Answer: B) Insert the catheter an additional inch.