Social Sciences

Question 1

physicians should disclose medication errors and provide an apology in a timely fashion _________

Answer 1

regardless if harm occurred

Question 2

_________ is a quality improvement measure that IDs what, how, and why a preventable adverse outcome occurred

Answer 2

root cause analysis

Question 3

if there is reason to suspect abuse or neglect in an elderly patient, the patient should be

Answer 3

interviewed alone

Question 4

visual resources should be used to address ______ patients

Answer 4

illiterate or low literacy

Question 5

parents authority to make medical decisions for their children can be challenged in cases in which a child________. Physicians are justified in obtaining a court injunction to proceed with life saving medical treatment for the child

Answer 5

is at significant risk for harm

Question 6

conversations regarding patients should be deferred to a ______________

Answer 6

private setting

Question 7

________________ should be obtained by a provider who has sufficient knowledge to give an accurate description of the intervention, risks and benefits, and alternative treatments

Answer 7

informed consent

Question 8

physicians are ethically and legally obligated to report _______ colleagues in a timely manner

Answer 8

impaired

Question 9

a __________ is an insurance plan with low monthly premiums, low copayments and deductibles, and low total cost for the patient, but offers a limited panel of providers

Answer 9

HMO

Question 10

________ take precedence over the wishes of family members

Answer 10

Advance directives

Question 11

physicians should respond to disclosure of past _____ with empathy and concern

Answer 11

sexual abuse

Question 12

all surrogate medical decisions, including next of kin decisions, must be based on the best estimation of

Answer 12

what the patient would have wanted

Question 13

in an _________, the physician can treat an incapacitated patient without obtaining consent

Answer 13

emergency

Question 14

most minors can consent to ________, treatment of an STI, contraception, and drug or alcohol rehab without emancipation or parental consent of notification

Answer 14

prenatal care

Question 15

patients who are __________________ (drunk) should not be allowed to make important health care decisions

Answer 15

temporarily incapacitated

Question 16

patients have the right to ________ to receive medical information

Answer 16

refuse

Question 17

exceptions to patient confidentiality include ___________, knife or gunshot wounds, diagnosis of a reportable communicable disease, and patients at risk of physically harming themselves or others

Answer 17

suspected abuse

Question 18

the five stages of grief are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and ______. Denial that does not impair relationships or interfere with care should not be confronted

Answer 18

acceptance

Question 19

consent of significant other is not required to undergo any type of procedure including

Answer 19

sterilization

Question 20

when treating patients who have been referred for specialty care or a second opinion, it is imperative to not ____________ with the PCP

Answer 20

undermine the patients relationship

Question 21

a health care _______ is a person legally designated to make medical decisions

Answer 21

proxy

Question 22

physicians should ask patients preferred

Answer 22

form of address

Question 23

in nonemergent settings, trained ________, including those for American Sign Language, should be used to ensure optimal medical care

Answer 23

language interpreters

Question 24

physicians should use a neutral, open, and nonjudgmental approach when taking a

Answer 24

sexual history

Question 25

providing _______ to friends is ethically problematic and should generally be limited to emergency situations when no other physician is available

Answer 25

informal treatments

Question 26

patients with a life expectancy of <6 months should be evaluated for _____

Answer 26

hospice care

Question 27

physicians are not required to provide medical services that are against their

Answer 27

personal beliefs

Question 28

physicians may disclose patient information to friends and family members only when the patient gives

Answer 28

explicit permission

Question 29

use the SPIKES protocol for

Answer 29

delivering bad news

Question 30

when child abuse is suspected, the physician should attempt to conduct a full evaluation and interview with the child

Answer 30

alone

Question 31

it is ethically problematic for physicians to accept

Answer 31

expensive gifts

Question 32

all patients who present to the _______ must receive an appropriate screening medical exam and stabilization of their condition, regardless of ability to pay

Answer 32

emergency department

Question 33

patients experiencing _______ should be assessed for safety and approached in a supportive, nonjudgmental, open ended manner

Answer 33

intimate partner violence

Question 34

when an ill patient requests your______________ in an acute setting, it is appropriate to offer your personal support without interjecting your personal beliefs into the interaction

Answer 34

prayers

Question 35

capacity to refuse _______ requires the ability to express a choice, understand the medical information, and appreciate the consequences of treatment options, and offer rationale for the decision

Answer 35

treatment

Question 36

physicians are required to perform a thorough assessment prior to evaluating whether a patient is entitled to

Answer 36

disability benefits

Question 37

a physician should neither confirm or deny whether the person of interest is a patient of theirs in a

Answer 37

nonmedical setting

Question 38

romantic and sexual relationships with ______ are always unethical

Answer 38

current patients

Question 39

physicians are ethically required to ______ medical errors

Answer 39

disclose