Question

100 It is less likely that incidents of abuse against elders will be reported as opposed to incidents of abuse against children TRUE or FALSE 2) In some states, whistleblowers are protected from employer retaliation when they report certain incidents of employer misconduct.? TRUE or FALSE The employment at will doctrine allows employers to fire an employee for any reason at anytime, even if they are employed under a contract. TRUE or FALSE Physicians and hospitals are NOT under a requirement to reports AIDS cases along with the patient's name to government public health authorities. TRUE or FALSE 5) Who is the owner of a patient's medical records? a. The patient b. The patient's attorney c. The organization or professional rendering treatment to the patient! d. The patient's family Once a patient enters the physician-patient relationship, any information acquired by physicians will not be disclosed unless which of the following is present. a. The patient consents to the release of the information b. The information is requested by the patient's attorney c. The information is requested by the patient's other physician d. The information is requested by the patient's family member

Answer 1

QUESTION: 1

ANSWER: TRUE

  Yes. it is true. The episodes of abuse against elders are few likely recorded when compared to the abuse against children because maturer people have uncertainty to express the dilemmas to others.

QUESTION: 2

ANSWER: TRUE

  Yes. it is true. Whistleblowers are protected from employer retaliation because if the employee is stating the misconduct of the employer they may lead to forming a problem for the employee. So when they report the employer misconduct whistleblowers are helped to prevent the circumstance.

QUESTION: 3

ANSWER: TRUE

  Yes. The employer can able to terminate the employee at any time for any reason without any warning even if they are employed under a contract. This is called at-will employment.

QUESTION: 4

ANSWER: FALSE

  No. It is false. The physician and the hospital should inform AIDS cases along with the patient's name to the government public health authorities. Because AIDS is a highly communicable disease and its monitoring should be essential to detect the spreading of disease. Always the government public health authorities should monitor the disease prevalence rate to detect the disease rate in the community.

QUESTION: 5

ANSWER: (C) The organisation or the professional rendering treatment to the patient.

The organisation or the physician is the owner of the patient's medical record. The patient can able to follow the record but not the actual medical record.

QUESTION: 6

ANSWER: (A)

  The information acquired from the patient should be affirmed confidently. If the patient's information will be disclosed due to any conditions the physician should get proper consent from the patient to disclose his/her information.

QUESTION: 7

ANSWER: (D) INFORMED CONSENT

Informed consent is a term used in which the patient had the rights to know about the uncertainties, advantages and any explanations regarding the procedure. Because patients had the rights to know this kind of details and it is the responsibility of the physician to provide all details and give proper clarification regarding their doubts.

QUESTION: 8

ANSWER: TRUE

All patients have an independent right to refuse medical treatment. Before every treatment admitted by the physician should get proper consent from the client. If the treatment is extremely safe and it develops the patient's health status but the patient will resist the treatment means the physician should not move with the procedure.

QUESTION: 9

ANSWER: (D)

Patients who have selected their right to consent to another family member due to the severity of their illness has the right to consent to the medical treatment. Minor children, emancipated minors and incompetent patients did not have the right to consent to the medical treatment. Because of the severe illness, the patient cannot able to pick on the medical procedure so the patient assigned legally a person to right to consent for the medical treatment. But other personalities like minor children cannot have enough knowledge on decision making.

QUESTION:10

ANSWER: (A) EXPRESS CONSENT

Express consent is used during the emergency if the patient cannot able to give proper consent. written consent is used for the conscious individuals who are going to undergo a medical procedure so written consent is not used during the emergency. Judicial consent refers to the law basics depending on the law the consent will be obtained.