Question

Question 1 (1 point)

Regardless of their ability to pay, patients presenting themselves to a hospital emergency department with acute medical or surgical problems should be __________.

Question 1 options:

	provided care based on their ability to pay
	politely requested to return later in the day when a bed is available
	treated as any other patient
	requested to apply for Medicaid prior to treatment

Question 2 (1 point)

A patient has the right to know the names and positions of any __________.

Question 2 options:

	All of these are correct.
	interns and residents involved in his or her care
	physical therapists and laboratory technicians involved in his or her care
	physicians involved in his or her care

Question 3 (1 point)

Patients have a right to __________.

Question 3 options:

	an assessment of their pain as long as there is sufficient staff to assess it
	determine the strength of medications they wish to take
	have their pain medications as often as they want
	a pain control plan

Question 4 (1 point)

A patient has the responsibility to provide, to the best of his or her knowledge, __________.

Question 4 options:

	incomplete information about present medical health complaints
	present medical health complaints, past illnesses, and surgical procedures
	income level
	religious beliefs

Question 5 (1 point)

A patient is responsible for those injuries resulting from a __________.

Question 5 options:

	physician’s negligence
	failure to follow physician instructions
	hospital’s failure to post a patient’s bill of rights
	failure to follow parking instructions

Answer 1

1. The correct option is c) treated as any other patient .

Regardless of their ability to pay, patients presenting themselves to a hospital emergency department with acute medical or surgical problems should be treated as any other patient .

2. The correct option is a) all of these are correct . A patient has the right to know the names and positions of any interns and residents involved in his or her care,physical therapists and laboratory technicians involved in his or her care, physicians involved in his or her care

3. The correct option is d) a pain control plan . Patients have a right to a pain control plan .

4. The correct option is b) present medical health complaints, past illnesses, and surgical procedures. A patient has the responsibility to provide, to the best of his or her knowledge present medical health complaints, past illnesses, and surgical procedures.

5. The correct option is b) failure to follow physician instructions. A patient is responsible for those injuries resulting from a failure to follow physician instructions .