Question

Question 16 (1 point)

In the absence of statutory protection, a procedure performed despite an individual’s objection to consenting to a procedure beyond which the patient agrees could constitute a __________.

Question 16 options:

	Libel
	Battery
	false imprisonment
	Fraud

Question 17 (1 point)

A physician ____________

Question 17 options:

	has a duty to explain all the possible risks and benefits of a proposed procedure
	has a duty to explain all the possible benefits, risks, and benefits of a proposed procedure
	has a duty to explain all the potential risks of a proposed procedure
	does not have a duty to explain all the possible risks of a proposed procedure

Question 18 (1 point)

The clinical assessment of decision-making capacity should include the patient’s ability to __________.

Question 18 options:

	evaluate the information provided by the physician
	voluntarily make decisions regarding his or her treatment plan pending consent by family, friends, and his or her physician
	express his or her family’s treatment preferences
	understand the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a proposed procedure, as well as, express his or her treatment preferences

Question 19 (1 point)

Adult patients who are conscious and mentally competent __________.

Question 19 options:

	cannot refuse medical treatment when the best medical opinion deems it essential to life
	have the legal right to refuse to permit a touching of his or her body
	have to obtain a court order to exercise their right to refuse treatment
	have no right to refuse medical care

Question 20 (1 point)

The ethical rationale underlying the doctrine of informed consent is __________.

Question 20 options:

	to better involve hospital staff with the understanding that the staff always knows what is best for the patient
	rooted in the notions of speech
	to protect the basic rights of the patient in order for the patient to make uninformed decisions regarding the course of treatment to which he or she consents
	rooted in the notions of freedom of choice, liberty, and autonomy

Answer 1

16. In the absence of statutory protection, a procedure performed despite an individual’s objection to consenting to a procedure beyond which the patient agrees could constitute a battery.

17. A physician has a duty to explain all the potential risks of a proposed procedure.

18. The clinical assessment of decision-making capacity should include the patient’s ability to understand the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a proposed procedure, as well as, express his or her treatment preferences.

19. Adult patients who are conscious and mentally competent have the legal right to refuse to permit a touching of his or her body.

20. The ethical rationale underlying the doctrine of informed consent is rooted in the notions of freedom of choice, liberty, and autonomy.