HSA 515 Week 11 Final Exam Part 1

A physician is

This committee develops blood usage policies and procedures. It is responsible for monitoring transfusion services and reviewing indications for transfusions, blood ordering practices, each transfusion episode, and transfusion reactions. The committee reports its findings and recommendations to the medical staff executive committee.

A psychiatrist owes a duty to warn of his patient’s danger to a third party if

When a physician fails to take an adequate history and physical from the patient and the patient suffers injuries as a result of that failure

The committee generally responsible for the development of policies and procedures for investigation and control of infections is

A nurse with an advanced academic degree and a major in a specific clinical specialty such as pediatrics or psychiatry

A nurse who rotates from unit to unit based on staffing needs.

Does a nurse have a duty to question or delay the discharge of a patient

The first state to approve nurses performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation was

The chief nursing officer is generally responsible for

An organization's laboratory provides

A formal listing of drugs used in an organization

Caregivers should be sure to

Licensing boards have the authority to

The allied health professional responsible for the treatment, management, diagnostic testing, and control of patients with cardiopulmonary deficits

Ordinary business documents are

Rewriting record entries by a nurse

A patient’s medical record may not be released

Ownership of the medical record resides with the

The following should be written in a patient’s medical record

The voluntary agreement by a person in the possession and exercise of sufficient mental capacity to make an intelligent choice to allow something proposed by another

When questions arise as to whether adequate consent has been given, some courts take into consideration the information that is ordinarily provided by other physicians. A physician must

Defenses available to defendants who have been sued on the basis of failure to provide their patients with sufficient information to make an informed decision include:

An informed consent form should include

The courts generally utilize a “subjective” or “objective” test to determine whether a patient would have refused treatment if the physician had provided adequate information as to the risks, benefits, and alternatives of the procedure. Under the subjective test theory,

Most states have enacted laws that require the reporting of

Information reported to the data bank

The criminal and civil risks for health care professionals in child abuse cases

Incident reports contain statements made by employees and physicians regarding

A sentinel event is