BAYES MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES 8TH ED - TEST BANK - Updated

Chapter 02

Medical Ethics, Law, and Compliance

Multiple Choice Questions
 

1. The standards of conduct that grow out of one's understanding of right and wrong are known as: 
A. Ethics
B. Morals
C. Behavior
D. Common Sense

The standards of conduct that grow out of one's understanding of right and wrong are known as ethics.

ABHES: 11.b
ABHES: 4.g
ABHES: 8.f
Blooms: Remember
CAAHEP: X.A.1
CAAHEP: X.A.2
CAAHEP: X.C.2
CAAHEP: X.C.5
CAAHEP: X.P.2
CAHIIM: N/A.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Est Time: 0-1 Minute
Learning Outcome: 02.01
Topic: Medical Ethics
 

2. What is considered to be one response to the bioethical issue of life sustainment without patient consent? 
A. Appointing a power of attorney
B. Appointing a guardian
C. Creating a living will
D. Updating a will

A living will is considered to be one response to a bioethical issue.

ABHES: 4.b
ABHES: 4.f
Blooms: Remember
CAAHEP: IX.C.10.f
CAHIIM: I.A.2
CAHIIM: I.A.3
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Est Time: 0-1 Minute
Learning Outcome: 02.01
Topic: Medical Ethics
 

3. What is another name for etiquette? 
A. Good education
B. Good manners
C. Good attitude
D. Good morals

Good manners are another name for etiquette.

ABHES: 11.b
ABHES: 4.g
ABHES: 8.f
Blooms: Remember
CAAHEP: X.A.2
CAHIIM: N/A.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Est Time: 0-1 Minute
Learning Outcome: 02.01
Topic: Medical Ethics
 

4. Who is called "the father of modern medicine"? 
A. Galileo
B. Zeus
C. Hippocrates
D. Galen

Hippocrates is called the father of modern medicine.

ABHES: N/A.
Blooms: Remember
CAAHEP: N/A.
CAHIIM: N/A.
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Est Time: 0-1 Minute
Learning Outcome: 02.01
Topic: Medical Ethics
 

5. The law, as it applies to standards of acceptable care, is known as: 
A. Medical ethics
B. Medical jurisprudence
C. Medical etiquette
D. Medical morals

The law, as it applies to standards of acceptable care, is known as medical jurisprudence and medical law.

ABHES: 1.d
ABHES: 4.d
ABHES: 4.f
Blooms: Remember
CAAHEP: IX.C.8
CAHIIM: I.A.2
CAHIIM: I.A.3
CAHIIM: I.B.1
CAHIIM: II.A.2
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Est Time: 0-1 Minute
Learning Outcome: 02.02
Topic: Medical Law