Test Bank for Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management 4th Edition by McWay
Chapter07
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- The study of ethical issues resulting from technologic and scientific advances is called _____.
| a. | Bioethics | c. | Medical technology |
| b. | Eugenics | d. | The scientific method |
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- The effort to improve the human species through control of hereditary factors is called _____.
| a. | Eugenics | c. | Genetics |
| b. | Euthanasia | d. | Surrogacy |
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- Family planning refers to _____.
| a. | Abortion | c. | Contraception |
| b. | Artificial insemination | d. | Controlling family size |
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- With regards to minor consent _____.
| a. | All states require parental consent to dispense birth control |
| b. | Consent for contraception does not include treatment for pregnancy or STDs |
| c. | Minors are incapable of providing informed consent for treatment |
| d. | Some states grant minors access to birth control without parental consent |
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- Therapeutic abortion is defined as _____.
| a. | Accidental miscarriage any time during a pregnancy |
| b. | Continuing a pregnancy until an abortion is safe to perform |
| c. | Termination of a pregnancy prior to 20 weeks gestation |
| d. | Voluntary termination of a pregnancy for medically necessary reasons |
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- Roe vs. Wade decided that:
| a. | Abortion may only be performed when the patient was subject to rape or incest. |
| b. | Miscarriages that result in abortion are not be permitted in the third trimester. |
| c. | Restricting abortion impaired a woman’s personal liberty and right to privacy. |
| d. | The embryo is entitled to legal protection regardless of the mother’s condition. |
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- An ethical concern related to persons infected with HIV involves _____.
| a. | Best-interest standard | c. | Right to privacy |
| b. | Double effect principle | d. | Veracity |
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- Barriers that exist to providing appropriate treatment to patients infected with HIV include all of the following with the exception of _____.
| a. | Confidentiality of the patient’s HIV status |
| b. | Inability to separate suffering from behaviors |
| c. | Risk of contracting the disease from others |
| d. | Universal precautions implemented in facilities |
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- Allografts and homografts are transplants using _____ tissue.
| a. | Animal | c. | Donor |
| b. | Combined human/animal | d. | The patient’s own |
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- Which organization is charged with coordinating the procurement and allocation of human organs and tissues from donors to recipients?
| a. | UHDDS | c. | United Way |
| b. | UNICEF | d. | UNOS |
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- Nonhuman and animal tissues used for transplant _____.
| a. | Are not compatible with human transplantation of any form |
| b. | Have an effective long-term use, regardless of type |
| c. | Provide additional time until a suitable allograft is available |
| d. | Usually result in automatic rejection of transplanted tissue |
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- The Human Genome Project’s purpose is to:
| a. | Generate funding from private sources. |
| b. | Map genes found in human DNA. |
| c. | Reduce occurrence of genetic anomalies. |
| d. | Track/identify people through DNA fingerprinting. |
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- Which is true of DNA mapping?
| a. | Cannot provide information to develop new treatments. |
| b. | Definitely leads to practices incompatible with free will. |
| c. | Is cost-prohibitive, regardless of methods used. |
| d. | Will have an impact on disease prevention. |
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- GINA stands for:
| a. | Genetics in Native Americans |
| b. | Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act |
| c. | Government in Nursing Association |
| d. | Government Information Nondisclosure Agreement |
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- Under GINA, it is permissible for the health information manager to _____.
| a. | Allow genetic information to be used as a qualification for medical insurance |
| b. | Prohibit the release of genetic information to other health care providers |
| c. | Refuse the release of genetic information for insurance or employment qualifications |
| d. | Release genetic information as a part of an employment physical examination |
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