Innovative Educational Services - Continuing Education for Healthcare Professionals

You will need to answer 7 questions correctly to pass the test.

1. Which ethics theory proposes that right and wrong are determined by consequence? (p. 4)

(A) Utilitarianism

(B) Social Contract Theory

(D) Natural Law Theory

2. Which of the following statements is TRUE? (p. 5-6)

(A) All actions that are legal are also morally right.

(B) All actions that are morally right are also legal.

(D) The AOTA Code of Ethics establishes ethical behavior for all occupational therapists; including those who are not members of the AOTA.

3. Which of the following is NOT one of the identified Principles of the AOTA's Code of Ethics? (p.6-7)

(A) Beneficence

(B) Nonmaleficence

(D) Veracity

4. The goal of the informed consent process is to _________. (p. 7-8)

(A) provide protection for health care providers against litigation

(B) ensure that patients have an opporturnity to be informed participants in decisions about their health care

(D) facilitate the practice of evidence based medicine

5. OT professionals are expected to make a "fiduciary" commitment to their patients. This means that they will ___________. (p. 9)

(A) place the needs and interests of their patients before their own

(B) provide only evidence-based care

(D) provide pro bono services

6. Gifts from companies to OT professionals are acceptable only when ______. (p. 11-12)

(A) the primary purpose is the enhancement of patient care and medical knowledge

(B) each professional in the field receives the same gift without regard to previous product usage

(D) permission is received from the professional's employer

7. Under HIPAA regulations, information related to which of the following is considered "individually identifiable health information"? (p. 12-13)

(A) An individual's past, present or future physical or mental health or condition.

(B) Payment for the provision of health care

(D) All of the above

8. For a patient's consent to be valid, they must be considered _____ to make the decision, and their consent must be ______. (p. 14-15)

(A) conscious; within 24 hours

(B) cooperative; witnessed by two individuals

(D) competent; voluntary

9. The "Trust Test" is relevant for helping to establish ___________. (p. 15-16)

(A) confidentiality

(B) informed consent

(D) medical necessity

10. Which of the following is unethical? (p. 17)

(A) Having a physician serve as your facility's Medical Director.

(B) Showing your appreciation to your top referral source by giving them NFL season tickets

(D) Subleasing office space to an attorney.

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