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NCLEX Questions on Legal Aspect of Health Care Questions
Question 1 of 5
Mental health professionals are constrained by which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Mental health professionals must adhere to legal, ethical, and professional standards, making D the comprehensive answer.
Question 2 of 5
Your patient has just recently been diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). This disorder is chronic, progressive, and fatal. There is a genetic test that can tell whether children of parents with the disease will develop it. The test is very accurate. The patient has become divorced and refuses to give you his consent to inform his ex-wife who now has custody of their three children. He threatens to sue you if you reveal elements of his medical care to his ex-wife. What should you do?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The patient's right to confidentiality ends where it comes into conflict with the safety of other people. The children have a right to know whether their lives will be affected by FAP, and the mother has a right to know as their caregiver. The right to one person's privacy is not as important as the right of another person to safety.
Question 3 of 5
You have a patient in your clinic who is an elderly woman with multiple medical problems. Her family is extremely grateful for your care and they bring you a meal they cooked at home, a cake, and a scarf. What should you do?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Small gifts of nominal value from patients are ethically acceptable as tokens of gratitude and do not require reporting or refusal.
Question 4 of 5
A 52-year-old Spanish-speaking woman has arrived for the first day of a clinical trial of chemotherapy for breast cancer. You suddenly remember the need for signing a consent form. You ask a medical student to 'get the consent.' He walks up to the patient and says in English, 'Sign this,' and she signs. She completes the trial but her hair falls out and she files suit against you for an improper informed consent. Why will this lawsuit be successful?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Consent must be informed with risks explained in a language the patient understands by someone knowledgeable about the procedure; all these elements were lacking.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following most accurately describes the ownership of the medical record?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The patient owns the information, while the provider owns the physical or electronic record.