AMCA PRACTICE EXAM 2

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AMCA PRACTICE EXAM #2

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Question 1: If a physician simply decided to stop providing care for his or her

noncompliant patient without following the appropriate legal steps, the patient could file a lawsuit against the physician on which of the following grounds?

• quid pro quo
• malfeasance
• abandonment
• res ipsa loquitur

Answer:

• abandonment

Question 2: While telephoning patients to confirm their appointments for the next day, a patient states that he or she is cancelling the appointment. What should you NOT do?

• note the cancellation in their medical record
• note the cancellation in the appointment record
• Leave a phone message for the physician, so he or she can call them later
• ask how they are currently feeling

Answer:

• leave a phone message for the physician, so he or she can call them later

Question 3: which of the following demonstrates positive communication skill?

• ignoring a patient's anger
• giving advice to the patient although they may not have asked for it
• responding to the patient's stated problem by saying "let's discuss it"
• telling an unhappy patient to "cheer up; things will get better"

Answer:

• responding to the patient's stated problem by saying "let's discuss it"

Question 4: a bacteriological culture needs to be performed on a collected urine specimen.which of the following instructions best describes what your patient should do?

• collect a midday specimen in a sterile cup
• void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup
• collect a 24-hour specimen
• void the entire specimen in a sterile cup

Answer:

• void a specimen midstream in a sterile cup

Question 5: Which of the following statements is FALSE?

• the physician-patient relationship is legally recognized when the patient arrives at the office

for treatment

• consent is a mutual agreement between legally capable parties when an offer is made and

accepted

• expressed contracts are between 2 parties and may be verbal written
• implied contracts are the result of a provider treating a patient

Answer:

• the physician-patient relationship is legally recognized when the patient arrives at the office for

tratment

Question 6: which of the following situations would present a civil rather than a criminal liability for a physician?

• a physician in medical practice treats patients without a valid license
• a physician falsifies medical records for a worker's compensation case
• a surgeon performs knee replacement on the wrong knee
• a physician is accused of substance abuse while on the jon

Answer:

• a surgeon performs knee replacement on the wrong knee

Question 7: of all the following options, which does NOT need to be proven in order to prove negligence against a physician?

• dereliction of duty directly resulted in patient injury
• under the involved circumstances, there was no compliance with the duty required
• dereliction of duty indirectly caused more than 1 injury to the patient
• duty was owed to the patient

Answer:

• dereliction of duty indirectly caused more than 1 injury to the patient

Question 8: According to the law, which statement is FALSE regarding financial responsibilities for patients?

• a husband may be held responsible for his wife's treatment charges
• a wife is not always responsible for her husband's treatment charges
• a father is responsible for his minor children's debts
• if a mother refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is responsible for payment

Answer:

• if a mother refuses to pay for her treatments, her adult son is responsible for payment

Question 9: which of the following concepts typically define ethics?

• principles of right and wrong
• legal actions to civil wrongs
• practical actions to taken
• guidelines for occupation professionalism

Answer:

• principles of right and wrong

Question 10: what is the most important step in achieving medical asepsis?

• washing hands
• using surgical soap to scrub hands
• cleaning patient examination rooms with disinfectant
• placing soiled linens in an appropriate bag as soon as possible

Answer:

• washing hands

Question 11: what is the term for an injury to another person as a result of failure to act when duty is indicated?

• feasance
• maldeasance
• misfeasance
• nonfeasance

Answer:

• nonfeasance