Question: Under which of the following conditions is it permissible to treat a minor against the parents’ wishes and without a court order?

Answer: It is a life-threatening situation that could be averted by treatment.

Question: According to the reasonable patient standard, full disclosure is based on:

Answer: What the average patient, in a similar situation, would need to know to make an informed decision

Question: A patient agrees to treatment without receiving full information. This is an example of:

Answer: Consent

Question: The Joint Commission requirements for full disclosure are similar to legal and ethical requirements. In certain cases, however, The Joint Commission requires disclosure of additional information. Which of the following is one of these cases?

Answer: Use of anesthesia

Question: Which of the following would be considered acceptable under the extension doctrine?

Answer: A patient gives informed consent for a particular surgery. During the surgery, the surgeon sees a mass on an unrelated organ. The surgeon biopsies the mass.

Question: What does the principle of Beneficence require the healthcare provider to do?

Answer: Give the patient all the necessary information with which to make an informed decision

Question: What is express consent?

Answer: Consent by direct written or spoken words

Question: In which case is it acceptable to provide treatment without obtaining informed consent?

Answer: A patient gives informed consent for a procedure. During that procedure, additional issues come up.

Question: Which of these is an ethical duty related to informed consent?

Answer: Healthcare providers must accept the treatment choices that the patient makes.

Question:

Answer: The physician