Exam Law And Ethics

Front 1

Define EHR and give one example

Back 1

Health info collected by more than one facility and shared electronically among health care providers eg. a doctors office

Front 2

Define interoperable EHR and give one example

Back 2

Connected electronic systems that will enable authorized health care providers to view, and in some cases update a patients essential health info eg. A hospital

Front 3

Define physician assisted suicide and give one example

Back 3

A person assists another who wishes to end their life but is unable to do so independently. Eg a hospice

Front 4

Define passive euthanasia and give one example

Back 4

The process of allowing a person to die by removing life support or other life-sustaining treatment eg. A hospital

Front 5

Do provincial and territorial plans cover chiropractic treatment?

Back 5

No

Front 6

Are regulated professionals legally entitled to use specific designation?

Back 6

Yes

Front 7

When can controlled acts be performed?

Back 7

Only by authorized regulated health care providers

Front 8

What does the concept of confidentiality mean?

Back 8

Kept private or shared only with authorized individuals eg. A doctor

Front 9

What is meant by Good Samaritan laws?

Back 9

A law protecting individuals who attempt to offer help to a person in distress

Front 10

What is the importance of ethics in health care?

Back 10

The knowledge and rules about behaving according to set values, duties, and moral principles

Front 11

Name one problem in health care services today

Back 11

Lack of drug benefits

Front 12

What two challenges facing health care services today?

Back 12

Access is under funded and poor coordination of services

Front 13

What is a barrier to health care access in Canada?

Back 13

Shortage of family doctors

Front 14

What is a benefit of EHR?

Back 14

Prompt delivery of lab results

Front 15

Name a future initiative for the Canadian health care system

Back 15

Improved wait times

Front 16

What two services have the longest waiting in Canada?

Back 16

Cardiac surgery and joint replacement

Front 17

Why does Canada have an aging population?

Back 17

A 25% drop in birth rate between 1994 and 2004

Front 18

Example of an alternative health care practitioner?

Back 18

Reiki practitioner

Front 19

Define evidence based

Back 19

Proven, through high quality scientific studies, to be effective

Front 20

Give an example of a benefit of primary health care for clients?

Back 20

Access to a multidisciplinary team of health care specialists

Front 21

Example of a allied health care professional

Back 21

Dietician

Front 22

What do the terms of legislation refer to?

Back 22

The health care professionals regulated by the government

Front 23

Who should regulations in Ontario law be made by?

Back 23

RHPA

Front 24

Define controlled drugs and substances act

Back 24

Federal statute that replaces the narcotic control act and the food and drug act and establishes specific categories of drugs by way of schedules

Front 25

Define power of attorney

Back 25

A legal document naming a person or persons to act on behalf of another in matters concerning personal care, personal estate, or both

Front 26

What is contained in a health record?

Back 26

An accumulation of info relating to his or her interactions with health care services eg. Meds, names, numbers, health history

Front 27

How is health information stores and disposed of?

Back 27

It can be stored electronically or in a health care form; it is shredded

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