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CHAPTER TEST QUESTIONS
Objective Questions
For each question, choose the best answer.
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CHAPTER TEST QUESTIONS
Objective Questions
For each question, choose the best answer.
1.Whenever family members disagree about the care of the patient, and no advance directive is in place:
A.the mother or father of the patient is asked to make a decision.
B.the spouse of the patient is asked to make a decision.
C.the patient’s case manager is asked to make a decision
D.the medical staff is asked to make a decision.
2.Whenever a case manager is in a position of working with a difficult family (of an incompetent client), he or she should follow which of the following guidelines?
I.Hold a private meeting with the interdisciplinary team and the spouse of the client.
II.Ask family members to attend a meeting with the case manager and the team.
III.If the family cannot reach consensus, the ask the spouse of the client to make a choice.
IV.Encourage the patient’s spouse to sign a medical power of attorney or a living will.
A.III and IV
B.I, II and IV
C.I and II
D.II and III
3.In what way have the policies of deinstitutionalization and treatment within the least restrictive environment contributed to the escalating violence in our society?
A.By allowing individuals who may have a mental illness and are homeless to carry weapons for protection.
B.By establishing policies for the treatment and release of people with mental illnesses who have been incarcerated.
C.By releasing into the community individuals who do not have the resources to care for themselves.
D.By requiring individuals who do not have the resources to care for themselves be placed in nursing homes.
4.In addition to the policies of deinstitutionalization and treatment within the least restrictive environment, violence in our society is compounded by which of the following?
I.Changing values
II.Access to weapons
III.Managed care
IV.Government programs
A.II, III and IV
B.I, II, III, and IV
C.III and IV
D.I and II
5.When addressing issues of violence, the case management team should follow which of the following guidelines?
I.Members of the team need to identify potentially violent clients and vulnerable situations.
II.Members of the team need to understand several triggers of violence such as lack of control.
III.Members of the team should receive training to de-escalate a potentially violent situation.
IV.Members of the team need to know how to write a report on violence in the workplace.
A.II and IV
B.I, II and III
C.I and III
D.I, II, III, and IV
6.If a case manager is asked to testify in court regarding the confidential information of a client, he or she is required to do so unless:
A.the client does not consent.
B.doing so will cause harm.
C.protected by the state.
D.other family members will be present.
7.The purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 was to:
A.allow care providers to communicate with one another.
B.protect the confidentiality of patient health records
C.reduce the amount of documentation required by insurance companies.
D.require medical service providers to justify their services.
8.Prior to collecting any information from clients, the case manager — in order to anticipate confidentiality problems — should address which of the following?
I.Decide what information is needed to do the job, and why.
II.Decide what you, as the case manager, would like to know.
III.Decide under what circumstances the information will be shared.
IV.Decide what information will become a part of the permanent record.
A.I, II, III, and IV
B.II and IV
C.I, II and III
D.I, III and IV
9.When using technology to communicate, store, or retrieve confidential information about clients, the case manager must attend to which of the following security issues:
I.Maintaining accurate contact information.
II.The use of email to send the data.
III.Securing the communication site.
IV.Using a firewall to protect the data.
A.I and II
B.I and III
C.I, II and III
D.II, III and IV
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