Ethics And Law In Dental Hygiene 3rd Edition By Phyllis L.beemsterboer – Test Bank

Chapter 10: Risk Management
Beemsterboer: Ethics and Law in Dental Hygiene, 3rd Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following is a term used to describe a philosophy of risk identification and system of injury prevention?
a. Risk management
b. Fiduciary relationship
c. Virtue
d. Deontology

ANS: A
The term risk management also is applied to other areas of private and public business but is most frequently used in health care. Management, as part of the term, means that once risk is identified, it is measured for the seriousness of the potential outcome and the likelihood of its occurrence. A strategy is then created to handle the risk in such a way as to minimize it or, in some cases, to eliminate it altogether. A fiduciary relationship is part of contract law. Character or virtue and the goodness of a person in living a good life are acquired by a person through learning and reflection and repetition. Deontology is nonconsequentialist ethics.

DIF: Recall REF: p. 101 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General

2. A general dental practice may not provide complex oral surgery procedures for patients, because the clinicians have determined that extensive risk factors are associated with those procedures.
a. Both the statement and reason are correct and related.
b. Both the statement and reason are correct but NOT related.
c. The statement is correct, but the reason is NOT.
d. The statement is NOT correct, but the reason is correct.
e. NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.

ANS: A
The liability associated with complex oral surgery procedures may be too significant, thus making the risk greater than the benefit to the dental practice. In these cases the risk management strategy is the removal of such a procedure from the scope of care delivery.

DIF: Recall REF: p. 102 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General

3. Eliminating a high-risk procedure from the scope of practice is not always possible or desirable. In such cases a risk management strategy should be implemented to control the risk.
a. Both statements are true.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is true, the second statement is false.
d. The first statement is false, the second statement is true.

ANS: A
The development of well-targeted procedures for minimizing adverse outcomes requires an awareness of the most frequently occurring negative incidents. Strategies for identifying risk include incident reporting and a quality improvement program.

DIF: Recall REF: p. 102 OBJ: 1
TOP: 7.0 Professional Responsibility | 7.4 General

4. Each of the following is true for a system of incident reporting EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?
a. Complete a report for all accidents or unusual incidents.
b. Reporting should include patient care problems, patient management issues, and patient complaints.
c. The report should focus on facts rather than subjective assessments and provide details of the event.
d. The reports should be retained in the patient record.

ANS: D
These reports should not be retained in the patient record but rather filed in a risk management portfolio. An incident reporting system permits the systemic tracking of adverse events. A clear understanding of the risk exposure of a practice provides an opportunity for targeted problem solving.