HS-IHS-5 Evaluate the impact of diversity and ethics on healthcare delivery.

5.1 Evaluate how diversity affects healthcare delivery. 5.2 Compare and contrast personal and workplace ethics.

5.3 Recognize ethical issues and their implications related to healthcare.

5.4 Examine ethical dilemmas that may occur in healthcare. 5.5 Demonstrate respectful and empathetic treatment of ALL

patients/clients (patient/customer service).

IHS Assessment

VOCAB WORDS: IHS Assessment

a. Acculturation

b. Agnostic

c. Atheist

d. Bias

e. Cultural assimilation

f. Ethnicity

g. Ethnocentric

h. Matriarchal

i. Patriarchal

j. Prejudice

k. Race

l. Religion

m. Sensitivity

n. Spirituality

o. Stereotyping

 51. Differentiate between an implied and an expressed contract.

 52. List five ways to respect cultural diversity and appreciate the

personal characteristics of others. 

53. Give three examples of privileged communications that are exempt by law and must be reported.

 54. List five aspects of cultural diversity a health care worker may

encounter. 

55. Identify two safeguards that are used to maintain computer confidentiality.

 56. Give three examples of individuals who have a legal disability.

IHS Assessment

If information is on a patient’s record, it can be released to other health care facilities without the patient’s written consent.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Expressed contracts represent obligations that are understood without verbally stated

terms.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Always be alert to the patient’s verbal and nonverbal communication as well as

inconsistencies between them.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

No procedure should be performed if the patient does not give consent.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Health care workers must know and follow the state laws that set standards for their profession.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Some individuals will not express pain verbally.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Health care is mainly affected by criminal laws.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

The key to respecting cultural diversity is to regard each person as a unique individual.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Culture is defined as the values, beliefs, languages, symbols, behaviors, and customs

unique to a particular group of people.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Every effort must be made to allow an individual to express his or her beliefs, practice any religious

rituals, and/or follow a special diet.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

A patient’s living will can be witnessed by his or her spouse and son or daughter.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

All information given to health care personnel by a patient is called privileged

communication.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Confidential patient information must not be shared with anyone, including other

members of the health care team.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Every individual adopts beliefs and forms a pattern of behavior based on culture, ethnicity, race, life

experiences, and religion.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Abuse can be physical, verbal, psychological, or sexual.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

In some cases, a health care worker is allowed to accept tips or gifts for care that has been

provided.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

To determine a patient’s health care preferences, the health care provider should

talk with the patient and ask questions.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Health care workers must use touch and invade personal space to give many types of

care.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Health care workers must always respect the individuality of each person.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Physical restraints may be used any time patients are likely to hurt themselves or others.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

A patient has the right to withdraw consent at any time.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Lack of eye contact can indicate respect.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Battery is a threat or attempt to injure another individual, while assault includes the unlawful touching

of another person without consent.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Spirituality is an organized system of beliefs determined by a specific religion.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Verbal consent is permitted for some procedures.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

A health care worker must have some awareness of different religious beliefs in

order to care for patients in a holistic manner.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Health care records belong to the patient since the patient is paying for care.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Culture is uniform among all members within a cultural group.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Torts are wrongful acts that do not involve contracts.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

A person with a legal disability has the right to form a contract.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

Restraining an individual or restricting an individual’s freedom is invasion of privacy.

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

yin and yang

A. Middle EasternB. South AfricanC. AsianD. European

Middle Easte

rn

South

Africa

nAsia

n

European

25% 25%25%25%

Which of the following religions prohibits the use of blood or blood products

A. BuddhismB. IslamC. Jehovah’s WitnessD. Episcopal

Buddhism Islam

Jehovah’s W

itness

Episcopal

25% 25%25%25%

A family that consists of a mother, father, and children is an example of a/an

A. Matriarchal familyB. Patriarchal familyC. Nuclear familyD. Linear family

Matr

iarchal

family

Patriarc

hal family

Nuclear f

amily

Linear f

amily

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of culture?

A. Culture is learnedB. Culture is sharedC. Culture is social in

natureD. Culture remains the

same from generation to generation

Culture is

learn

ed

Culture is

shared

Culture is

socia

l in natu

re

Culture re

mains the sa

m...

25% 25%25%25%

Speaking loudly and slowly to people with limited English speaking abilities is helpful

A. TRUEB. FALSE

TRUEFA

LSE

50%50%

When an assumption is made that everyone in a particular group is the same, this is an

example of ____.

A. BiasB. StereotypingC. EthnicityD. Prejudice

Bias

Stere

otyping

Ethnicity

Prejudice

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