Question 1

A hospital risk manager has been called to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to discuss a 25-week premature infant whose parents are refusing a planned blood transfusion due to their religious beliefs. After gathering information on the infant’s condition and hearing the parents and the healthcare professionals disagree on the best interests of the infant, the risk manager should

Options :

A : arrange for an ethics committee consultation to meet the parents and discuss the issue.

B : prohibit the blood transfusion, respecting the parents’ rights as substitute decision-makers for the infant.

C : advise the care team to proceed with the blood transfusion.

D : contact legal counsel to arrange for an emergency court hearing to obtain a court order from the state to intervene.

Answer: D

Question 2

Which of the following are essential elements of a standard loss run?

Options :

A : date, frequency, and severity

B : common law, case law, and analysis

C : date, expense, and indemnity

D : date, location, and root cause analysis

Answer: C

Question 3

A physician dies upon arrival to the emergency department from her home following a gunshot wound to the chest. The police report a history of domestic violence. The organization is required to notify the

Options :

A : state Board of Medicine.

B : Department of Health and Family Services.

C : Office of the Medical Examiner.

D : organization's public relations department.

Answer: C

Question 4

An employer is not required to offer a reasonable accommodation to a job applicant with a qualified disability unless

Options :

A : the applicant proves the disability.

B : withholding the reasonable accommodation creates an unsafe condition.

C : the applicant requests the accommodation.

D : the employer recognizes that the accommodation is necessary.

Answer: C

Question 5

Which of the following factors should be considered when setting or adjusting indemnity reserves?

incurred medical expenses

emotional pain and suffering

medical expert witness costs

future cost of medical care

Options :

A : 1, 2, and 3 only

B : 1, 2, and 4 only

C : 1, 3, and 4 only

D : 2, 3, and 4 only

Answer: B

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