超星 - Reading comprehension 5-A-2

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We are talking about the subject of living wills, patient rights and self-determination in terminal health care. What does “terminate” mean here in paragraph 2?

A. Station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods.
B. A contact on an electrical device (such as a batter) at which electric current enters or leaves.
C. Either extremity of something that has length.
D. Causing or ending in or approaching death.

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What can a living will tell your physician or health care provider?

A. What types of treatment you want if you become terminally ill.
B. What types of treatment you do not want if you become terminally ill.
C. To name a person as a proxy to make these health care decisions for you.
D. All of the above.

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For what situations are living wills created?

A. In the emergency room.
B. In the operating room.
C. In the ICU.
D. When the patient is perhaps out of intensive care and being kept alive with machinery.

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While the trend in health care over the past twenty years has been toward patient empowerment, physicians are still ultimately responsible for the health care decisions made in a patient’s treatment. What does “empowerment” mean?

A. Taking power from.
B. Giving power to.
C. Sharing power with.
D. Splitting power between.

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The author recalls the history of physician / patient relationships and explained three models. Which of the following is not mentioned?

A. Engineering model.
B. Theocratic model.
C. Integrated model.
D. Cooperative model.

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In the physician / patient relationships, if doctors know a lot, patients know a lot too. Which model does it refer to?

A. Engineering model.
B. Theocratic model.
Cooperative model.
D. None of the above.

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Which of the following statements about a durable power of attorney is NOT true?

A. It is a signed, dated and witnessed paper.
B. A durable power of attorney is the same as a living will.
C. It names another person to make decisions for you.
D. Any competent person over 18 can be chosen. The person does not have to be attorney.

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Which of the following statement is NOT true about making a living will?

A. You are required to have all the statements filled out in making a living will.
B. If desired you may skip everything and simply indicate the name of your proxy, the person who will speak on your behalf should become incapable of making your treatment decisions known.
C. After the living will is completed, it must be signed by you and two witnesses or a notary public to become legal.
D. You must give your living will to your doctor or health care provider and you should ask your doctor to write out an order to carry out the terms of your living will.

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_______ is often used to represent a real or suspected imminent loss of life, for example, the patient has stopped breathing and his hear has stopped beating.

A. Code Blue
B. Code Red
Code Orange
D. Code Black

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_______ is often used to represent a real or suspected imminent loss of life, for example, the patient has stopped breathing and his heart has stopped beating.

A. Code Blue
B. Code Red
Code Orange
D. Code Black

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