1. What is a "health care proxy"?
2. How does a proxy differ from a living will; what must a proxy consider thata will must not?
3. What is the patient's right to refuse treatment; can a doctor be held liable for honoring a patient's refusal to receive treatment?
4. What are exculpatory agreements?
5. Are exculpatory agreements valid in the medical setting?
6. What are the consequences for intentionally altering, falsifying, or destroying medical records?
7. Medical records are the property of.....?
8. How is a patient's consent valid; must it be oral or written?
9. What must a hospital do if a patient cannot consent to a procedure, and if there are no relatives that canconsent to a procedure?
10. What are some signs of elder abuse / neglect?
11. What are good faith reporting laws, and what do they protect?
12. What do bio-ethics committees oversee?
13. What are the different types of euthanasia, and what do they mean?