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Hsmu243:Health Care Ethics And Law Question Paper

Hsmu243:Health Care Ethics And Law

Course:Health Management System

Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers

Exam Year:2011

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND MEDICAL EDUCATION

DURATION: 3 HRS

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Answer ALL Questions in Section A and TWO in Section B 2. Write your University ID on ALL scripts 3. Use only blue, black ball point or ink

SECTION A

Question 1

Differentiate the terms explicit and implicit as applied in medical ethics. (10marks)

Question 2

Outline the clinical and legal purposes of consent. (5marks)

Question 3

Describe the terms beneficiaries and non- (10marks)

Question 4

Elaborate the following terms as applied in medical ethics\

a) Informed consent (4marks)

b) Assault (4marks)

c) Battery (4marks)

d) Negligence (3marks)

Question 5

With examples briefly describe the elements of negligence to patient. (5marks)

Question 6

Describe five circumstances in which battery may be considered to be committed in medical cases. (5marks)

SECTION B

Question 1

Many countries have an elaborate legal and registration framework for health care delivery. Describe any five public health related acts of parliament in Kenya that deal with matters pertaining to regulatory of health service delivery. (25marks)

Question 2

You are the new director of Kenyatta Natinal teaching and referral hospital based in Nairobi, Kenya. A patient who is high ranking in the government is admitted with a terminal illness. You are one of the members of the team involved in reviewing the patient. Discuss the benefits and dangers that needs to be put into consideration in telling the truth on the diagnosis and prognosis to this patient. (25marks)

Question 3

You have been appointed to a hospital medical ethics committee and charged with the responsibility of coming up with a guidance on capacity of the patient to consent. Discuss the situations you will capture in the concept paper where the vulnerable adult does have the capacity to consent and where the vulnerable adult does not have the capacity to consent. (25marks)

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