Question

(4pts) 4) Federal regulations require hospital-based researchers to obtain approval of an institutional review board, which functions to: areview proposed research studies conduct follow-up reviews on a regular basis approve all research protocols without question both review proposed research studies and conduct follow-up reviews on a regular basis are designed to provide patients through a legal document the ability to (4pts) appoint health care agents to make treatment decisions in the event they become incompetent to make their own decisions. living wills surrogate decision makers health care proxies guardians 6) When a court declares a patient incompetent. it can (4pts) appoint a(n) for the patient. D guardian D officer of the court legal surrogate D defense attorney

Answer 1

4. The correct option is D. Federal regulations require hospital -based researchers to obtain approval of an institutional review board, which functions to review both proposed research studies and conduct follow up reviews on a regular basis .

5. The correct option is C - Health care proxies . Living wills are designed to provide patients through a legal document the ability to appoint health care agents to make treatment decisions in the event they become incompetent to make their own decisions.

6. The correct option is A - guardian . When a court declares a patient incompetent ,it can appoint a guardian for the patient and it is called guardianship .