Written Codes of Ethics for Health Care Practitioners

question 1

Multiple Choice

Written codes of ethics for health care practitioners:

• A) evolved primarily to serve as moral guidelines for those who provide care
• B) are legally binding
• C) did not exist in ancient times
• D) are used in legal cases
• E) are enforced by hospitals

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Definitions:

Adjusting Entry

A journal entry made in accounting records at the end of an accounting period to allocate income and expenditures to the period in which they actually occurred.

Prepaid Insurance

An asset account that represents insurance payments made in advance for future coverage periods.

Insurance Premium

The amount of money an individual or business must pay for an insurance policy, which provides financial protection or reimbursement against losses.

Adjusting Entry

Log entries drafted at the final phase of a financial period to attribute income and expenses to the period in which they were truly incurred.