Bioethics: Exam 2

Front 1

Judging the quality of care from the perspective of inputs requires that we look at health care situation ________ the actual moment in which the health care is being administered.

Back 1

Before

Front 2

Judging the quality of care during the actual administration of the health care focuses on:

Back 2

Procedures and Protocols

Front 3

A health care professional has the ethical ______ to denounce unprofessional behavior of a colleague.

Back 3

Obligation

Front 4

Behaviors that ought to be denounced are those that:

Back 4

Actually AND potentially harm the patients

Front 5

All denunciations should be handled with due process. T/F

Back 5

TRUE

Front 6

Institutional ethical values always take precedence over the individual health care professional's ethical values. T/F

Back 6

FALSE

Front 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the roles of Institutional Ethics Committees?

Back 7

-Assessing actions
-Writing policies
-Educating patients and staff
-FUNDRAISING

Front 8

The use of more unlicensed personnel tends to result in _______ quality of the patient care.

Back 8

Reduced

Front 9

The word "euthanisia" comes from 2 Greek words meaning:

Back 9

Good Death

Front 10

The form of euthanasia where a surrogate decides that, should a comatose patient have a cardiac arrest, the medical team should give an injection of poison:

Back 10

Nonvoluntary Active

Front 11

The form of euthanisia where a terminally ill patient plainly asks a doctor/nurse not to resuscitate her in the event of a cardiac arrest:

Back 11

Voluntary Passive

Front 12

Suicide has traditionally been thought to be unethical because it harms:

Back 12

The community AND the doer AND other individuals

Front 13

A patient who requests a "Do Not Resuscitate" order ________ committing suicide.

Back 13

Is NOT

Front 14

A patient is referred to as "terminal" when their condition will lead to death within:

Back 14

One year

Front 15

According to our authors, "helping" someone to die is ethically ________ "allowing" a patient to die.

Back 15

Different from

Front 16

Advance directives in health car help to make sure that the wishes of the ________ are respected.

Back 16

Patient

Front 17

The family members of a terminally ill patient are considered to be ________ patients.

Back 17

Secondary

Front 18

According to the formula followed in Roe v. Wade, during the 1st trimester, the Supreme Court argues that the concern of the state would favor the interests of:

Back 18

The mother

Front 19

In Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992), more authority was given to ___________ with respect to the regulation of abortion.

Back 19

State Legislatures

Front 20

Since Roe v. Wade, our debate of the abortion issue has been framed within the context of:

Back 20

Rights

Front 21

Our authors suggest that the most fruitful approach to the abortion issue is to begin with our social obligation to protect the:

Back 21

marginalized in society

Front 22

Our authors suggest that the fetus has a right to life described by all of the following except:

Back 22

Absolute

Front 23

In the biological sense, the word "fetus" is given to the developing embryo once it begins its ________ week of developement.

Back 23

Ninth

Front 24

The term _________ describes the stage of development when the fetus is able to move within the womb of the mother. Between the 1st and 2nd trimesters.

Back 24

Quickening

Front 25

The view that a particular fetus would be better off dead because of serious developmental defects (and hence ought to be aborted) is often referred to as a _________ abortion.

Back 25

Eugenic

Front 26

The patients surrogate requests that the patient be DNR

Back 26

Nonvoluntary Passive

Front 27

The health care team makes the patient DNR against the patient's wishes.

Back 27

Involuntary Passive

Front 28

The patient requests that they be given an injection of poison (if for example they go into cardiac arrest)

Back 28

Voluntary Active

Front 29

The health care team gives the parient an injection of poison against the patient's wishes.

Back 29

Involuntary Active

Front 30

Between the 2nd and 3rd trimesters, the time at which the baby is able to live outside the mother's womb.

Back 30

Viability

Front 31

Who says....At conception the baby has a full human genetic code (46 chromosomes), it is a human and therefore abortion is wrong.

Back 31

Noonan

Front 32

Who says...The fetus cannot communicate, reason, or relate to others, therefore it is not a human and abortion is always okay.

Back 32

Warren

Front 33

The woman has a right over her body and therefore can choose to have an abotion at any time.

Back 33

Personal Autonomy's View

Front 34

The fetus is a part of society and society wants to protect its members and therefore it is not right to have an abortion.

Back 34

Societal Paternalism's View

Front 35

Mother- Great Concern
Fetus- Little Concern

Back 35

1st Trimester

Front 36

Mother- Lessening Concern
Fetus- Growing Concern

Back 36

2nd Trimester

Front 37

Mother- Little Concern
Fetus- Great Concern

Back 37

3rd Trimester