Ethics In Allied Health - Exam

Front 1

Ethics comes from the word "ethos" meaning:

Back 1

Custom or character.

Front 2

What court decision established the right of patients to express their desires about medical treatment in advance?

Back 2

Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health

Front 3

What type of advance medical directive does the AMA recommend?

Back 3

Durable Power of Attorney

Front 4

The question of how to practice morality falls under the category of:

Back 4

Normative Ethics

Front 5

5. _______ is the branch of ethical theory that considers the origin and meaning of ethical principles.

Back 5

Metaethics

Front 6

In Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, the Supreme Court:

A. modified the requirements for pharmacies dispensing contraceptives.

B. outlawed abortion for girls under age 16.

C. required minors to obtain parental consent to obtain contraceptives.

D. replaced the trimester approach to abortion with an undue burden test.

Back 6

D. replaced the trimester approach to abortion with an undue burden test.

Front 7

Which of the following would be an example of positive eugenics?

A. Forbidding people with learning disabilities from having children

B. Encouraging athletes to have children together

C. Performing DNA research to eliminate breast cancer

D. Refusing life insurance to people with certain genetic profiles

Back 7

B. Encouraging athletes to have children together

Front 8

_______ is a hormone crucial to the early processes in pregnancy.

Back 8

Progesterone

Front 9

Patient Ann Smith is in a coma. Her legal guardian, Jane Brown, is authorized to make medical decisions on her behalf. In this situation, patient Ann Smith most likely has a/an:

Back 9

Durable Power of Attorneyt

Front 10

Patient Ann Smith is in a coma and has been declared brain dead. Her doctors, following her wishes, disconnect the tubes that help her breathe. Ms. Smith most likely has a/an:

Back 10

Living Will

Front 11

The obligation of a medical coder to keep patients' medical information confidential is an example of the _______ theory of ethics.

Back 11

Duty

Front 12

Which of the following statements is true of positive eugenics?

A. It verifies reproductive status based on egg viability.

B. It classifies reproduction status according to gender.

C. It encourages women of childbearing age to reproduce.

D. It encourages reproduction by those considered genetically superior.

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D. It encourages reproduction by those considered genetically superior.

Front 13

Which type of normative ethics theory describes developing good character habits and traits?

Back 13

Virtue Theory

Front 14

A study performed in 2008 found that 1 in _______ African Americans lacked health insurance.

Back 14

Five

Front 15

Which of the following is a requirement for protecting patient autonomy?

A. Patients must consult with legal counsel prior to having life-threatening surgery.

B. Patients must give informed consent for medical treatment.

C. Patients must independently research all procedures prior to giving consent.

D. Physicians can require patients to submit written authorization for medical treatment.

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B. Patients must give informed consent for medical treatment.

Front 16

_______ is the only state to have adopted a single-payer health plan.

Back 16

Vermont

Front 17

The proper form of social interaction in a given culture or community is called:

Back 17

Etiquette

Front 18

Which of the following statements is true of the Exception for Informed Consent (EFIC)?

A. It permits emergency research without patient consent under certain conditions.

B. It allows patients to leave the hospital without physician consent.

C. It permits adults to refuse medical treatment.

D. It allows patients to volunteer for experimental research.

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A. It permits emergency research without patient consent under certain conditions.

Front 19

The WHO estimates that in 2012, _______ operations were performed involving organs obtained illegally.

Back 19

10,000

Front 20

A doctor fails to detect or disclose a debilitating birth defect in time to permit an abortion. Under what tort can the child sue?

Back 20

Wrongful Life