NP4 FINAL PT1 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027
The field of bioethics came into existence because
A. physicians, lawyers, policymakers, and legislators began to have questions about ethical
issues in health care.
B. scientific advances made it possible for patients to trust completely in their doctor's
judgment, leaving no need for their own voice to be heard.
C. there was a need to talk about how research and healthcare decisions and regulations could
be made, who could make them, and what would be their long-term implications.
D. Both A and C - Answers Both A and C
Prior to the 1960s, medical care decisions were primarily
A. nurse-centered.
B. patient-centered.
C. physician-centered.
D. None of the above - Answers physician-centered.
Since the 1960s, what three events in U.S. History have caused a shift in the physician-patient
relationship?
A. The Joint Commission, case law, and President Bill Clinton
B. The Joint Commission, case law, and World War II research and experimentation
C. World War II research and experimentation, presidential elections, and the Joint Commission
D. World War II research and experimentation, increased medical technology, modernization of
healthcare structure and organization - Answers World War II research and experimentation,
increased medical technology, modernization of healthcare structure and organization
Extensive publicity about three research projects resulted in the establishment of the National
Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. The
three research projects were
, A. the Tuskegee experiment, the Willowbrook State School experiment, and the Belmont
experiment.
B. the Belmont experiment, the Los Alamos project, and the elderly patients with chronic illness
injected with live cancer cells.
C. elderly patients with chronic illness injected with live cancer cells, the Tuskegee experiment,
and NutraSweet effects on teenagers.
D. the Willowbrook State School experiment, the Tuskegee experiment, and the elderly patients
with chronic illness injected with live cancer cells. - Answers the Willowbrook State School
experiment, the Tuskegee experiment, and the elderly patients with chronic illness injected with
live cancer cells.
Which court decision brought bioethics to the level of the individual?
A. Tuskegee case
B. Nancy Cruzan case
C. Karen Ann Quinlan case
D. Protection of Human Subjects case - Answers Karen Ann Quinlan case
In the Karen Ann Quinlan court case, her father, acting on her behalf, asserted that his daughter
would want to terminate life support based upon her
A. right to die.
B. wrongful life.
C. right to privacy.
D. right to refuse care. - Answers right to privacy.
The Karen Ann Quinlan case is significant because it was the first case to deal specifically with
the question of
A. physician-assisted suicide.
B. withdrawing of ventilator support from a permanently unconscious patient.
The field of bioethics came into existence because
A. physicians, lawyers, policymakers, and legislators began to have questions about ethical
issues in health care.
B. scientific advances made it possible for patients to trust completely in their doctor's
judgment, leaving no need for their own voice to be heard.
C. there was a need to talk about how research and healthcare decisions and regulations could
be made, who could make them, and what would be their long-term implications.
D. Both A and C - Answers Both A and C
Prior to the 1960s, medical care decisions were primarily
A. nurse-centered.
B. patient-centered.
C. physician-centered.
D. None of the above - Answers physician-centered.
Since the 1960s, what three events in U.S. History have caused a shift in the physician-patient
relationship?
A. The Joint Commission, case law, and President Bill Clinton
B. The Joint Commission, case law, and World War II research and experimentation
C. World War II research and experimentation, presidential elections, and the Joint Commission
D. World War II research and experimentation, increased medical technology, modernization of
healthcare structure and organization - Answers World War II research and experimentation,
increased medical technology, modernization of healthcare structure and organization
Extensive publicity about three research projects resulted in the establishment of the National
Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and Behavioral Research. The
three research projects were
, A. the Tuskegee experiment, the Willowbrook State School experiment, and the Belmont
experiment.
B. the Belmont experiment, the Los Alamos project, and the elderly patients with chronic illness
injected with live cancer cells.
C. elderly patients with chronic illness injected with live cancer cells, the Tuskegee experiment,
and NutraSweet effects on teenagers.
D. the Willowbrook State School experiment, the Tuskegee experiment, and the elderly patients
with chronic illness injected with live cancer cells. - Answers the Willowbrook State School
experiment, the Tuskegee experiment, and the elderly patients with chronic illness injected with
live cancer cells.
Which court decision brought bioethics to the level of the individual?
A. Tuskegee case
B. Nancy Cruzan case
C. Karen Ann Quinlan case
D. Protection of Human Subjects case - Answers Karen Ann Quinlan case
In the Karen Ann Quinlan court case, her father, acting on her behalf, asserted that his daughter
would want to terminate life support based upon her
A. right to die.
B. wrongful life.
C. right to privacy.
D. right to refuse care. - Answers right to privacy.
The Karen Ann Quinlan case is significant because it was the first case to deal specifically with
the question of
A. physician-assisted suicide.
B. withdrawing of ventilator support from a permanently unconscious patient.
