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Utilitarianism is concerned with
a. Rights
b. Duties
c. Happiness
d. Privileges
e. The total amount of happiness in the world
c. Happiness
Nonmaleficence means
a. To do no harm
b. To do only what is beneficial
c. To tell the truth
d. To do only what the patient expects
a. To do no harm
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A term closely associated with beneficence is
a. Nonmaleficence
b. Maternalism
c. Paternalism
d. Veracity
a. Nonmaleficence
The basis of the Hippocratic oath is
a. Nonmaleficence
b. Veracity
c. Confidentiality
d. None of the above
a. Nonmaleficence
Kantian ethics is concerned with
a. Rights
b. Duties
c. Happiness
d. The total amount of happiness in the world
e. Privileges
b. Duties
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Paternalism infringes on autonomy:
a. True Statement
b. False Statement
a. True Statement
Promise, privacy, legal duty (HIPAA), disclosure:
a. Autonomy
b. Justice
c. Veracity
d. Confidentiality
a. Autonomy
An ethical dilemma occurs when there is conflict regarding:
a. Professional decisions
b. Legal issues
c. Moral actions
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
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Utilitarianism is concerned with
a. Rights
b. Duties
c. Happiness
d. Privileges
e. The total amount of happiness in the world
c. Happiness
Nonmaleficence means
a. To do no harm
b. To do only what is beneficial
c. To tell the truth
d. To do only what the patient expects
a. To do no harm
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A term closely associated with beneficence is
a. Nonmaleficence
b. Maternalism
c. Paternalism
d. Veracity
a. Nonmaleficence
The basis of the Hippocratic oath is
a. Nonmaleficence
b. Veracity
c. Confidentiality
d. None of the above
a. Nonmaleficence
Kantian ethics is concerned with
a. Rights
b. Duties
c. Happiness
d. The total amount of happiness in the world
e. Privileges
b. Duties
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Paternalism infringes on autonomy:
a. True Statement
b. False Statement
a. True Statement
Promise, privacy, legal duty (HIPAA), disclosure:
a. Autonomy
b. Justice
c. Veracity
d. Confidentiality
a. Autonomy
An ethical dilemma occurs when there is conflict regarding:
a. Professional decisions
b. Legal issues
c. Moral actions
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
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