HEALTHCARE ETHICS MIDTERM EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS!!
Which of the following does not describe the concept of ethics? Answer - The
study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence
While having many different sources of moral guidance can be helpful, it can
also create confusion or uncertainty when the different sources disagree over a
specific topic or question. Answer - true
Rational argument is the most powerful method for resolving moral
disagreement. Answer - true
Coercion, or forcing someone to agree with you or to do what you tell them to,
is never appropriate. Answer - false, It's important to remember that
sometimes coercion is actually appropriate. For example, parents may need to
force their children to receive medical care (e.g., go to the dentist or get a
shot).
Why are ethical issues related to health care the focus of so much attention
and debate relative to ethical issues in other fields (e.g., education, national
security, etc.)? Answer - Because health care-related issues are universally
important to all people
Why is it important for health professionals to pay attention to ethical issues in
health care? Answer - Because health conditions are complex and the most
appropriate treatment options are often unclear
, When did the field of health care ethics and its associated methods gain
widespread recognition as a distinct field of inquiry? Answer - Beginning in the
1950's and '60's when major advances in medical technologies made it possible
to prolong life in even the most critically ill patients
Which of the following was not one of the high-profile events in the 1970s that
focused public attention on the importance of ethics in health care? Answer -
The adoption by the American Medical Association of a professional code of
medical ethics
"Institutional Review Board" (IRB) is the formal name given to hospital ethics
committees. Answer - false; IRBs and hospital ethics committees serve very
different functions in a hospital.
Which of the following was responsible for the dramatic increase (from 30% to
60%) in the number of hospitals with ethics committees between 1983 and
1985? Answer - The Baby Doe case
The number of hospital ethics committees was growing rapidly in the mid-
1980's, but many physicians opposed this change. Why was this? Answer -
Physicians were worried that ethics consultants would be intrusive and limit
physicians' authority.
Hospital ethics committees were tasked with identifying unethical behavior on
the part of staff, and with providing mandatory ethics training to staff who had
violated regulations. Answer - false; Ethics committees were meant to provide
advice and to assist health care providers and patients in making difficult
treatment decisions
Although clinical ethics consultation is now a standard of practice in most
hospitals in the US, a standardized credentialing process for individual ethics
consultants has not yet been developed. Answer - true
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS!!
Which of the following does not describe the concept of ethics? Answer - The
study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence
While having many different sources of moral guidance can be helpful, it can
also create confusion or uncertainty when the different sources disagree over a
specific topic or question. Answer - true
Rational argument is the most powerful method for resolving moral
disagreement. Answer - true
Coercion, or forcing someone to agree with you or to do what you tell them to,
is never appropriate. Answer - false, It's important to remember that
sometimes coercion is actually appropriate. For example, parents may need to
force their children to receive medical care (e.g., go to the dentist or get a
shot).
Why are ethical issues related to health care the focus of so much attention
and debate relative to ethical issues in other fields (e.g., education, national
security, etc.)? Answer - Because health care-related issues are universally
important to all people
Why is it important for health professionals to pay attention to ethical issues in
health care? Answer - Because health conditions are complex and the most
appropriate treatment options are often unclear
, When did the field of health care ethics and its associated methods gain
widespread recognition as a distinct field of inquiry? Answer - Beginning in the
1950's and '60's when major advances in medical technologies made it possible
to prolong life in even the most critically ill patients
Which of the following was not one of the high-profile events in the 1970s that
focused public attention on the importance of ethics in health care? Answer -
The adoption by the American Medical Association of a professional code of
medical ethics
"Institutional Review Board" (IRB) is the formal name given to hospital ethics
committees. Answer - false; IRBs and hospital ethics committees serve very
different functions in a hospital.
Which of the following was responsible for the dramatic increase (from 30% to
60%) in the number of hospitals with ethics committees between 1983 and
1985? Answer - The Baby Doe case
The number of hospital ethics committees was growing rapidly in the mid-
1980's, but many physicians opposed this change. Why was this? Answer -
Physicians were worried that ethics consultants would be intrusive and limit
physicians' authority.
Hospital ethics committees were tasked with identifying unethical behavior on
the part of staff, and with providing mandatory ethics training to staff who had
violated regulations. Answer - false; Ethics committees were meant to provide
advice and to assist health care providers and patients in making difficult
treatment decisions
Although clinical ethics consultation is now a standard of practice in most
hospitals in the US, a standardized credentialing process for individual ethics
consultants has not yet been developed. Answer - true
