MEDICAL LAW AND ETHICS VOCABULARLY
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
rights-based ethics - ANSWERS-a natural rights ethical theory that places the
primary emphasis on a persons individual rights
sanctity of life - ANSWERS-sacredness of human life; all human beings must be
protected
sexual harassment - ANSWERS-unwelcome sexual advances or requests for
sexual favors
sympathy - ANSWERS-pity for someone else
, utilitarianism - ANSWERS-an ethical theory based on the principle of the
greatest good for the greatest number
virtue-based ethics - ANSWERS-a character trait based on a concern for the
person
malpractice - ANSWERS-professional misconduct or demonstration of an
unreasonable lack of skill with the result of injury, loss, or damage to the
patient
medicaid - ANSWERS-federal program, implemented by the individual states, to
provide financial assistance for the indigent
medicare - ANSWERS-federal program that provides healthcare coverage for
persons over 65 years of age as well as for disabled persons or those who suffer
kidney disease or other debilitating ailments
negligence - ANSWERS-an unintentional action that occurs when a person either
performs or fails to perform an action that a 'reasonable person' would or
would not have committed in a similar situation
permission - ANSWERS-HIPPA defines areas in which permission must be
granted in order to use or discloes patient health info
EXAM WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
LATEST 2025 ALREADY GRADED A+
rights-based ethics - ANSWERS-a natural rights ethical theory that places the
primary emphasis on a persons individual rights
sanctity of life - ANSWERS-sacredness of human life; all human beings must be
protected
sexual harassment - ANSWERS-unwelcome sexual advances or requests for
sexual favors
sympathy - ANSWERS-pity for someone else
, utilitarianism - ANSWERS-an ethical theory based on the principle of the
greatest good for the greatest number
virtue-based ethics - ANSWERS-a character trait based on a concern for the
person
malpractice - ANSWERS-professional misconduct or demonstration of an
unreasonable lack of skill with the result of injury, loss, or damage to the
patient
medicaid - ANSWERS-federal program, implemented by the individual states, to
provide financial assistance for the indigent
medicare - ANSWERS-federal program that provides healthcare coverage for
persons over 65 years of age as well as for disabled persons or those who suffer
kidney disease or other debilitating ailments
negligence - ANSWERS-an unintentional action that occurs when a person either
performs or fails to perform an action that a 'reasonable person' would or
would not have committed in a similar situation
permission - ANSWERS-HIPPA defines areas in which permission must be
granted in order to use or discloes patient health info
