HSC 350 Midterm Review Exam Study Set
The obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks is referred to as -
ANSWER justice
The relationship between abstract virtues (principles) and ______ (practice) is often
difficult to grasp - ANSWER values
_______ is primarily concerned with establishing standards or norms for conduct -
ANSWER Normative ethics
One's need to survive can change his or her ______ character in order to survive -
ANSWER moral
One who has control over his/her own actions is - ANSWER autonomous
_______ describes the principle of doing good, demonstrating kindness, showing
compassion, and helping others - ANSWER Beneficence
______ is a form of beneficence that may involve, for example, withholding information
from a person because of the belief that it is in the best interest of that person -
ANSWER Paternalism
_______ justice implies that all are treated fairly - ANSWER Distributive
Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, chief of South Vietnam's national police, walked up and shot a
prisoner in the head. His reason: the prisoner a Viet Cong lieutenant had just murdered
a South Vietnamese colonel, his wife, and their six children. Assuming this is out of one's
moral character, the ________ theory of ethics applies here - ANSWER situational
The theory of _______ holds that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture -
ANSWER ethical relativism
We study ethics to aid us in making _____ judgements, good decisions, and right
choices. - ANSWER sound
A ________ believes it is a sin to accept a blood transfusion. - ANSWER Jehovah's
Witness
Values may change as needs change. This is often referred to as _______ ethics. -
ANSWER situational
_____ dilemmas arise when values, rights, duties, and loyalties conflict, meaning that
everyone may not be satisfied with a particular decision. - ANSWER Moral
Ethics is important in that is helps individuals behave while accepted ________,
principles, and values live in harmony with the environment and one another. - ANSWER
, boundaries
Employees have - ANSWER a right to question a physician's order
Staff have a right to refuse to participate in care involving - ANSWER elective abortions
The common law _______ doctrine provides that unemployment is at the will of either the
employer or the employee - ANSWER employment-at-will
Staff rights include the right to - ANSWER - equal pay for equal work
- refuse to participate in certain aspects of patient care (abortions)
- question patient's care
- be free from sexual harassment
(all of the above)
Sexual harassment can be verbal or physical and includes - ANSWER - a request for a
sexual favor
- sexual advances made as a condition employment
- unreasonably interfering with an employee's work performance
(all of the above)
Dismissal of an employee shortly after a request for a grievance hearing regarding a
salary discrepancy with another employee can raise an issue of liability for - ANSWER
retaliatory discharge
Employee responsibilities include - ANSWER - maintaining confidentiality
- reporting unethical behavior
- respecting patient privacy
(all of the above)
______ has been defined as an act of someone "who, believing that the public interest
overrides the interest of the organization he serves, publicly blows the whistle if the
organization is involved in corrupt, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful activity." - ANSWER
Whistle-blowing
The ability to show strength of character through ______ leads the list of employee
responsibilities - ANSWER compassion
Retaliatory Discharge can involve _______ - ANSWER threat, abuse, and intimidation
Public policy originates with legislative enactments that prohibit discharge of
employees on the basis of - ANSWER - disability
The obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks is referred to as -
ANSWER justice
The relationship between abstract virtues (principles) and ______ (practice) is often
difficult to grasp - ANSWER values
_______ is primarily concerned with establishing standards or norms for conduct -
ANSWER Normative ethics
One's need to survive can change his or her ______ character in order to survive -
ANSWER moral
One who has control over his/her own actions is - ANSWER autonomous
_______ describes the principle of doing good, demonstrating kindness, showing
compassion, and helping others - ANSWER Beneficence
______ is a form of beneficence that may involve, for example, withholding information
from a person because of the belief that it is in the best interest of that person -
ANSWER Paternalism
_______ justice implies that all are treated fairly - ANSWER Distributive
Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan, chief of South Vietnam's national police, walked up and shot a
prisoner in the head. His reason: the prisoner a Viet Cong lieutenant had just murdered
a South Vietnamese colonel, his wife, and their six children. Assuming this is out of one's
moral character, the ________ theory of ethics applies here - ANSWER situational
The theory of _______ holds that morality is relative to the norms of one's culture -
ANSWER ethical relativism
We study ethics to aid us in making _____ judgements, good decisions, and right
choices. - ANSWER sound
A ________ believes it is a sin to accept a blood transfusion. - ANSWER Jehovah's
Witness
Values may change as needs change. This is often referred to as _______ ethics. -
ANSWER situational
_____ dilemmas arise when values, rights, duties, and loyalties conflict, meaning that
everyone may not be satisfied with a particular decision. - ANSWER Moral
Ethics is important in that is helps individuals behave while accepted ________,
principles, and values live in harmony with the environment and one another. - ANSWER
, boundaries
Employees have - ANSWER a right to question a physician's order
Staff have a right to refuse to participate in care involving - ANSWER elective abortions
The common law _______ doctrine provides that unemployment is at the will of either the
employer or the employee - ANSWER employment-at-will
Staff rights include the right to - ANSWER - equal pay for equal work
- refuse to participate in certain aspects of patient care (abortions)
- question patient's care
- be free from sexual harassment
(all of the above)
Sexual harassment can be verbal or physical and includes - ANSWER - a request for a
sexual favor
- sexual advances made as a condition employment
- unreasonably interfering with an employee's work performance
(all of the above)
Dismissal of an employee shortly after a request for a grievance hearing regarding a
salary discrepancy with another employee can raise an issue of liability for - ANSWER
retaliatory discharge
Employee responsibilities include - ANSWER - maintaining confidentiality
- reporting unethical behavior
- respecting patient privacy
(all of the above)
______ has been defined as an act of someone "who, believing that the public interest
overrides the interest of the organization he serves, publicly blows the whistle if the
organization is involved in corrupt, illegal, fraudulent, or harmful activity." - ANSWER
Whistle-blowing
The ability to show strength of character through ______ leads the list of employee
responsibilities - ANSWER compassion
Retaliatory Discharge can involve _______ - ANSWER threat, abuse, and intimidation
Public policy originates with legislative enactments that prohibit discharge of
employees on the basis of - ANSWER - disability
