TN ETHICS AND JURISPRUDENCE
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE 2026 IN-DEPTH
QUESTIONS AND EXPERT VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Hippocrates. Answer: Introduced ethical standards specifically or
healthcare providers
Hippocrates orate emphasizes patient protection, beneficence, non
maleficence (do not harm)
⩥ American Medical Association (AMA) code. Answer: Formal code of
medical ethics adopted in 1832
Emphasized professionalism, accountability and ethical decision making
within organized medicine
⩥ American Dental Association (ADA) Code. Answer: Adopted in 1866
Emphasized in patient welfare, professional integrity, competence and
responsibility to society
⩥ Normative ethics. Answer: branch of metaethics that is concerned
with moral recommendations about which acts are right and which are
wrong
,⩥ Because desirable attitudes are commonly called norms, ethical
thinking that purports to guide human behavior is called. Answer:
Normative Ethics
⩥ Deontology. Answer: Duty based ethics
Branch of normative ethics that emphasizes duties
⩥ Duty. Answer: Obligation, action that ought to be done regardless of
consequences
⩥ Three types of duty. Answer: -Absolute duty
-Prima facie duty
-Conditional duty
⩥ Absolute duty. Answer: Binding under all circumstances
-Does the hygienist have an absolute duty to protect life, even if the
patient objects?
Ex: Not causing harm/preserving life
-is there an absolute duty to do no harm or to act when a medical
emergency is suspected?
⩥ -Prima facie duty. Answer: "AT FIRST GLANCE" duty determined
by the situation
, Duties differ in that they are determined by the present situation, A duty
that is made obvious by the circumstances surrounding it.
When looking quickly what duty seems most pressing? Treating the
scheduled patient or responding to potential medical distress
⩥ Conditional duty. Answer: Duty that applies only after certain
conditions are met
-Does the hygienist duty to continue Rx exist only if the patient is
medically stable?
-Once chest pain is disclosed does a new duty arise?
⩥ Two groups of theories for normative ethics. Answer: Deontology and
Teleology
⩥ Teleology (consequentialism). Answer: Considered the consequences
of telling the truth versus the consequences of lying and may find that
lying is morally justified in some circumstances
Concerned with outcomes/results
⩥ Virtue Ethics. Answer: Emphasizes character traits of individuals
How does your decision reflect the kind of professional the hygienist
strives to be
⩥ Type of ethics that emphasizes consequences. Answer: Teleology
COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE 2026 IN-DEPTH
QUESTIONS AND EXPERT VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Hippocrates. Answer: Introduced ethical standards specifically or
healthcare providers
Hippocrates orate emphasizes patient protection, beneficence, non
maleficence (do not harm)
⩥ American Medical Association (AMA) code. Answer: Formal code of
medical ethics adopted in 1832
Emphasized professionalism, accountability and ethical decision making
within organized medicine
⩥ American Dental Association (ADA) Code. Answer: Adopted in 1866
Emphasized in patient welfare, professional integrity, competence and
responsibility to society
⩥ Normative ethics. Answer: branch of metaethics that is concerned
with moral recommendations about which acts are right and which are
wrong
,⩥ Because desirable attitudes are commonly called norms, ethical
thinking that purports to guide human behavior is called. Answer:
Normative Ethics
⩥ Deontology. Answer: Duty based ethics
Branch of normative ethics that emphasizes duties
⩥ Duty. Answer: Obligation, action that ought to be done regardless of
consequences
⩥ Three types of duty. Answer: -Absolute duty
-Prima facie duty
-Conditional duty
⩥ Absolute duty. Answer: Binding under all circumstances
-Does the hygienist have an absolute duty to protect life, even if the
patient objects?
Ex: Not causing harm/preserving life
-is there an absolute duty to do no harm or to act when a medical
emergency is suspected?
⩥ -Prima facie duty. Answer: "AT FIRST GLANCE" duty determined
by the situation
, Duties differ in that they are determined by the present situation, A duty
that is made obvious by the circumstances surrounding it.
When looking quickly what duty seems most pressing? Treating the
scheduled patient or responding to potential medical distress
⩥ Conditional duty. Answer: Duty that applies only after certain
conditions are met
-Does the hygienist duty to continue Rx exist only if the patient is
medically stable?
-Once chest pain is disclosed does a new duty arise?
⩥ Two groups of theories for normative ethics. Answer: Deontology and
Teleology
⩥ Teleology (consequentialism). Answer: Considered the consequences
of telling the truth versus the consequences of lying and may find that
lying is morally justified in some circumstances
Concerned with outcomes/results
⩥ Virtue Ethics. Answer: Emphasizes character traits of individuals
How does your decision reflect the kind of professional the hygienist
strives to be
⩥ Type of ethics that emphasizes consequences. Answer: Teleology
