Ethics
d. Formulate policy and educate hospital personnel about healthcare ethics
in general correct answers1) The primary task of an Ethics Committee is to:
a.Arbitrate conflicting decisions by caregivers after the patient and/or
the immediate family are notified about the matter
b. Develop the organization's ethics plan
c.Act as the surrogate body for regular decision makers such as
physicians, patients and families when conflicts arise
d. Formulate policy and educate hospital personnel about healthcare
ethics in general
c. Disclose to the appropriate authority any direct or indirect financial or
personal interest that pose potential questions correct answers2) A
conflict of interest may be only a matter of degree, but does exist when a
healthcare executive refuses to:
e.Accept gifts or benefits with the implied expectation of influencing a
management decision
f.Use authority or information to make a decision that
intentionally affects the organization in an adverse manner
g.Disclose to the appropriate authority any direct or indirect
financial or personal interest that pose potential questions
h. Allow a friend to benefit from his/her authority or inside information
i.Provide guidance to members in their own professional conduct correct
answers3) The major purpose of a code of ethics for members of a
healthcare executives association is to:
j. Provide guidance to members in their own professional conduct
k. Increase public understanding of the professional association
l. Provide a framework for disciplining members when necessary
m.Provide a framework for annually evaluating professional performance
b. Requested by the spouse or next of kin correct answers4) A non-
legitimate reason to release information from a patient's medical record is
when:
n. Subpoenaed by a court order
o. Requested by the spouse or next of kin
p. The patient becomes incompetent
q. Reporting statistics for a research project
b. The research program has been approved by the medical staff correct
answers5) Which one of the following conditions must be met for human
subjects to be used in a medical research program?
a. No suitable animal model exists for use instead of people