HLTH 3100
Ethical & Legal Issues
Comprehensive Finals Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following principles is most closely associated
with the concept of "do no harm"?
- A) Autonomy
- B) Beneficence
- C) Non-maleficence
- D) Justice
- ANS: C) Non-maleficence
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, - Rationale: Non-maleficence is the principle of "do no
harm," ensuring that healthcare providers avoid causing harm to
patients.
2. What is the primary purpose of informed consent in
healthcare?
- A) To protect healthcare providers from legal liability
- B) To ensure that patients understand and agree to the
proposed treatment
- C) To reduce the cost of healthcare services
- D) To streamline the decision-making process
- ANS: B) To ensure that patients understand and agree to the
proposed treatment
- Rationale: Informed consent ensures that patients are fully
informed about and agree to the proposed treatment, respecting
their autonomy and right to make decisions about their own
healthcare.
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
3. The __________ is a set of ethical guidelines that govern the
conduct of healthcare professionals.
- ANS: Code of Ethics
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, - Rationale: A Code of Ethics provides a framework for
ethical behavior and decision-making for healthcare professionals,
ensuring integrity and trustworthiness in their practice.
4. __________ refers to the legal responsibility of a healthcare
provider to compensate for harm caused to a patient.
- ANS: Liability
- Rationale: Liability is the legal obligation to compensate for
harm caused, ensuring accountability and redress for damages.
True/False Questions
5. True or False: Confidentiality in healthcare is a legal and
ethical obligation that requires healthcare providers to protect
patients' personal health information.
- ANS: True
- Rationale: Confidentiality is both a legal and ethical
obligation, requiring healthcare providers to protect patients'
personal health information from unauthorized disclosure.
6. True or False: Healthcare providers are ethically obligated to
respect patients' autonomy, even if it conflicts with the provider's
personal beliefs.
- ANS: True
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, - Rationale: Respecting patient autonomy is an ethical
obligation, even if it conflicts with the healthcare provider's
personal beliefs. Providers must support patients in making their
own informed decisions.
Multiple Response Questions
7. Which of the following are components of an effective patient
advocacy program? (Select all that apply)
- A) Educating patients about their rights
- B) Encouraging patient participation in decision-making
- C) Ignoring patient concerns
- D) Providing support during the appeals process
- ANS: A) Educating patients about their rights, B)
Encouraging patient participation in decision-making, D)
Providing support during the appeals process
- Rationale: An effective patient advocacy program includes
educating patients about their rights, encouraging participation in
decision-making, and providing support during the appeals
process.
8. Which of the following actions can help prevent ethical
dilemmas in healthcare? (Select all that apply)
- A) Clear communication with patients and families
©/2025
Ethical & Legal Issues
Comprehensive Finals Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. Which of the following principles is most closely associated
with the concept of "do no harm"?
- A) Autonomy
- B) Beneficence
- C) Non-maleficence
- D) Justice
- ANS: C) Non-maleficence
©/2025
, - Rationale: Non-maleficence is the principle of "do no
harm," ensuring that healthcare providers avoid causing harm to
patients.
2. What is the primary purpose of informed consent in
healthcare?
- A) To protect healthcare providers from legal liability
- B) To ensure that patients understand and agree to the
proposed treatment
- C) To reduce the cost of healthcare services
- D) To streamline the decision-making process
- ANS: B) To ensure that patients understand and agree to the
proposed treatment
- Rationale: Informed consent ensures that patients are fully
informed about and agree to the proposed treatment, respecting
their autonomy and right to make decisions about their own
healthcare.
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions
3. The __________ is a set of ethical guidelines that govern the
conduct of healthcare professionals.
- ANS: Code of Ethics
©/2025
, - Rationale: A Code of Ethics provides a framework for
ethical behavior and decision-making for healthcare professionals,
ensuring integrity and trustworthiness in their practice.
4. __________ refers to the legal responsibility of a healthcare
provider to compensate for harm caused to a patient.
- ANS: Liability
- Rationale: Liability is the legal obligation to compensate for
harm caused, ensuring accountability and redress for damages.
True/False Questions
5. True or False: Confidentiality in healthcare is a legal and
ethical obligation that requires healthcare providers to protect
patients' personal health information.
- ANS: True
- Rationale: Confidentiality is both a legal and ethical
obligation, requiring healthcare providers to protect patients'
personal health information from unauthorized disclosure.
6. True or False: Healthcare providers are ethically obligated to
respect patients' autonomy, even if it conflicts with the provider's
personal beliefs.
- ANS: True
©/2025
, - Rationale: Respecting patient autonomy is an ethical
obligation, even if it conflicts with the healthcare provider's
personal beliefs. Providers must support patients in making their
own informed decisions.
Multiple Response Questions
7. Which of the following are components of an effective patient
advocacy program? (Select all that apply)
- A) Educating patients about their rights
- B) Encouraging patient participation in decision-making
- C) Ignoring patient concerns
- D) Providing support during the appeals process
- ANS: A) Educating patients about their rights, B)
Encouraging patient participation in decision-making, D)
Providing support during the appeals process
- Rationale: An effective patient advocacy program includes
educating patients about their rights, encouraging participation in
decision-making, and providing support during the appeals
process.
8. Which of the following actions can help prevent ethical
dilemmas in healthcare? (Select all that apply)
- A) Clear communication with patients and families
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