WGU C426 Healthcare Values and
Ethics| Updated 2026
Ethics is important in that it helps individuals how to be with and accepted ___________,
principles, and
values and how we live in harmony with the environment and one another. - answer-
Boundaries
A form of ethics in which an individual's personal view of right and wrong, commonly based
on personal
life experiences, is often referred to as ________ ethics. - answer-Micro
We study ethics to aid us in making ________ judgments, good decisions, and right choices. -
answer-
Sound
________ is the class of rules held by society to govern the conduct of its individual members.
It implies
the quality of being in accord with standards of right and good conduct. - answer-Morality
A code of ________ generally prescribes standards, states principles expressing
responsibilities, and
defines the roles expressing duties of professionals to whom they apply - answer-Conduct
________ dilemmas arise when values, rights, duties, and loyalties conflict, and, consequently,
not
everyone is satisfied with a particular decision. - answer-Moral
________ theories and principles introduce order in the way people think about life. They are
the
foundations of ethical analysis and provide guidance in the decision-making process. -
answer-Ethical
Ethical ________ are universal rules of conduct, derived from ethical theories that provide a
practical
basis for what kinds of actions, intentions, and motives are valued. - answer-Principles
The obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks is referred to as ________. -
answer-
Justice
, ________ ethics focuses on the inherent character of a person rather than on the specific
actions that he
or she performs. - answer-Virtue
The relationship between abstract virtues (principles) and ________ (practice) is often
difficult to grasp. -
answer-Values
Values may change as needs change. This is often referred to as ________ ethics. - answer-
Situational
What are the pillars that build one's moral strength? What sets each person apart? In the
final analysis, it
is one's virtues and values that build moral ________. - answer-Character
"We can learn from ________ how past generations thought and acted, how they responded to
the
demands of their time and how they solved their problems." —Gerda Lerner - answer-
History
In ethics, ________ requires each person to be objective, unbiased, dispassionate, impartial,
and
consistent with the principles of ethics. - answer-Fairness
________ serves a moral purpose by providing codes of conduct for appropriate behavior
through
revelations from a divine source. - answer-Religion
An ethical ________ arises in situations where a choice must be made between unpleasant
alternatives.
- answer-Dilemma
The National Institutes of Health published guidelines on human ________ following the first
kidney
transplant, conducted in 1954. - answer-Experimentation
The ________ established guidelines for medical doctors conducting biomedical research
involving
human subjects. - answer-World Medical Association
The Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Institute of ________ was established at Georgetown
Ethics| Updated 2026
Ethics is important in that it helps individuals how to be with and accepted ___________,
principles, and
values and how we live in harmony with the environment and one another. - answer-
Boundaries
A form of ethics in which an individual's personal view of right and wrong, commonly based
on personal
life experiences, is often referred to as ________ ethics. - answer-Micro
We study ethics to aid us in making ________ judgments, good decisions, and right choices. -
answer-
Sound
________ is the class of rules held by society to govern the conduct of its individual members.
It implies
the quality of being in accord with standards of right and good conduct. - answer-Morality
A code of ________ generally prescribes standards, states principles expressing
responsibilities, and
defines the roles expressing duties of professionals to whom they apply - answer-Conduct
________ dilemmas arise when values, rights, duties, and loyalties conflict, and, consequently,
not
everyone is satisfied with a particular decision. - answer-Moral
________ theories and principles introduce order in the way people think about life. They are
the
foundations of ethical analysis and provide guidance in the decision-making process. -
answer-Ethical
Ethical ________ are universal rules of conduct, derived from ethical theories that provide a
practical
basis for what kinds of actions, intentions, and motives are valued. - answer-Principles
The obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks is referred to as ________. -
answer-
Justice
, ________ ethics focuses on the inherent character of a person rather than on the specific
actions that he
or she performs. - answer-Virtue
The relationship between abstract virtues (principles) and ________ (practice) is often
difficult to grasp. -
answer-Values
Values may change as needs change. This is often referred to as ________ ethics. - answer-
Situational
What are the pillars that build one's moral strength? What sets each person apart? In the
final analysis, it
is one's virtues and values that build moral ________. - answer-Character
"We can learn from ________ how past generations thought and acted, how they responded to
the
demands of their time and how they solved their problems." —Gerda Lerner - answer-
History
In ethics, ________ requires each person to be objective, unbiased, dispassionate, impartial,
and
consistent with the principles of ethics. - answer-Fairness
________ serves a moral purpose by providing codes of conduct for appropriate behavior
through
revelations from a divine source. - answer-Religion
An ethical ________ arises in situations where a choice must be made between unpleasant
alternatives.
- answer-Dilemma
The National Institutes of Health published guidelines on human ________ following the first
kidney
transplant, conducted in 1954. - answer-Experimentation
The ________ established guidelines for medical doctors conducting biomedical research
involving
human subjects. - answer-World Medical Association
The Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Institute of ________ was established at Georgetown
