HCR 210 Lessons Questions and Correct Answers
Match the statement to the correct step. The following four items relate to this case
scenario and are worth a total of 4 points:
An 85-year-old man with dementia is hospitalized for aspiration pneumonia. Testing
reveals swallowing difficulties and a high likelihood of recurrent aspiration. The medical
team suggests a feeding tube, but the patient's wife is reluctant to consent.
Step 4: Justify the decision:Step 1: State the problem:Step 3: Assess a range of solutions:Step 2:
Identify key stakeholders and collateral information
Which of the following is the best example of consequentialism?
Medical care is considered good because it enhances quality of life.
The right to have other people be honest with you is best considered an example of
moral rights.
Medical ethics have been standardized such that physicians of all nations agree on ethical
priorities.
False
Which of the following is the best example of virtue ethics?
A man cultivates particular character traits because he believes he will become a better person.
The role a professional is expected to fulfill based on standards collectively set by members
of that profession is best described as
professionally articulated ethics.
,Deontologism is best described as a
class of ethical theory that attempts to identify the universal moral laws that justify a particular
action.
Which of the following is the best description of opacity as it is used in the context of
medical ethics?
Situation in which knowledge is so limited that one cannot arrive at an answer, such that serious
moral questions remain unresolved
The role a professional is expected to fulfill in the eyes of society is best referred to as
culturally articulated ethics.
Legal rights are best described as
rights that exist because they have been written into legal code by a legislative body or decided
upon in a court of law.
Virtue ethics is best described as a
class of ethical theory advocating character development and formation of appropriate moral
disposition within the individual.
Which of the following is the best example of utilitarianism?
Lead paint and leaded gasoline were banned because lead was found to cause brain damage.
Which of the following statements is most true of the models of medicine?
Society still perceives health-care workers in the covenantal model, which implies an obligation
beyond mere contract.
, Medical ethical dilemmas arise, in part, because a given case involves two contradictory
"purposes" of health care. In these cases, the proper course of action is not immediately
clear. This is an example of what phenomenon?
Ambiguity
A young woman has been in a coma for 3 weeks as the result of severe head trauma. It is
unclear at this point whether she will recover. As a result, the medical team cannot all
agree on how to best proceed with her medical treatment. Which of the following terms
best describes this situation?
Opacity
The patient in Room 5 does not wash himself when told to do so. The nurse punishes him
by waiting twenty minutes to answer the patient's call bell. Which of the following ethical
principles did the nurse most clearly and directly violate?
Nonmaleficence
Which of the following questions would be best for assessing a patient's ability to
appreciate his or her health condition and its consequences?
What do you believe is wrong with your health now?
Approximately how many inpatients were found to be medically incompetent in one study,
according to Applebaum (2007)?
48%
Which of the following situations best represents a conflict of interest?
Match the statement to the correct step. The following four items relate to this case
scenario and are worth a total of 4 points:
An 85-year-old man with dementia is hospitalized for aspiration pneumonia. Testing
reveals swallowing difficulties and a high likelihood of recurrent aspiration. The medical
team suggests a feeding tube, but the patient's wife is reluctant to consent.
Step 4: Justify the decision:Step 1: State the problem:Step 3: Assess a range of solutions:Step 2:
Identify key stakeholders and collateral information
Which of the following is the best example of consequentialism?
Medical care is considered good because it enhances quality of life.
The right to have other people be honest with you is best considered an example of
moral rights.
Medical ethics have been standardized such that physicians of all nations agree on ethical
priorities.
False
Which of the following is the best example of virtue ethics?
A man cultivates particular character traits because he believes he will become a better person.
The role a professional is expected to fulfill based on standards collectively set by members
of that profession is best described as
professionally articulated ethics.
,Deontologism is best described as a
class of ethical theory that attempts to identify the universal moral laws that justify a particular
action.
Which of the following is the best description of opacity as it is used in the context of
medical ethics?
Situation in which knowledge is so limited that one cannot arrive at an answer, such that serious
moral questions remain unresolved
The role a professional is expected to fulfill in the eyes of society is best referred to as
culturally articulated ethics.
Legal rights are best described as
rights that exist because they have been written into legal code by a legislative body or decided
upon in a court of law.
Virtue ethics is best described as a
class of ethical theory advocating character development and formation of appropriate moral
disposition within the individual.
Which of the following is the best example of utilitarianism?
Lead paint and leaded gasoline were banned because lead was found to cause brain damage.
Which of the following statements is most true of the models of medicine?
Society still perceives health-care workers in the covenantal model, which implies an obligation
beyond mere contract.
, Medical ethical dilemmas arise, in part, because a given case involves two contradictory
"purposes" of health care. In these cases, the proper course of action is not immediately
clear. This is an example of what phenomenon?
Ambiguity
A young woman has been in a coma for 3 weeks as the result of severe head trauma. It is
unclear at this point whether she will recover. As a result, the medical team cannot all
agree on how to best proceed with her medical treatment. Which of the following terms
best describes this situation?
Opacity
The patient in Room 5 does not wash himself when told to do so. The nurse punishes him
by waiting twenty minutes to answer the patient's call bell. Which of the following ethical
principles did the nurse most clearly and directly violate?
Nonmaleficence
Which of the following questions would be best for assessing a patient's ability to
appreciate his or her health condition and its consequences?
What do you believe is wrong with your health now?
Approximately how many inpatients were found to be medically incompetent in one study,
according to Applebaum (2007)?
48%
Which of the following situations best represents a conflict of interest?
