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Ethical & Legal Issues in Healthcare
MIDTERM EXAM READINESS
GUIDE
Q&S
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,1. Multiple Choice: Which principle of healthcare ethics
requires caregivers to do no harm to patients?
a) Autonomy
b) Beneficence
c) Non-maleficence
d) Justice
Correct Answer: c) Non-maleficence
2. Fill-in-the-Blank: The legal concept that deals with the
confidentiality of healthcare information is known as
____________.
Correct Answer: HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act)
3. True/False: It is ethically permissible for a nurse to
discuss patient details in public as long as the patient's
name is not mentioned.
Correct Answer: False
4. Multiple Response: Select all the ethical principles that
apply to informed consent in healthcare.
a) Autonomy
b) Fidelity
c) Justice
d) Beneficence
Correct Answers: a) Autonomy, b) Fidelity
5. Multiple Choice: A patient's right to self-determination is
encompassed under which ethical principle?
a) Autonomy
b) Beneficence
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, c) Non-maleficence
d) Justice
Correct Answer: a) Autonomy
6. Fill-in-the-Blank: The ethical theory that emphasizes the
outcome or consequence of action is known as
____________.
Correct Answer: Utilitarianism
7. True/False: A nurse can legally refuse to provide care for
a patient if it conflicts with their personal beliefs.
Correct Answer: False
8. Multiple Response: Which of the following are potential
legal issues in healthcare?
a) Breach of confidentiality
b) Failure to obtain informed consent
c) Medication errors
d) All of the above
Correct Answers: d) All of the above
9. Multiple Choice: The doctrine of 'double effect' relates to
which of the following scenarios?
a) When a treatment intended to relieve pain inadvertently
hastens death
b) When a patient refuses treatment
c) When a healthcare provider performs an illegal act
d) When there is a conflict of interest between the patient
and the provider
Correct Answer: a) When a treatment intended to relieve
pain inadvertently hastens death
10. Fill-in-the-Blank: The legal document that allows a
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Ethical & Legal Issues in Healthcare
MIDTERM EXAM READINESS
GUIDE
Q&S
©2024/2025
,1. Multiple Choice: Which principle of healthcare ethics
requires caregivers to do no harm to patients?
a) Autonomy
b) Beneficence
c) Non-maleficence
d) Justice
Correct Answer: c) Non-maleficence
2. Fill-in-the-Blank: The legal concept that deals with the
confidentiality of healthcare information is known as
____________.
Correct Answer: HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act)
3. True/False: It is ethically permissible for a nurse to
discuss patient details in public as long as the patient's
name is not mentioned.
Correct Answer: False
4. Multiple Response: Select all the ethical principles that
apply to informed consent in healthcare.
a) Autonomy
b) Fidelity
c) Justice
d) Beneficence
Correct Answers: a) Autonomy, b) Fidelity
5. Multiple Choice: A patient's right to self-determination is
encompassed under which ethical principle?
a) Autonomy
b) Beneficence
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, c) Non-maleficence
d) Justice
Correct Answer: a) Autonomy
6. Fill-in-the-Blank: The ethical theory that emphasizes the
outcome or consequence of action is known as
____________.
Correct Answer: Utilitarianism
7. True/False: A nurse can legally refuse to provide care for
a patient if it conflicts with their personal beliefs.
Correct Answer: False
8. Multiple Response: Which of the following are potential
legal issues in healthcare?
a) Breach of confidentiality
b) Failure to obtain informed consent
c) Medication errors
d) All of the above
Correct Answers: d) All of the above
9. Multiple Choice: The doctrine of 'double effect' relates to
which of the following scenarios?
a) When a treatment intended to relieve pain inadvertently
hastens death
b) When a patient refuses treatment
c) When a healthcare provider performs an illegal act
d) When there is a conflict of interest between the patient
and the provider
Correct Answer: a) When a treatment intended to relieve
pain inadvertently hastens death
10. Fill-in-the-Blank: The legal document that allows a
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