WGU C426 EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100%
VERIFIED 2025-2026!!
Bioethics - ANSWER>>Tackle tough topics such as what the nature of life is, the nature
of death, how life should be lived, the circumstances that are held to comprise murder,
treating human beings especially vulnerable and, thus, special claims on others
responsibility we, as human beings have.
Morality - ANSWER>>A class of rules held by society to govern the conduct of its
individual members.
Morals - ANSWER>>Ideas about what is right and wrong.
Standards - ANSWER>>Guide human conduct by specifying desirable characteristics
to be displayed and undesirable ones to be avoided.
Principles - ANSWER>>Responsibilities that are stated without specifying what the
necessary conduct should consist of. Professional must use judgment about what is
desirable in a given circumstances based on accepted principles.
Rules - ANSWER>>Prescribe specific conduct; allow no discretion for professional
judgment.
Moral Judgments - ANSWER>>Judgments concerned with what an individual or group
of believes to be the right or proper behavior in a given situation.
Normative Ethics - ANSWER>>The attempt to determine what moral standards should
be followed so that human behavior and conduct may be morally right. Concerned with
establishing standards or norms for conduct.
,General Normative Ethics - ANSWER>>Critical study of major precepts of what things
are right, what things are good and what things are genuine.
Applied Ethics - ANSWER>>The application of normative theories of practical moral
problems.
Descriptive Ethics (Comparative Ethics) - ANSWER>>Deal with what people believe to
be right and wrong.
Normative Ethics - ANSWER>>Prescribes how people ought to act.
Meta-Ethics - ANSWER>>Deals with the explanation of the usage and implication of
ethics terminology and theories in application.
Consequential Theory of Ethics - ANSWER>>Holds to the morally proper action given
any action that turns out to actually maximize over evil will be the morally right.
Utilitarian Theory of Ethics - ANSWER>>Is about the principle which an action, if
adding overall usefulness, thereby being moral.
Deontological Ethics - ANSWER>>Attributed to German Philosopher Immanuel Kant. It
focuses on one's duties to others and others' rights- tell the truth and keep your
promises. Deon- Greek for duty.
Consent - ANSWER>>The voluntary agreement by a person who possesses sufficient
mental capacity to make an intelligent choice to allow something proposed by another
to be performed on himself or herself.
Informed Consent - ANSWER>>A legal concept that provides that a patient has a right
to know the potential risks, benefits and alternatives
,Nonconsequential Ethical Theory - ANSWER>>denies that the consequences of an
action or rule are the only criteria for determining the morality of an action or rule
Ethical Relativism - ANSWER>>Morality is relative to the norms of the culture in which an
individual lives. That is, right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in
which it is practiced.
Ethical Principles - ANSWER>>Universal rules of conduct, derived from ethical theories
that provide a practical basis for identifying what kinds of actions, intentions, and
motives are valued.
Beneficence - ANSWER>>The principle of doing good, showing kindness, having
compassion and helping others.
Paternalism - ANSWER>>Form of beneficence. It occurs when individuals and/or
institutions (e.g., political, military, organizational, religious) believe they know what is
best for others, thus making decisions for others.
Principle of Autonomy - ANSWER>>Involves recognizing the right of a person to make
one's own decisions. "Auto" comes from a Greek word meaning "self" or the
"individual." In this context, it means recognizing an individual's right to make his or her
own decisions about what is best for him- or herself. Autonomy is not an absolute
principle. The autonomous actions of one person must not infringe upon the rights of
another.
Autonomy - ANSWER>>Uholds an individual's right to make his or her own decisions
about health care. Has been recognized in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States.
Justice - ANSWER>>The obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks.
Justice demands that persons in similar circumstances be treated similarly.
Distributive Justice - ANSWER>>A principle requiring that all persons be treated
equally and fairly.
, Good to Know - ANSWER>>Justice describes how people are treated when interests
compete. Distributive justice implies that all are treated fairly; no one person is to get a
disproportional share of society's resources or benefits.
Virtue Ethics - ANSWER>>Deals with the character of a person rather than with
actions. Virtue is usually defined as moral excellence or good quality. In traditional
ethics, virtues are those qualities that distinguish good people from bad people.
Moral Value - ANSWER>>The worth relative assigned to some good conduct.
Ethical Values - ANSWER>>involve standards of worth
Intrinsic value - ANSWER>>something that has value in and of itself eg. happiness
Instrumental value - ANSWER>>something that helps to give value to something else
eg. money is valuable for what it can buy
Value - ANSWER>>Something that has worth.
Situational ethics - ANSWER>>Concerned with the outcome or consequences of an
action in which the ends justify the means.
Veracity - ANSWER>> Devotion to/ conformity with what is truthful. It involves an
obligation to be truthful. Truth telling involves providing enough information so that a
patient can make an informed decision about his or her health care .
Institutional Review Board - ANSWER>> Functions to review proposed research
studies and conduct follow-up reviews on a regular basis. Federal regulations require
hospital-based researchers to obtain the approval of an institutional review board.
VERIFIED 2025-2026!!
Bioethics - ANSWER>>Tackle tough topics such as what the nature of life is, the nature
of death, how life should be lived, the circumstances that are held to comprise murder,
treating human beings especially vulnerable and, thus, special claims on others
responsibility we, as human beings have.
Morality - ANSWER>>A class of rules held by society to govern the conduct of its
individual members.
Morals - ANSWER>>Ideas about what is right and wrong.
Standards - ANSWER>>Guide human conduct by specifying desirable characteristics
to be displayed and undesirable ones to be avoided.
Principles - ANSWER>>Responsibilities that are stated without specifying what the
necessary conduct should consist of. Professional must use judgment about what is
desirable in a given circumstances based on accepted principles.
Rules - ANSWER>>Prescribe specific conduct; allow no discretion for professional
judgment.
Moral Judgments - ANSWER>>Judgments concerned with what an individual or group
of believes to be the right or proper behavior in a given situation.
Normative Ethics - ANSWER>>The attempt to determine what moral standards should
be followed so that human behavior and conduct may be morally right. Concerned with
establishing standards or norms for conduct.
,General Normative Ethics - ANSWER>>Critical study of major precepts of what things
are right, what things are good and what things are genuine.
Applied Ethics - ANSWER>>The application of normative theories of practical moral
problems.
Descriptive Ethics (Comparative Ethics) - ANSWER>>Deal with what people believe to
be right and wrong.
Normative Ethics - ANSWER>>Prescribes how people ought to act.
Meta-Ethics - ANSWER>>Deals with the explanation of the usage and implication of
ethics terminology and theories in application.
Consequential Theory of Ethics - ANSWER>>Holds to the morally proper action given
any action that turns out to actually maximize over evil will be the morally right.
Utilitarian Theory of Ethics - ANSWER>>Is about the principle which an action, if
adding overall usefulness, thereby being moral.
Deontological Ethics - ANSWER>>Attributed to German Philosopher Immanuel Kant. It
focuses on one's duties to others and others' rights- tell the truth and keep your
promises. Deon- Greek for duty.
Consent - ANSWER>>The voluntary agreement by a person who possesses sufficient
mental capacity to make an intelligent choice to allow something proposed by another
to be performed on himself or herself.
Informed Consent - ANSWER>>A legal concept that provides that a patient has a right
to know the potential risks, benefits and alternatives
,Nonconsequential Ethical Theory - ANSWER>>denies that the consequences of an
action or rule are the only criteria for determining the morality of an action or rule
Ethical Relativism - ANSWER>>Morality is relative to the norms of the culture in which an
individual lives. That is, right or wrong depends on the moral norms of the society in
which it is practiced.
Ethical Principles - ANSWER>>Universal rules of conduct, derived from ethical theories
that provide a practical basis for identifying what kinds of actions, intentions, and
motives are valued.
Beneficence - ANSWER>>The principle of doing good, showing kindness, having
compassion and helping others.
Paternalism - ANSWER>>Form of beneficence. It occurs when individuals and/or
institutions (e.g., political, military, organizational, religious) believe they know what is
best for others, thus making decisions for others.
Principle of Autonomy - ANSWER>>Involves recognizing the right of a person to make
one's own decisions. "Auto" comes from a Greek word meaning "self" or the
"individual." In this context, it means recognizing an individual's right to make his or her
own decisions about what is best for him- or herself. Autonomy is not an absolute
principle. The autonomous actions of one person must not infringe upon the rights of
another.
Autonomy - ANSWER>>Uholds an individual's right to make his or her own decisions
about health care. Has been recognized in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of
the United States.
Justice - ANSWER>>The obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks.
Justice demands that persons in similar circumstances be treated similarly.
Distributive Justice - ANSWER>>A principle requiring that all persons be treated
equally and fairly.
, Good to Know - ANSWER>>Justice describes how people are treated when interests
compete. Distributive justice implies that all are treated fairly; no one person is to get a
disproportional share of society's resources or benefits.
Virtue Ethics - ANSWER>>Deals with the character of a person rather than with
actions. Virtue is usually defined as moral excellence or good quality. In traditional
ethics, virtues are those qualities that distinguish good people from bad people.
Moral Value - ANSWER>>The worth relative assigned to some good conduct.
Ethical Values - ANSWER>>involve standards of worth
Intrinsic value - ANSWER>>something that has value in and of itself eg. happiness
Instrumental value - ANSWER>>something that helps to give value to something else
eg. money is valuable for what it can buy
Value - ANSWER>>Something that has worth.
Situational ethics - ANSWER>>Concerned with the outcome or consequences of an
action in which the ends justify the means.
Veracity - ANSWER>> Devotion to/ conformity with what is truthful. It involves an
obligation to be truthful. Truth telling involves providing enough information so that a
patient can make an informed decision about his or her health care .
Institutional Review Board - ANSWER>> Functions to review proposed research
studies and conduct follow-up reviews on a regular basis. Federal regulations require
hospital-based researchers to obtain the approval of an institutional review board.
