Healthcare Ethics Midterm Exam 2026-2027
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Which theory fails to recognize special duties?
A. Act Utilitarianism
B. Kantian formalism
C. Rule deontology
D. Act Deontology
A. Act Utilitarianism
Which theory violates the publicity condition?
A. Rule Utilitarianism
B. Act utilitarianism
C. Kantian formalism
D. Rule deontology
E. Act Deontology
A. Act Utilitarianism
Utilitarians believe that a world with injustice is morally preferable to a
just but less happy world.
A. True
B. False
False
,Which of the following is the Principle of Utility?
A. Seek the greatest good for the greatest number
B. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
C. Act only on that maxim whereby thou canst at the same time will it
should be a universal law
D. So act as to treat humanity in thine own person or in any other, in
every case as an end withal and never as a means
A. Seek the greatest good for the greatest number
Properly speaking, Act Utilitarianism is Situation Ethics.
A. True
B. False
A. True
John Stuart Mill thinks it is better to be a satisfied pig than an unhappy
dissatisfied human.
A. True
B. False
B. False
What was the point of the examples of the McDuffie case and the
scapegoating sheriff
A. The end justifies the means.
B. Justice and utility can conflict.
C. Conscience and integrity are bad because they can lead to riots
B. Justice and utility can conflict
,What was the point of the examples of Jim in the jungle, George the
biochemist, and the made-up story about Martin Luther King.
A. The end justifies the means.
B. Being a utilitarian may not make you happy.
C. Utilitarianism fails to account for our sense of integrity and how we
view our own actions.
D. Contrary to what most people think, it's not a good idea to be a
strongly principled person.
C. Utilitarianism fails to account for our sense of integrity and how we
view our own actions
In the example, given in class, of the nurse who led an elderly woman
to believe that she was present at the moment of her husband's death,
which Utilitarian strategy is least likely to approve of what the nurse
did?
A. Act Utilitarianism
B. Rule Utilitarianism
C. Both would disapprove, Utilitarians would never tell a lie.
Rule Utilitarianism
, Which statement best describes the position of the National
Association of Social Workers on patient self-
determination?
a. Social workers are supportive of the paternalistic decision-making of
the physician.
b. Since social workers are advocates for the client they should make
the decisions for patients in any case where they are
involved. This position recognizes both the compromised vulnerability
of the sick patient and the fact that the physician
has a financial conflict of interest.
c. Patients have the right to make their own decisions.
d. Social workers are neutral on this issue. They will abide with whatever
the appropriate authority tells them to do
whether it is hospital policy, the court, the doctor, or the patient's
family.
*c. Patients have the right to make their own decisions.
The doctrine of informed consent requires the disclosure of benefits of
a treatment but not the risks of the treatment.
a. True
b. False
b. false
The doctrine of informed has been interpreted as requiring the
disclosure of risks of refusing treatment.
a. True
b. False
a. true
COMPLETE ACCURATE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES (100% CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) GUARANTEED PASS A+ || BRAND
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Which theory fails to recognize special duties?
A. Act Utilitarianism
B. Kantian formalism
C. Rule deontology
D. Act Deontology
A. Act Utilitarianism
Which theory violates the publicity condition?
A. Rule Utilitarianism
B. Act utilitarianism
C. Kantian formalism
D. Rule deontology
E. Act Deontology
A. Act Utilitarianism
Utilitarians believe that a world with injustice is morally preferable to a
just but less happy world.
A. True
B. False
False
,Which of the following is the Principle of Utility?
A. Seek the greatest good for the greatest number
B. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
C. Act only on that maxim whereby thou canst at the same time will it
should be a universal law
D. So act as to treat humanity in thine own person or in any other, in
every case as an end withal and never as a means
A. Seek the greatest good for the greatest number
Properly speaking, Act Utilitarianism is Situation Ethics.
A. True
B. False
A. True
John Stuart Mill thinks it is better to be a satisfied pig than an unhappy
dissatisfied human.
A. True
B. False
B. False
What was the point of the examples of the McDuffie case and the
scapegoating sheriff
A. The end justifies the means.
B. Justice and utility can conflict.
C. Conscience and integrity are bad because they can lead to riots
B. Justice and utility can conflict
,What was the point of the examples of Jim in the jungle, George the
biochemist, and the made-up story about Martin Luther King.
A. The end justifies the means.
B. Being a utilitarian may not make you happy.
C. Utilitarianism fails to account for our sense of integrity and how we
view our own actions.
D. Contrary to what most people think, it's not a good idea to be a
strongly principled person.
C. Utilitarianism fails to account for our sense of integrity and how we
view our own actions
In the example, given in class, of the nurse who led an elderly woman
to believe that she was present at the moment of her husband's death,
which Utilitarian strategy is least likely to approve of what the nurse
did?
A. Act Utilitarianism
B. Rule Utilitarianism
C. Both would disapprove, Utilitarians would never tell a lie.
Rule Utilitarianism
, Which statement best describes the position of the National
Association of Social Workers on patient self-
determination?
a. Social workers are supportive of the paternalistic decision-making of
the physician.
b. Since social workers are advocates for the client they should make
the decisions for patients in any case where they are
involved. This position recognizes both the compromised vulnerability
of the sick patient and the fact that the physician
has a financial conflict of interest.
c. Patients have the right to make their own decisions.
d. Social workers are neutral on this issue. They will abide with whatever
the appropriate authority tells them to do
whether it is hospital policy, the court, the doctor, or the patient's
family.
*c. Patients have the right to make their own decisions.
The doctrine of informed consent requires the disclosure of benefits of
a treatment but not the risks of the treatment.
a. True
b. False
b. false
The doctrine of informed has been interpreted as requiring the
disclosure of risks of refusing treatment.
a. True
b. False
a. true
