HCR210 Exam #1 Questions and Answers With
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Which of the following rules is the most commonly upheld standard for informed
consent? - the professional custom rule
A physician assistant owns stock in a pharmaceutical company and writes prescriptions
for medications made by this company even when there is no evidence they will help
the patient. Which of the following ethical principles did the physician assistant most
clearly and directly violate? - a) beneficence
b) informed consent (incorrect)
c) therapeutic privilege
d) paternalism
Ethically, an ethics committee might act as a surrogate decision-maker only if... -
evidence suggests that the appointed surrogate is behaving unethicallv.
Overriding a patient's wishes in order to benefit the patient or at least prevent harm is
best referred to as... - paternalism
Acting with the welfare of the patient in mind is best referred to as... - beneficence
Health-care providers have an obligation to... - provide information and leadership to
ensure fair distribution of health care.
Ethical Violations Example: The patient in Room 5 does not wash himself when told to
do so. The nurse punishes him by waiting 20 minutes to answer the patient's call bell. -
informed consent
Ethical Violations Example: A physician owns stock in a pharmaceutical company and
writes prescriptions for medications made by this company
even when it is not clear the medications will help the patient. - beneficence
Ethical Violations Example: Knowing that the patient is a Jehovah's Witness, the
physician does not mention that this surgery will likely result in the need
for blood products out of fear the patient will refuse. - informed consent
Ethical Violations Example: To maximize income, the physician schedules three
patients for the same time. If they all show up, two of them have to wait
and waste their time. - beneficence
Which of the following is the most likely indicator that a particular patient is incompetent
to make medical decisions? - a) A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (incorrect answer)
,b) Frequently changing his or her mind about the treatment plan
c) A Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) score of 30 on two separate occasions
d) Diagnosis of depression, treated as an outpatient for the past year
Which of the following statements is most true of Institutional Ethics Committees
(IECs)? - The IEC is not a health-care surrogate and is not authorized to make
decisions for a patient.
The Baby Doe rule applies primarily in instances in which the... - treatment proposed
can be rendered comfortable for the patient.
Based on the study by Leape (1991) as cited in Baillie et al. (2013), it would be fair to
conclude that most unnecessary surgeries resulted from physician... - uncertainty.
Avoiding actions that oppose the welfare of the patient is best referred to as... -
nonmaleficence.
What is the most significant difficulty with substituted judgment? - Many people do not
discuss their end-of-life needs while there is time.
Which of the following statements is most true of the patient's obligation with regard to
health promotion and disease prevention? - Patients must use ordinary, rather than
extraordinary, means to preserve and restore their health.
A nurse practitioner recommends surgery for a patient without informing the patient of
the alternative treatments available. Which of the following ethical principles did the
nurse practitioner most clearly and directly violate? - informed consent
What are the responsibilities of the physician or other legally independent practitioner
when obtaining informed consent? Choose all that apply. - -Inform the patient of the
diagnosis
-Explain the nature and purpose of the proposed treatment
-Identify known risks and benefits of the proposed treatment
-Describe risks of refusing proposed treatment
T/F It is never acceptable to withhold information from patients for fear the will refuse
treatment. - True
Which of the following situations best represents a conflict of interest?
• A chiropractor in a rural area sells discounted medical devices to patients he believes
will benefit.
• A nurse practitioner owns small sums of stock in a pharmaceutical company.
• A physician refers patients to a surgi-center he owns without informing them of his
financial interest.
, • A physician refers patients to a surgi-center owned by a colleague he respects. - A
physician refers patients to a surgi-center he owns without informing them of his
financial interest.
Approximately how many inpatients were found to be medically incompetent in one
study, according to Applebaum (2007)? - 48%
To maximize income, the physician schedules three patients for the same time. If they
all show up, two of them have to wait and waste their time. Which of the following
ethical principles did the physician most clearly and directly violate? - beneficence
Which of the following is the most correct statement regarding the relationship between
culture and health-care ethics?
• Health-care ethics have remained largely unchanged since the penning of the
Hippocratic Oath.
• Healthcare ethics are determined by interactions between professionals and society
and frequently change.
• Health professionals determine the ethical values of their profession without input from
society.
• Society dictates health-care ethics to health-care professionals, which is why ethics
vary from country to country. - Healthcare ethics are determined by interactions
between professionals and society and frequently change.
The role of a health-care worker, according to Bailie et al. (2013), is to... - advise
patients on ways to obtain the best care.
Ethics is best described as a... - branch of philosophy that seeks to determine how
human actions may be judged right or wrong.
The right to have other people be honest with you is best considered an example of... -
moral rights.
Which of the following is the best description of opacity as it is used in the context of
medical ethics?
• Situation in which the clarity of the facts does not dictate the decision to be made
• Class of ethical theory that views the rightness or wrongness of an action in terms of
the consequences of that action
• Situation in which knowledge is so limited that one cannot arrive at an answer, such
that serious moral questions remain unresolved
• Class of ethical theory that asserts that ethics ought to be as clearly and firmly based
as mathematics and thus attempts to identify the universal moral laws that justify a
particular action - Situation in which knowledge is so limited that one cannot arrive at an
answer, such that serious moral questions remain unresolved
Professional ethics are ethics that... - are concerned with the ethical conduct of the
profession.
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2025
Which of the following rules is the most commonly upheld standard for informed
consent? - the professional custom rule
A physician assistant owns stock in a pharmaceutical company and writes prescriptions
for medications made by this company even when there is no evidence they will help
the patient. Which of the following ethical principles did the physician assistant most
clearly and directly violate? - a) beneficence
b) informed consent (incorrect)
c) therapeutic privilege
d) paternalism
Ethically, an ethics committee might act as a surrogate decision-maker only if... -
evidence suggests that the appointed surrogate is behaving unethicallv.
Overriding a patient's wishes in order to benefit the patient or at least prevent harm is
best referred to as... - paternalism
Acting with the welfare of the patient in mind is best referred to as... - beneficence
Health-care providers have an obligation to... - provide information and leadership to
ensure fair distribution of health care.
Ethical Violations Example: The patient in Room 5 does not wash himself when told to
do so. The nurse punishes him by waiting 20 minutes to answer the patient's call bell. -
informed consent
Ethical Violations Example: A physician owns stock in a pharmaceutical company and
writes prescriptions for medications made by this company
even when it is not clear the medications will help the patient. - beneficence
Ethical Violations Example: Knowing that the patient is a Jehovah's Witness, the
physician does not mention that this surgery will likely result in the need
for blood products out of fear the patient will refuse. - informed consent
Ethical Violations Example: To maximize income, the physician schedules three
patients for the same time. If they all show up, two of them have to wait
and waste their time. - beneficence
Which of the following is the most likely indicator that a particular patient is incompetent
to make medical decisions? - a) A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (incorrect answer)
,b) Frequently changing his or her mind about the treatment plan
c) A Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) score of 30 on two separate occasions
d) Diagnosis of depression, treated as an outpatient for the past year
Which of the following statements is most true of Institutional Ethics Committees
(IECs)? - The IEC is not a health-care surrogate and is not authorized to make
decisions for a patient.
The Baby Doe rule applies primarily in instances in which the... - treatment proposed
can be rendered comfortable for the patient.
Based on the study by Leape (1991) as cited in Baillie et al. (2013), it would be fair to
conclude that most unnecessary surgeries resulted from physician... - uncertainty.
Avoiding actions that oppose the welfare of the patient is best referred to as... -
nonmaleficence.
What is the most significant difficulty with substituted judgment? - Many people do not
discuss their end-of-life needs while there is time.
Which of the following statements is most true of the patient's obligation with regard to
health promotion and disease prevention? - Patients must use ordinary, rather than
extraordinary, means to preserve and restore their health.
A nurse practitioner recommends surgery for a patient without informing the patient of
the alternative treatments available. Which of the following ethical principles did the
nurse practitioner most clearly and directly violate? - informed consent
What are the responsibilities of the physician or other legally independent practitioner
when obtaining informed consent? Choose all that apply. - -Inform the patient of the
diagnosis
-Explain the nature and purpose of the proposed treatment
-Identify known risks and benefits of the proposed treatment
-Describe risks of refusing proposed treatment
T/F It is never acceptable to withhold information from patients for fear the will refuse
treatment. - True
Which of the following situations best represents a conflict of interest?
• A chiropractor in a rural area sells discounted medical devices to patients he believes
will benefit.
• A nurse practitioner owns small sums of stock in a pharmaceutical company.
• A physician refers patients to a surgi-center he owns without informing them of his
financial interest.
, • A physician refers patients to a surgi-center owned by a colleague he respects. - A
physician refers patients to a surgi-center he owns without informing them of his
financial interest.
Approximately how many inpatients were found to be medically incompetent in one
study, according to Applebaum (2007)? - 48%
To maximize income, the physician schedules three patients for the same time. If they
all show up, two of them have to wait and waste their time. Which of the following
ethical principles did the physician most clearly and directly violate? - beneficence
Which of the following is the most correct statement regarding the relationship between
culture and health-care ethics?
• Health-care ethics have remained largely unchanged since the penning of the
Hippocratic Oath.
• Healthcare ethics are determined by interactions between professionals and society
and frequently change.
• Health professionals determine the ethical values of their profession without input from
society.
• Society dictates health-care ethics to health-care professionals, which is why ethics
vary from country to country. - Healthcare ethics are determined by interactions
between professionals and society and frequently change.
The role of a health-care worker, according to Bailie et al. (2013), is to... - advise
patients on ways to obtain the best care.
Ethics is best described as a... - branch of philosophy that seeks to determine how
human actions may be judged right or wrong.
The right to have other people be honest with you is best considered an example of... -
moral rights.
Which of the following is the best description of opacity as it is used in the context of
medical ethics?
• Situation in which the clarity of the facts does not dictate the decision to be made
• Class of ethical theory that views the rightness or wrongness of an action in terms of
the consequences of that action
• Situation in which knowledge is so limited that one cannot arrive at an answer, such
that serious moral questions remain unresolved
• Class of ethical theory that asserts that ethics ought to be as clearly and firmly based
as mathematics and thus attempts to identify the universal moral laws that justify a
particular action - Situation in which knowledge is so limited that one cannot arrive at an
answer, such that serious moral questions remain unresolved
Professional ethics are ethics that... - are concerned with the ethical conduct of the
profession.
