HCR 210 Final Exam Sample Questions and
Answers
The obligation to keep private (not to disclose) any information about a patient;
information is to be shared only with those who need to know in order to provide care to
that patient
Confidentiality
Based upon the rationalist view that the rightness or wrongness of an act depends upon the
nature of the act, rather than its consequences.
Deontology
Ethical theory that deals with the greater good
Teleology
holds that the right action is that which has the greatest utility or usefulness, and that no
action is in itself either good or bad.
Utilitarianism
represents the idea that individuals' actions are based upon innate moral virtue.
Virtue ethics
the freedom to make choices about issues that affect one's life, free from lies, restraint, or
coercion.
Autonomy
, a term used to describe the process by which com- petent patients give voluntary consent
for medical or surgical treatments or biomedical research after receiving disclosure about
potential risks and benefits.
Informed consent
A gender-biased term that literally means acting in a fa- therly manner.
Paternalism
the act of speaking or pleading on another's behalf.
Advocacy
generally thought of as denoting an unwilling- ness of the patient to participate in health
care activities.
Noncompliance
Telling the truth
Veracity
refers to the right of an individual to control the personal information or secrets that are
disclosed to others.
Privacy
the ethical principle that relates to fair, equitable, and appro- priate treatment in light of
what is due or owed to persons, recognizing that giving things to some will deny receipt to
others who might otherwise have received those things.
Justice
Answers
The obligation to keep private (not to disclose) any information about a patient;
information is to be shared only with those who need to know in order to provide care to
that patient
Confidentiality
Based upon the rationalist view that the rightness or wrongness of an act depends upon the
nature of the act, rather than its consequences.
Deontology
Ethical theory that deals with the greater good
Teleology
holds that the right action is that which has the greatest utility or usefulness, and that no
action is in itself either good or bad.
Utilitarianism
represents the idea that individuals' actions are based upon innate moral virtue.
Virtue ethics
the freedom to make choices about issues that affect one's life, free from lies, restraint, or
coercion.
Autonomy
, a term used to describe the process by which com- petent patients give voluntary consent
for medical or surgical treatments or biomedical research after receiving disclosure about
potential risks and benefits.
Informed consent
A gender-biased term that literally means acting in a fa- therly manner.
Paternalism
the act of speaking or pleading on another's behalf.
Advocacy
generally thought of as denoting an unwilling- ness of the patient to participate in health
care activities.
Noncompliance
Telling the truth
Veracity
refers to the right of an individual to control the personal information or secrets that are
disclosed to others.
Privacy
the ethical principle that relates to fair, equitable, and appro- priate treatment in light of
what is due or owed to persons, recognizing that giving things to some will deny receipt to
others who might otherwise have received those things.
Justice
