HCR 210 - CH 1-4: Midterm Exam Questions
and Correct Answers
The united nations universal declaration of human rights should not be confused with:
legal rights
Virtue ethics is best described as:
a class of ethical theory advocating character development and formation of appropriate moral
disposition within the individual
the "patient advocate" model of nursing calls for nurses to be:
ethically independent agents
medical ethics have been standardized such that physicians of all nations agree on ethical
priorities:
false
Medical ethical dilemmas arise, in part, because a given case involves two contradictory
"purposes" of health care. In these cases, the proper course of action is not immediately
clear. This is an example of what phenomenon?
ambiguity
Which of the following is the most correct statement regarding the relationship between
culture and health-care ethics?
heath care ethics are determined by interactions between professionals and society and frequently
change
, Consequentalism is best described as a
Class of ethical theories that views the rightness or wrongness of an action in terms of the
consequences of that action.
Which of the following is best described as an example of virtue ethics?
A man cultivates particular character traits because he believes he will become a better person
One problem with classical natural law is that:
what was once thought to be natural has found to be social
Ethics is best described as a:
branch of philosophy that seeks to determine how human actions may be judged right or wrong
The belief that medical practice is based exclusively on scientific evidence is an example of:
an assumption
legal rights are best described as:
rights that exist because they have been written into legal code by a legislative body or decided
upon a court of law
The role of a professional is expected to fulfill based on standards collectively set by
members of that profession is best described as:
professionally articulated ethics
Which is best described as consequentalism?
medical care is considered good bc it enhances quality of life
and Correct Answers
The united nations universal declaration of human rights should not be confused with:
legal rights
Virtue ethics is best described as:
a class of ethical theory advocating character development and formation of appropriate moral
disposition within the individual
the "patient advocate" model of nursing calls for nurses to be:
ethically independent agents
medical ethics have been standardized such that physicians of all nations agree on ethical
priorities:
false
Medical ethical dilemmas arise, in part, because a given case involves two contradictory
"purposes" of health care. In these cases, the proper course of action is not immediately
clear. This is an example of what phenomenon?
ambiguity
Which of the following is the most correct statement regarding the relationship between
culture and health-care ethics?
heath care ethics are determined by interactions between professionals and society and frequently
change
, Consequentalism is best described as a
Class of ethical theories that views the rightness or wrongness of an action in terms of the
consequences of that action.
Which of the following is best described as an example of virtue ethics?
A man cultivates particular character traits because he believes he will become a better person
One problem with classical natural law is that:
what was once thought to be natural has found to be social
Ethics is best described as a:
branch of philosophy that seeks to determine how human actions may be judged right or wrong
The belief that medical practice is based exclusively on scientific evidence is an example of:
an assumption
legal rights are best described as:
rights that exist because they have been written into legal code by a legislative body or decided
upon a court of law
The role of a professional is expected to fulfill based on standards collectively set by
members of that profession is best described as:
professionally articulated ethics
Which is best described as consequentalism?
medical care is considered good bc it enhances quality of life
