MED320: Module 1 Quiz

The nurse is working a 12-hour day shift, it is now 2pm and the nurse has only had a 10-minute break at 9am, and has not had time to use the bathroom at all. The call bell rings from a patient who is asking for more prescribed pain medicine that is not scheduled to be given for at least 15 more minutes. Which action, if taken by the nurse, would demonstrate egoistic theory?

Quickly using the bathroom first, then going see the patient and explaining that the pain medication cannot be given right now.

A patient who is Jehovah witness and refuses a blood-transfusion to save their life would fall under which ethics theory?

authority based

Assisted suicide is an ethical dilemma that would mostly relate to which theory?

natural law

Kant suggested that which of the following is the true test of good will?

the person continues to act out of duty

for an act to have moral worth, the person must...

act from duty to moral law

which situation would the healthcare team have to apply the best interests standard?

the patient who is unconscious and requires emergent surgery

The purpose of ethics theories is to act as a guide for people involved in dilemmas to make good decisions about the situation.

true

The theory of double effect assumes that the bad effect is a means to the good effect.

false

according to Kantian theory, ____ makes ethics possible.

free will

Mills' ___ theory stresses the reasonable person standard and providing the greatest good for the greatest number.

utilitarian ethics

The doctor diagnosed a patient with lung cancer and stated, "I need you to come back tomorrow and have a port-a-cath placed, so we can start chemotherapy right away." Which of the following responses, if made by the patient, would classify how paternalism has changed since 2010 with the PPACA?

"I would like to think about my options and consider alternative therapies first."

Which of the following might demonstrate a competent patient who is being coerced?

The father of a toddler explains to the doctor how the toddler fell down the stairs and broke the left arm. The child is not allowed to speak by the parent.

The reflective equilibrium model best applies to which of the following?

both theories and principles of ethics

Which of the following applies to maintaining a healthcare system based on ethics?

distributive justice

which of the following applies to beneficence?

typically a personality trait in health care professionals

health care is a substance that may or may not be a legal right.

true

failure to act under protocols for treating patients can cause harm through omission or ___.

negligence

When a physician tries to coerce someone into making a decision, it prevents free choice and violates _______.

autonomy

In healthcare, people with life threatening emergencies are treated first. This is an example distributive justice based on ________.

need

If we take positive steps to help others, we are practicing _______.

beneficence