A CEO shares information about the financial vulnerability of a hospital.

This information allows the hospital to sold for less than market value. The CEO has violated ________. mission statement truth telling organizational code of ethics fiduciary responsibility

A career thief and a serial killer need a life saving procedure and only one can be saved. The physician decides not to perform the procedure on either and both die. The physician's decision is probably based upon _______. Answer Deontology Natural Law Casuistry Utilitarianism

A doctor decides not to perform any more surgeries because she was doing it more for the prestige than helping the patient. This decision speaks to deontology. True False

A hospital has an unusual incident in which a visitor to the hospital fell and cut the femoral artery. The visitor was admitted through the ER where the laceration was repaired, a unit of blood was transfused, and once stabilized, the patient was admitted to a private room in pediatrics. The patient was a sevenyear-old who was unsupervised and playing in the stairwell at the time of the accident. Because of this incident, the hospital administration developed a new hospital policy that prohibits children under 12 who are visitors to be left unattended at any time. This new policy (decision making) represents which type of moral philosophy? Answer Casuistry Deontology

Utilitarianism Rawl's theory

A manager becomes knowledgeable about a physician giving priority on an organ donor list to those who contribute to his research instead of by order on the donor list which is the approved way. The manager begins to assist the physician in this act. This could be considered _________. Answer bioethics nonfeasance normative ethics malfeasance

A manager is briefed on a issue: A physician is over billing patients. The manager does nothing. This is considered _______. Answer self dealing personal ethics nonfeasance breach of confidentiality

A manager provides poorer patients a set of services and wealthier patients a set of services. This would be considered ________. Answer values personal ethic

justice organizational philosophy

A manager stops the common practice of miscoding treatments so the hospital can earn more profits. This practice fits into which quadrant ________. Answer unethical and legal

ethical and illegal

unethical and illegal

ethical and legal

A nurse refuses to allow an inexperienced physician multiple opportunities to insert a urinary catheter that was causing the patient pain after each failed attempt. The decision by the nurse is an example of ________. Answer

Rawl's theory

Non-malfeasance

Act utility

Rule utility A researcher at Johns Hopkins University intentionality omits a side effect of participating in the study. The findings from the study help save thousands of lives. This action could be considered ________. Answer

Coercion

Natural Law Act utility Utilitarianism

A senator decides to vote yes on the new health care reform bill because he was unemployed prior to becoming a senator. His decision was probably guided by ________. Rule utility Rawl's theory Casuistry Natural law

All of the following are appropriate issues for the hospital's Institutional Ethics Committee to be responsible for EXCEPT: dilemmas involving patient care accreditation by external agency none are correct review of new policies and procedures

All of the following are characteristics shared by successful companies EXCEPT: The communication in the company is one direction with no input from lower level employees. Management pays attention to shaping and fine-tuning the values to conform to the environment. The company stands for something in that they have a clear and explicit philosophy. The company's values are known and shared by all people.

An ethical problem exists when an organization has an effective consent process? True False

An utilitarian would judge each action independently, without reference to pre-established guidelines. True False

Baby Doe was moderately retarded and had a serious digestive disorder; the parents refused the physician's request to perform surgery for the digestive disorder. As a result baby Doe died at three weeks of age from malnutrition and dehydration. This case (parent's decision) was managed by which of the following theories? Utilitarianism Natural Law Deontology Nonmaleficence

Casuistry is: ethical systems case based reasoning values descriptive ethics

Committing an unethical act is ____________ and knowing about an unethical act and not acting is ________. misfeasance and nonfeasance malfeasance and misfeasance nonfeasance and malfeasance malfeasance and nonfeasance

In Rawl's Theory, the foundation is protecting the most vulnerable. True False

Jim, the manager of Never Never Hospital, personally helps each person without adequate health insurance pay for services. Jim actions are probably based upon ________. organizational philosophy personal ethic morality law

Manager's personal ethic should not consider the organization's philosophy while making ethical decisions True False

Merry Time Hospital Policy On Obstetrical Discharges: Upon discharge, any obstetrical patient that a physician determines to be in financial need shall be provided a case of baby formula and disposable diapers upon discharge. In addition, those patients will be followed by a nurse manager to assess followup care and provide education and access to social services as needed. This is an example of _______. Fiduciary responsibility Rawl's theory Act utility Meta-ethics

Moral philosophy refers in particular to the principles or rules that people use to decide what is profitable or unprofitable. the principles or rules that people use to decide what is right or wrong. personal values that people use to decide what is right or wrong the principles or rules that people use to decide what is legal or illegal.

Non-malfeasance is: A positive duty, acting with charity and kindness Refraining from actions that cause additional harm Assessment of worth Promise keeping or keeping one's word

Of the following which one best represents virtue ethics? It is a pragmatic approach to understanding ethical problems; strict adherence to rules. Be consistent and uniform, no matter the consequence of one's actions. Human beings will do what is rational, do good and avoid evil. Observe laws and moral rights; placing the good of others above the needs of one-self

One large difference between deontologists and utilitarians is that __________. deontologists insist on the moral primacy of happiness, but utilitarians generally do not deontologists believe that the only good thing that can be imagined that is good in itself is that which all people seek as a good, pleasure deontologists believe our intentions are morally significant, utilitarians generally do not utilitarians insist that moral duty, after all, may often conflict with the happiness of the many utilitarians believe our intentions are morally significant, and deontologists generally do not

Research assistants are divulging information about the health of the participants in the study. The IRB should halt this study until this matter is corrected. True or false

Should doctors help their terminally ill patients commit suicide by prescribing lethal doses of pain medication? This is an example of? utilitarianism deontology virtual ethics none are correct

Sisters of Charity believe in treating every patient with love and kindness, as God would. This is an example of _________. nonmaleficence beneficence

casuistry act utility

The Institutional Review Board requires compliance to alll of the following EXCEPT federal and state law standards of professional conduct & practice institutional commitment and regulations community values

The ____________ statement presents the goals the organization seeks to achieve. The ___________ statement describes its specific activities mission and vision culture and mission guidelines and vision vision and mission

The basic philosophy of an organization has far more to do with its achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational structure, innovation and timing. True or false

The five step ethical process involves all of the following EXCEPT: determine the broad nature of problem decide what should be done gather information decide on ethics approach that will solve problem do what you decided is the best route of action

The type of Ethics which deals with what is actually done is called: Descriptive ethics

Values Normative ethics Beneficence

UAB will provide the best care to every patient every day through integrated clinical practice, education, and research. This is a ___________. philosophy vision mission statement core principles

Unethical behavior is always illegal. True or False

What is the purpose of formalized codes of ethics in the health care profession? to relieve the lawmaking bodies of some of their legal representatives to provide a consistent guide to protocols to increase the competence and standard of care within the profession. to revoke the licenses of unethical practitioners

When a managers uses confidential information to benefit him/herself this is ______ and when this confidential information is used to benefit others this is ________. self dealing and misuse of insider information misuse of insider information and breach of confidentiality self dealing and breach of confidentiality self dealing and paternalism

When duties are owed to two or more persons and meeting the duty to one makes it impossible to meet the duty to another, you are faced with conflict of interest values clarification problem breech of confidentiality legal problem

Which is NOT a key component of an Institutional Review Board research protocol: there should be adequate confidentiality there should be no risks there should be an equal chance for participation informed consent if required for everyone including children

Which is not important in credentialing of physicians? experience in field board certification degree acquired age

Which of the following focuses upon relationships and dependence among parties? Rawl's theory casuistry ethics of care deontology

Which of the following is NOT a correct statement about laws/ethics? Laws concentrate only on positive duties. Ethics are much more than obeying the law. Ethics are bound by law in addition to the positive duties. An ethical dilemma may or may not constitute a legal dilemma.

Which of the following is a true statement about the ethical responsibilities of the manager? all are correct responsibilities Managers are the organizations' conscience in that they must develop and adhere to policies and procedures that support the dignity of the patient Managers have responsibilities to patients that take precedence over their responsibilities to the organization Managers are moral agents in that they morally affect others and are morally affected by actions

Which of the following pieces of information are important to a health professional behaving in an ethical manner? professional code of ethics personal values all are correct organizational philosophy

Which of the following theories/principles adheres to the 'Golden Rule'? Utilitarianism Ethics of care Natural Law Deontology

Which statement is NOT correct?

Relativism evaluates ethicalness as all actions taken are moral. Justice evaluates ethicalness on the basis of fairness: distributive, procedural, and interactional. Deontology focuses on the preservation of individual rights and on the intentions associated with a particular behavior rather than on its consequences. Utilitarianism defines right or acceptable actions as those that maximize total utility, or the greatest good for the most powerful people.

__________ can be defined as a kind of case-based reasoning in historical context. Deontology Utilitarianism Linking Casuistry

___________ is the first element of the principle of respect for persons. Fidelity Autonomy Truth telling Confidentiality

____________ is the third element of the principle of respect for persons. confidentiality fidelity autonomy truth telling ________ is treatment that is provided without excessive expense, pain, or other inconvenience or if it does not offer any reasonable hope of benefit extraordinary care ordinary care simple care