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HU245 Ethics

Unit 3 Quiz   

Question 1Paternalism means

doctor knows best

patients know best

nurses know best.

parents know best

Question 2What action demonstrates paternalism?

A patient decides their own treatment.

A patient collaborates with the doctor on treatment.

A doctor decides on the patient’s treatment.

A nurse decides on the patient’s treatment.

Question 3          Paternalism is based on which idea?

Doctors are best suited to make important health decisions.

Patients are best suited to make their own decisions about health.

All health decisions should be made with doctors and patients working together.

Patients have the most at stake and must be in control of their health.

Question 4          Radical individualism means____.

Doctors have absolute say in health matters.

Patients do not need to consult with physicians.

Patients have absolute rights over their own bodies.

All patients are individuals.

Question 5          Informed consent means

Patients have the power to reject or accept any health treatment.

Doctors have the ability to reject any patient demands.

Patients should always be consulted before treatments begin.

Patients have the right to be informed of proposed treatments and must grant consent.

Question 6          What is the main point of the reciprocal view of health care?

Patients, healthcare professionals, and family members must work together.

Healthcare professionals decide what is best for patients based on their expertise.

Patients are in total control and healthcare professionals must do as they are told.

Healthcare professionals only give advice to patients on possible treatments.

Question 7          Which ethical principle is the foundation for informed consent?

Patients have a right to reject treatments.

Patients do not always have to grant permission.

Doctors have an obligation to be informed of treatments.

Patients are not experts on their health.

Question 8          A doctor telling a patient the “bad news” even though it may hinder recovery is an example of what?

Truth telling

Informed consent

Patient autonomy

Medical malpractice

Question 9          Which would be a reason for patient confidentiality?

What a patient goes through does not concern others.

Patients have a right to keep their health private.

Doctors are not in a position to disclose information to others.

The public has no interest in the health of patients.

Question 10        Sexually transmitted diseases do not have to be reported by law.

                True

                False