Ch. 24 Professional Ethics For Medical Imaginf Personnel

Question 1

*A personal value system can be defined in terms of:
1) Virtues
2) Values
3) Ethical Principles
4) Morals
5) All the Above

Answer 1

All the above

Question 2

*Professional ethics can be best defined as:

Answer 2

A common concern for collective self discipline

Question 3

*Which of the following statements is NOT true?
1) Ethics apply to specific groups
2) Laws apply to political subdivisions
3) Morals apply to individuals
4) Morals control individuals within a group
5) ethics control a group from within

Answer 3

4) morals control individuals within a group

Question 4

*Ethical dilemmas are easily solved by codes of ethics
True or False ?

Answer 4

False

Question 5

*Moral rules are best applied to ethical dilemmas when:

Answer 5

The ethical dilemma is very wide in scope

Question 6

Action to benefit others is defined as:

Answer 6

Beneficence

Question 7

*Which is not a stop on the problem solving process?
A) identifying the problem
B) developing alternative solutions
C) selecting the best solution
D) defending your selection
E) determining ethical sanctions

Answer 7

E

Question 8

*The strict observance of promises or duties; loyalty and faithfulness to others, is defined as

Answer 8

Fidelity

Question 9

*Generally accepted customs of right living and conduct are

Answer 9

Morals

Question 10

Refers to the duty to fulfills one’s commitments

Answer 10

Fidelity

Question 11

Refers to the fact that some actions may produce both a good and bad effect

Answer 11

Double effect

Question 12

Refers to all persons being treated equally

Answer 12

Justice

Question 13

Refers to honesty in all aspects of one’s professional life

Answer 13

Truthfulness

Question 14

All acts must be meant to attain a good result or be beneficial
- Doing of good

Answer 14

Beneficence

Question 15

• Refers to the duty to abstain from inflicting harm
• ethical principle that places high value on avoiding harm to others

Answer 15

Nonmaleficence

Question 16

Refers to the attitude that sometimes promotes healthcare workers to make decisions regarding a persons care without consulting the person affected

Answer 16

Paternalism

Question 17

Sanctity of Life

Answer 17

Refers to the belief that life is the highest good

Question 18

Define Autonomy

Answer 18

The right of all persons to make rational decisions, free from external pressures

Question 19

*Conscience controls individual morality? True or False?

Answer 19

True

Question 20

What does the term Confidentiality mean?

Answer 20

Refers to the concept of privacy

Question 21

Term that refers to honesty in all aspects of one’s professional life

Answer 21

Truthfulness

Question 22

_____ care for, an emotional commitment to and a willingness to act on behalf of a person with whom a caring relationship exists.

Answer 22

Caring

Question 23

_____ is articulated statements of role morality as seen by the members of a profession
- Society expects a profession, through its collective members, to generate its own statement of acceptable and unacceptable behavior, usually in the form of a _____

Answer 23

Code of Ethics

Question 24

Consequentialism

Answer 24

Evaluates the rightness or wrongness of ethical decisions by assessing the consequences of these decisions on the patient— that is producing a good effect for the patient or at least advising potential harm.

Question 25

____ may be considered as obligations placed on individuals, groups, and institutions by reason of the so called moral bond of our interdependence with others.

Answer 25

Duties

Question 26

What is an ethical dilemma?

Answer 26

A situation that requires moral judgment between two or more equally problem-fraught alternatives; two or more competing moral norms are present, creating a challenge about what to do

Question 27

___ Gross violation (acts against) of commonly held standards of human rights.

Answer 27

Ethical Outrage

Question 28

What is a body of systematically related moral principles used to resolve ethical dilemmas?

Answer 28

Ethical Theories

Question 29

In philosophy, ethics is often defined as the science of rightness and wrongness of human conduct, however;
Professional ethics may be defined as____

Answer 29

Rules of conduct or standards by which a particular group regulates its actions and set standards for its members.

Question 30

Ethics of care require_____

Answer 30

requires us to make moral judgments that reflect the values of the community we live in

Question 31

____ statements of right conduct governing individual actions
- individual personal standards of behavior

Answer 31

Moral rules

Question 32

_____ ARRTs mandatory standards of minimally acceptable professional conduct.

Answer 32

Rule of Ethics

Question 33

_____ ideals and customs of a society towards which the members of a group have an effective regard.

Answer 33

Values

Question 34

____ duty to tell the truth and avoid deception

Answer 34

Veracity

Question 35

_____ profession based on human values or moral principles

Answer 35

Professional Ethics