Medical ethics Flashcards
Which one of the following terms means matters that concern right and wrong conduct?
a. morality
b. ethics
c. integrity
d. beneficence
a. morality
Which one of the following terms refers to a person’s capacity to formulate, express, and carry out value-based preferences?
a. primum non-nocere
b. beneficence
c. nonmaleficence
d. autonomy
d. autonomy
Which one of the following describes the duty of a health care professional to protect the privacy of patient information?
a. integrity
b. morality
c. ethics
d. confidentiality
d. confidentiality
Which one of the following is the physiologic phenomenon involving the central nervous system processing tissue damage?
a. suffering
b. pain
c. nonmaleficence
d. ethics
b. pain
Western medicine uses which one of the following principles to know what is in the clinical interest of the patient?
a. ethics
b. morality
c. primum non-nocere
d. integrity
c. primum non-nocere
Which one of the following goals seeks a greater balance of clinical “goods” over clinical “harms?”
a. beneficence
b. fiduciary
c. pain
d. autonomy
a. beneficence
Which one of the following is a psychological phenomenon involving blocked intentions, plans & projects?
a. pain
b. suffering
c. psychosis
d. addiction
b. suffering
Which one of the following terms refers to honesty?
a. ethics
b. morality
c. integrity
d. autonomy
c. integrity
Which one of the following terms describes the kind of person we should become and the virtues we should cultivate in doing so?
a. ethics
b. integrity
c. morality
d. autonom
c. morality
A code of ethics for sonographers has been adopted by which one of the following organizations?
a. American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
b. Joint Review Committee
c. SDMS
d. AMA
c. SDMS (Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography)
Which of the following is the discipline that seeks to articulate clear and practical guidelines for conduct and character?
a. autonomy
b. ethics
c. morality
d. justice
b. ethics
Which one of the following emphasizes individual rights and autonomy?
a. morality
b. declaration of helsinki
c. nuremberg code
d. hippocratic oath
c. nuremberg code
Which one of the following principles directs the sonographer not to cause harm?
a. nuremberg code
b. autonomy
c. nonmaleficence
d. beneficence
c. nonmaleficence
Informed consent is a(n) ___________ based right?
a. autonomy
b. morality
c. beneficence
d. nonmaleficence
a. autonomy
Which one of the following is not an ethical issue?
a. nonmedical use of sonography
b. nonmaleficence
c. family traditions
d. primum non-nocere
c. family traditions
The sonographer who provides a detailed explanation of the examination is an example of respecting the patient’s _________________?
a. morals
b. autonomy
c. beneficence
d. nonmaleficence
b. autonomy
Adherence to moral and ethical principles is called which one of the following?
a. veracity
b. morality
c. autonomy
d. integrity
d. integrity
Which one of the following principles requires the sonographer to read current medical literature to stay abreast of new developments related to patient safety?
a. informed consent
b. nonmaleficence
c. autonomy
d. morality
b. nonmaleficence
Which one of the following principles encourages sonographers to exceed the minimum standards of protocol and seek additional pertinent images needed?
a. veracity
b. autonomy
c. beneficence
d. justice
c. beneficence
Truthfulness with respect to abilities and limitations is an example of which one of the following?
a. integrity
b. justice
c. nonmaleficence
d. veracity
d. veracity
The ethical principle(s) that determine the timing of a routine sonographic examination is(are) which of the following?
a. autonomy
b. veracity
c. justice
d. autonomy and justice
d. autonomy and justice
Which one of the following principles is served when protocols are standardized?
a. confidentiality
b. justice
c. morality
d. beneficence
b. justice
Which one of the following principles describes the right of self-determination?
a. beneficence
b. non-maleficence
c. autonomy
d. veracity
c. autonomy
Fetal interests in sonography are understood exclusively in terms of ___________.?
a. justice
b. autonomy
c. fiduciary
d. beneficence
d. beneficence
ALARA is an example of which one of the following ethical principles?
a. justice
b. beneficence
c. nonmaleficence
d. veracity
c. nonmaleficence
