Deck 11: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Medicine

Question 1

Research that will not directly benefit the research subjects is

A) therapeutic.
B) nontherapeutic.
C) unethical.
D) unlawful.

Answer 1

nontherapeutic.

Question 2

The code of ethics dealing with experimentation on human subjects is

A) the Hippocratic Oath.
B) the Nuremberg Code.
C) nonexistent
D) a conflict of interest.

Answer 2

the Nuremberg Code.

Question 3

The issue of a warning or censure by the American Medical Association to a physician occurs when the physician

A) refuses to treat a noncompliant patient.
B) criticizes the AMA.
C) does not renew his or her license to practice.
D) is accused of unethical behavior or conduct.

Answer 3

is accused of unethical behavior or conduct.

Question 4

Medical research that may directly benefit the research subject is

A) illegal.
B) unethical.
C) nontherapeutic.
D) therapeutic.

Question 5

Illegal acts are

A) always ethical.
B) frequently ethical.
C) usually unethical.
D) all of the above.

Question 6

The Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

A) permits minors to allow posthumous use of organs through a type of written document.
B) permits competent adults to have organs donated by their parents.
C) permits competent adults to allow posthumous use of their organs through a written document.
D) requires all persons to be organ donors.

Question 7

The ethics committee of a hospital serves in an advisory capacity to patients, families, and staff to

A) decide who gets donated organs.
B) review difficult ethical issues.
C) determine when care will be discontinued.
D) all of the above.

Question 8

The father of medicine, who wrote a statement of principles for his medical students to follow, is

A) Semmelweis.
B) Hammurabi.
C) Hippocrates.
D) Nuremberg.

Question 9

The concern for the human subject in medical experimentation is the result of the

A) Nuremberg Code.
B) Code of Hammurabi.
C) Declaration of Geneva.
D) Declaration of Helsinki.

Question 10

An institutional review board in a hospital or university receiving federal research funds

A) oversees any human research in the facility.
B) regulates any animal research in the facility.
C) permits genetic research on humans without consent.
D) all of the above.

Question 11

The National Organ Transplant Law of 1984

A) allows the sale of organs.
B) developed an allocation formula.
C) forbids the sale of organs.
D) funds organ transplantation.

Question 12

Applied ethics relates to

A) religious beliefs.
B) healthcare professions.
C) common sense.
D) social utility.

Question 13

The loss of a physician's license is called

A) expulsion.
B) disbarment.
C) allegation.
D) revocation.

Question 14

An employee should state a preference for not wishing to be involved in assisting with a procedure

A) when the situation arises.
B) after the situation arises.
C) before being hired.
D) only if absolutely necessary.

Question 15

The branch of philosophy relating to morals or moral principles is

A) bioethics.
B) law.
C) ethics.
D) applied ethics.

Question 16

Issues discussed in the context of advanced medical technology are called

A) bioethics.
B) telemedicine.
C) ethics.
D) informatics.

Question 17

An allegation of a criminal act by a physician requires that the

A) act be reported to the state licensing board or governmental agency
B) physician be given a warning..
C) the action be reported to the physician's colleagues.
D) all of the above.

Question 18

Giving organs to patients who will benefit the most is called

A) social utility.
B) justice.
C) lottery.
D) first come, first served.

Question 19

Allocating organs for transplants is handled through

A) medical insurance.
B) the United Network for Organ Sharing.
C) Medicaid.
D) Medicare.

Question 20

The AAMA has developed a code of ethics for the

A) anesthesiologist.
B) nurse.
C) medical assistant.
D) information technologist.

Question 21

A decision model for helping resolve ethical issues includes asking

A) What do we know?
B) Who is involved?
C) Where and when does the situation occur?
D) All of the above.

Question 22

In a double-blind test

A) the experimenter knows who is getting the research treatment.
B) the patient knows who is getting the research treatment.
C) neither the experimenter nor the patient knows who is getting the research treatment.
D) both the experimenter and the patient know who is getting the research treatment.

Question 23

Standards of professional behavior practiced by physicians in their relationships or conduct with other physicians is called

A) the code of ethics.
B) the medical code.
C) medical etiquette.
D) problem solving.

Question 24

Placing the researcher's interests above the patient's interests is considered

A) nontherapeutic.
B) a conflict of interest.
C) therapeutic.
D) a personal choice.

Question 25

The administration of a lethal agent by another person to a patient for the purpose of relieving intolerable and incurable suffering is

A) censure.
B) gene therapy.
C) euthanasia.
D) posthumous.