Question 1

Informed consent ideally occurs within a context where the

Accepted Answer

A)  health-care provider will decide what is best. 
B)  patient and health-care provider share in decision making. 
C)  patient decides whether to follow the advice of the doctor. 
D)  patient seeks a second opinion. 
A)  health-care provider will decide what is best. 
B)  patient and health-care provider share in decision making. 
C)  patient decides whether to follow the advice of the doctor. 
D)  patient seeks a second opinion. B

Question 2

Euthanasia comes from the Greek

Accepted Answer

A)  quick death. 
B)  easy death. 
C)  forever sleep. 
D)  deliberate death. 
A)  quick death. 
B)  easy death. 
C)  forever sleep. 
D)  deliberate death. B

Question 3

The right to refuse treatment remains constitutionally protected even when a patient is unable to communicate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

When was the first life insurance company established in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  1759 
B)  1859 
C)  1863 
D)  1763 
A)  1759 
B)  1859 
C)  1863 
D)  1763

Question 5

What type of will is made orally?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conditional will 
B)  Holographic will 
C)  Nuncupative will 
D)  Verbal will 
A)  Conditional will 
B)  Holographic will 
C)  Nuncupative will 
D)  Verbal will

Question 6

Informed consent is based on a patient's competency to give consent, adequate understanding of proposed treatment, and

Accepted Answer

A)  faith in the doctor's advice. 
B)  consent must be given freely. 
C)  appropriateness of treatment goals. 
D)  the agreement of family or close friends. 
A)  faith in the doctor's advice. 
B)  consent must be given freely. 
C)  appropriateness of treatment goals. 
D)  the agreement of family or close friends.

Question 7

In which of the following is the individual's right to autonomy violated?

Accepted Answer

A)  An older woman who refuses to undergo back surgery 
B)  An older man whose physician and family coerce him to have foot surgery 
C)  An infant whose parents elect for surgery to correct a congenital heart defect 
D)  An athlete who seeks a second opinion based on his coach's suggestion 
A)  An older woman who refuses to undergo back surgery 
B)  An older man whose physician and family coerce him to have foot surgery 
C)  An infant whose parents elect for surgery to correct a congenital heart defect 
D)  An athlete who seeks a second opinion based on his coach's suggestion

Question 8

Which organization created the Five Wishes document?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aging with Dignity 
B)  Florida Bar Association 
C)  American Medical Association 
D)  American Association of Retired Persons 
A)  Aging with Dignity 
B)  Florida Bar Association 
C)  American Medical Association 
D)  American Association of Retired Persons

Question 9

End-of-life issues and decisions are a private matter bearing directly on families and do not affect the realm of public policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the case involving Nancy Beth Cruzan in 1990, the Missouri Supreme Court ultimately ruled that her parents could have her feeding tube removed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What disorder of consciousness has been characterized as "awake but unaware" and also has been called "hopelessly conscious"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coma 
B)  Vegetative state 
C)  Locked-in syndrome 
D)  Minimally conscious state (MCS) 
A)  Coma 
B)  Vegetative state 
C)  Locked-in syndrome 
D)  Minimally conscious state (MCS)

Question 12

Which state was the first to give legal recognition to the living will?

Accepted Answer

A)  California 
B)  Florida 
C)  New Jersey 
D)  New Mexico 
A)  California 
B)  Florida 
C)  New Jersey 
D)  New Mexico

Question 13

Which of the following statements presents a case against euthanasia using the "wedge" or "slippery slope" argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Euthanasia may or may not be moral, but by permitting it we may unwittingly pave the way for acts that are clearly immoral." 
B)  "Euthanasia is contrary to the Hippocratic Oath, which pledges physicians to sustain life not take it." 
C)  "Euthanasia may or may not be ethical, but by permitting it we may unwittingly create a burden on the judiciary when such decisions enter the legal arena." 
D)  "Euthanasia is contrary to good ethical judgment because medical science is not infallible and a mistaken diagnosis could cause a needless death." 
A)  "Euthanasia may or may not be moral, but by permitting it we may unwittingly pave the way for acts that are clearly immoral." 
B)  "Euthanasia is contrary to the Hippocratic Oath, which pledges physicians to sustain life not take it." 
C)  "Euthanasia may or may not be ethical, but by permitting it we may unwittingly create a burden on the judiciary when such decisions enter the legal arena." 
D)  "Euthanasia is contrary to good ethical judgment because medical science is not infallible and a mistaken diagnosis could cause a needless death."

Question 14

What position did the state of Missouri initially take in the Nancy Beth Cruzan case?

Accepted Answer

A)  It contended that Nancy's parents did not have the right to remove artificial feeding. 
B)  It contended that the medical center did not have the right to remove Nancy's feeding tube. 
C)  It deferred to federal law requiring Nancy to be sustained by artificial feeding. 
D)  It deferred to medical professionals to determine Nancy's fate. 
A)  It contended that Nancy's parents did not have the right to remove artificial feeding. 
B)  It contended that the medical center did not have the right to remove Nancy's feeding tube. 
C)  It deferred to federal law requiring Nancy to be sustained by artificial feeding. 
D)  It deferred to medical professionals to determine Nancy's fate.

Question 15

Three principles of medical ethics are

Accepted Answer

A)  competence, information, non-maleficence. 
B)  autonomy, beneficence, justice. 
C)  impartiality, prognosis, support. 
D)  public acceptance, honesty, freedom. 
A)  competence, information, non-maleficence. 
B)  autonomy, beneficence, justice. 
C)  impartiality, prognosis, support. 
D)  public acceptance, honesty, freedom.

Question 16

How can a will be amended?

Accepted Answer

A)  It cannot be amended after it is signed. 
B)  It must be completely replaced if a change is requested. 
C)  By executing a codicil. 
D)  By the executor during the reading of the will. 
A)  It cannot be amended after it is signed. 
B)  It must be completely replaced if a change is requested. 
C)  By executing a codicil. 
D)  By the executor during the reading of the will.

Question 17

Ethical wills are a twentieth century, new means to pass on wisdom, love, and personal values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What document combines a living will and a health care power of attorney?

Accepted Answer

A)  Double Power Will 
B)  Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment 
C)  Viatical settlement 
D)  Five Wishes 
A)  Double Power Will 
B)  Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment 
C)  Viatical settlement 
D)  Five Wishes

Question 19

Do-not-resuscitate orders are a type of advance directive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

By the end of the twentieth century, less than half of the U.S. had passed some form of living will legislation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Informed consent ideally occurs within a context where the

Euthanasia comes from the Greek

The right to refuse treatment remains constitutionally protected even when a patient is unable to communicate.

When was the first life insurance company established in the United States?

What type of will is made orally?

Informed consent is based on a patient's competency to give consent, adequate understanding of proposed treatment, and

In which of the following is the individual's right to autonomy violated?

Which organization created the Five Wishes document?

End-of-life issues and decisions are a private matter bearing directly on families and do not affect the realm of public policy.

In the case involving Nancy Beth Cruzan in 1990, the Missouri Supreme Court ultimately ruled that her parents could have her feeding tube removed.

What disorder of consciousness has been characterized as "awake but unaware" and also has been called "hopelessly conscious"?

Which state was the first to give legal recognition to the living will?

Which of the following statements presents a case against euthanasia using the "wedge" or "slippery slope" argument?

What position did the state of Missouri initially take in the Nancy Beth Cruzan case?

Three principles of medical ethics are

How can a will be amended?

Ethical wills are a twentieth century, new means to pass on wisdom, love, and personal values.

What document combines a living will and a health care power of attorney?

Do-not-resuscitate orders are a type of advance directive.

By the end of the twentieth century, less than half of the U.S. had passed some form of living will legislation.

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Survivors: Understanding the Experience of Loss

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Exam 6: End-Of-Life Issues and Decisions

Informed consent ideally occurs within a context where the

Euthanasia comes from the Greek

The right to refuse treatment remains constitutionally protected even when a patient is unable to communicate.

When was the first life insurance company established in the United States?

What type of will is made orally?

Informed consent is based on a patient's competency to give consent, adequate understanding of proposed treatment, and

In which of the following is the individual's right to autonomy violated?

Which organization created the Five Wishes document?

End-of-life issues and decisions are a private matter bearing directly on families and do not affect the realm of public policy.

In the case involving Nancy Beth Cruzan in 1990, the Missouri Supreme Court ultimately ruled that her parents could have her feeding tube removed.

What disorder of consciousness has been characterized as "awake but unaware" and also has been called "hopelessly conscious"?

Which state was the first to give legal recognition to the living will?

Which of the following statements presents a case against euthanasia using the "wedge" or "slippery slope" argument?

What position did the state of Missouri initially take in the Nancy Beth Cruzan case?

Three principles of medical ethics are

How can a will be amended?

Ethical wills are a twentieth century, new means to pass on wisdom, love, and personal values.

What document combines a living will and a health care power of attorney?

Do-not-resuscitate orders are a type of advance directive.

By the end of the twentieth century, less than half of the U.S. had passed some form of living will legislation.

Attitudes Toward Death: a Climate of Change

Learning About Death: Socialization

Perspectives on Death: Historical and Cultural

Death Systems: Mortality and Society

Health Care: Patients, Staff, and Institutions

Facing Death: Living With Life-Threatening Illness

Last Rites: Funerals and Body Disposition

Survivors: Understanding the Experience of Loss

Death in the Lives of Children and Adolescents

Death in the Lives of Adults

Suicide

Risks, Perils, and Traumatic Death

Beyond Deathafter Life

The Path Ahead: Personal and Social Choices

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