Question 1

What is a state of profound unconsciousness lasting a few days or weeks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Persistent vegetative state 
B)  Minimally conscious state 
C)  Coma 
D)  Post-coma unresponsiveness 
A)  Persistent vegetative state 
B)  Minimally conscious state 
C)  Coma 
D)  Post-coma unresponsiveness

Question 2

An advanced directive is best defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  any statement made by a competent person about choices for medical treatment, should he or she become unable to make or communicate such choices. 
B)  an amendment to a will. 
C)  a situation of dying without having made a will. 
D)  the process by which an estate is settled and distributed in advance of the death. 
A)  any statement made by a competent person about choices for medical treatment, should he or she become unable to make or communicate such choices. 
B)  an amendment to a will. 
C)  a situation of dying without having made a will. 
D)  the process by which an estate is settled and distributed in advance of the death.

Question 3

Personal autonomy is restricted when passengers on an airline are required to wear seat belts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Passive euthanasia is the bringing about of death through the administration of lethal injection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What year did informed consent achieve formal legal definition?

Accepted Answer

A)  1929 
B)  1945 
C)  1957 
D)  1963 
A)  1929 
B)  1945 
C)  1957 
D)  1963

Question 6

In attempting to settle an estate, the court will make a determined effort to locate heirs. If none can be found the proceeds go to the

Accepted Answer

A)  United Way. 
B)  local non-profit family bereavement care center. 
C)  state. 
D)  federal government. 
A)  United Way. 
B)  local non-profit family bereavement care center. 
C)  state. 
D)  federal government.

Question 7

The Patient Self-Determination Act requires providers of services under Medicare and Medicaid to do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Inform patients of their rights to appoint a health care proxy and draw up written instructions regarding treatment. 
B)  Refuse admission to patients who fail to sign an advance directive. 
C)  Document the patient's Five Wishes. 
D)  Determine patient's length of stay. 
A)  Inform patients of their rights to appoint a health care proxy and draw up written instructions regarding treatment. 
B)  Refuse admission to patients who fail to sign an advance directive. 
C)  Document the patient's Five Wishes. 
D)  Determine patient's length of stay.

Question 8

What is a fundamental principle in medical care which involves doing good or conferring benefits that enhance personal or social well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)  Autoficence 
B)  Comfort measures only (CMO) 
C)  Beneficence 
D)  Medical heroics 
A)  Autoficence 
B)  Comfort measures only (CMO) 
C)  Beneficence 
D)  Medical heroics

Question 9

Patients at the end of life may not want disruptive medical interventions. The preference can be recognized in a medical setting by designating the patient as

Accepted Answer

A)  prognosis and preferences 
B)  tacit communications. 
C)  comfort measures only. 
D)  withhold and withdraw. 
A)  prognosis and preferences 
B)  tacit communications. 
C)  comfort measures only. 
D)  withhold and withdraw.

Question 10

By acknowledging the inevitability of death we

Accepted Answer

A)  can prepare for it. 
B)  become sad and worried. 
C)  are more open to near death experiences. 
D)  may divest of financial burdens. 
A)  can prepare for it. 
B)  become sad and worried. 
C)  are more open to near death experiences. 
D)  may divest of financial burdens.

Question 11

In the medical management of pain, what rule states that a harmful effect of treatment, even if it results in death, is permissible if the harm is not intended and occurs as a side effect of a beneficial action?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oregon Death with Dignity rule 
B)  Rule of double effect 
C)  Euthanasia rule 
D)  Rule of beneficence 
A)  Oregon Death with Dignity rule 
B)  Rule of double effect 
C)  Euthanasia rule 
D)  Rule of beneficence

Question 12

The case of Terry Schiavo was compounded by the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  her husband argued that she was conscious, and not in a PVS (persistent vegetative state). 
B)  the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant judicial review. 
C)  she was subpoenaed to testify at a congressional "field hearing." 
D)  she had not completed her advance directive. 
A)  her husband argued that she was conscious, and not in a PVS (persistent vegetative state). 
B)  the U.S. Supreme Court declined to grant judicial review. 
C)  she was subpoenaed to testify at a congressional "field hearing." 
D)  she had not completed her advance directive.

Question 13

In the United States, the first insurance company was established

Accepted Answer

A)  by the Presbyterian Synod for its ministers. 
B)  by the Catholic Archdiocese for its nuns and priests. 
C)  by the City of New York for its firefighters. 
D)  by the federal government for its soldiers. 
A)  by the Presbyterian Synod for its ministers. 
B)  by the Catholic Archdiocese for its nuns and priests. 
C)  by the City of New York for its firefighters. 
D)  by the federal government for its soldiers.

Question 14

Most Americans lack living wills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is a fundamental principle in medical care which is the injunction to "do no harm"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nonmaleficence 
B)  Beneficence 
C)  Assistance 
D)  Etiologically 
A)  Nonmaleficence 
B)  Beneficence 
C)  Assistance 
D)  Etiologically

Question 16

The New Jersey Supreme Court allowed Karen Ann Quinlan's parents to discontinue her artificial respiration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Barton Bernstein, the first legal stage in cases of terminal illness

Accepted Answer

A)  occurs immediately after the patient dies. 
B)  involves the patient in long-range planning and arranging legal and financial affairs. 
C)  involved writing one's Five Wishes. 
D)  involves delivering the will for probate. 
A)  occurs immediately after the patient dies. 
B)  involves the patient in long-range planning and arranging legal and financial affairs. 
C)  involved writing one's Five Wishes. 
D)  involves delivering the will for probate.

Question 18

The conventional written legal document used for specifying a person's wishes for the distribution of his or her estate after death is a/an

Accepted Answer

A)  ethical will. 
B)  nuncupative will. 
C)  formally executed will. 
D)  testament. 
A)  ethical will. 
B)  nuncupative will. 
C)  formally executed will. 
D)  testament.

Question 19

Which act allows physicians to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  California Patient Compassion Act (CPC
A)  
B)  Oregon Death with Dignity Act (DWD
A)  
C)  United States Terminal Sedation Act (USTS
A)  
D)  New York Samaritan Death Act (NYSD
A)  
A)  California Patient Compassion Act (CPC
A)  
B)  Oregon Death with Dignity Act (DWD
A)  
C)  United States Terminal Sedation Act (USTS
A)  
D)  New York Samaritan Death Act (NYSD
A)

Question 20

A living will allows an individual to

Accepted Answer

A)  describe the things they want to do before they die. 
B)  refuse life-sustaining treatment in the event he or she is terminally ill. 
C)  communicate instructions to their family for estate and funeral planning. 
D)  require a physician to keep them alive at all costs. 
A)  describe the things they want to do before they die. 
B)  refuse life-sustaining treatment in the event he or she is terminally ill. 
C)  communicate instructions to their family for estate and funeral planning. 
D)  require a physician to keep them alive at all costs.

What is a state of profound unconsciousness lasting a few days or weeks?

An advanced directive is best defined as

Personal autonomy is restricted when passengers on an airline are required to wear seat belts.

Passive euthanasia is the bringing about of death through the administration of lethal injection.

What year did informed consent achieve formal legal definition?

In attempting to settle an estate, the court will make a determined effort to locate heirs. If none can be found the proceeds go to the

The Patient Self-Determination Act requires providers of services under Medicare and Medicaid to do which of the following?

What is a fundamental principle in medical care which involves doing good or conferring benefits that enhance personal or social well-being?

Patients at the end of life may not want disruptive medical interventions. The preference can be recognized in a medical setting by designating the patient as

By acknowledging the inevitability of death we

In the medical management of pain, what rule states that a harmful effect of treatment, even if it results in death, is permissible if the harm is not intended and occurs as a side effect of a beneficial action?

The case of Terry Schiavo was compounded by the fact that

In the United States, the first insurance company was established

Most Americans lack living wills.

What is a fundamental principle in medical care which is the injunction to "do no harm"?

The New Jersey Supreme Court allowed Karen Ann Quinlan's parents to discontinue her artificial respiration.

According to Barton Bernstein, the first legal stage in cases of terminal illness

The conventional written legal document used for specifying a person's wishes for the distribution of his or her estate after death is a/an

Which act allows physicians to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients?

A living will allows an individual to

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Exam 6: End-Of-Life Issues and Decisions

What is a state of profound unconsciousness lasting a few days or weeks?

An advanced directive is best defined as

Personal autonomy is restricted when passengers on an airline are required to wear seat belts.

Passive euthanasia is the bringing about of death through the administration of lethal injection.

What year did informed consent achieve formal legal definition?

In attempting to settle an estate, the court will make a determined effort to locate heirs. If none can be found the proceeds go to the

The Patient Self-Determination Act requires providers of services under Medicare and Medicaid to do which of the following?

What is a fundamental principle in medical care which involves doing good or conferring benefits that enhance personal or social well-being?

Patients at the end of life may not want disruptive medical interventions. The preference can be recognized in a medical setting by designating the patient as

By acknowledging the inevitability of death we

In the medical management of pain, what rule states that a harmful effect of treatment, even if it results in death, is permissible if the harm is not intended and occurs as a side effect of a beneficial action?

The case of Terry Schiavo was compounded by the fact that

In the United States, the first insurance company was established

Most Americans lack living wills.

What is a fundamental principle in medical care which is the injunction to "do no harm"?

The New Jersey Supreme Court allowed Karen Ann Quinlan's parents to discontinue her artificial respiration.

According to Barton Bernstein, the first legal stage in cases of terminal illness

The conventional written legal document used for specifying a person's wishes for the distribution of his or her estate after death is a/an

Which act allows physicians to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients?

A living will allows an individual to

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

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Risks, Perils, and Traumatic Death

Beyond Deathafter Life

The Path Ahead: Personal and Social Choices

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