Question 1

Ethical questions regarding the "right to die" first came to public attention in the landmark court case involving

Accepted Answer

A) Nancy Beth Cruzan. 
B) Karen Ann Quinlan. 
C) Nancy Ellen Jobes. 
D) Elizabeth Bouvia. 
A) Nancy Beth Cruzan. 
B) Karen Ann Quinlan. 
C) Nancy Ellen Jobes. 
D) Elizabeth Bouvia.

Question 2

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.

Question 3

What type of settlement allows a person with terminal illness to sell his or her life insurance policy before death and receive a percentage of its face value?

Accepted Answer

A) volume 
B) viatical 
C) compensatory 
D) percentage 
A) volume 
B) viatical 
C) compensatory 
D) percentage

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

"DNR" at end-of-life refers to the orders of

Accepted Answer

A) Do Not Receive. 
B) Do Not Recall. 
C) Do Not Resuscitate. 
D) Do Not Recharge. 
A) Do Not Receive. 
B) Do Not Recall. 
C) Do Not Resuscitate. 
D) Do Not Recharge.

Question 9

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 10

Which state became the first to adopt a Natural Death Act giving 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 11

State laws specify a minimum age of 21 to make a legal will.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

There is no medical or ethical distinction between withholding and withdrawing treatment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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.

Question 14

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

Question 15

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 16

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 17

According to Barton Bernstein,the second legal stage in cases of terminal illness involves which of the following activities?

Accepted Answer

A) Deliver the will for probate 
B) Survivors obtain sufficient funds to cover immediate expenses 
C) Notify the attorney and insurance representatives 
D) Medical personnel being notified if the dying patient intends to make an organ donation or anatomical gift 
A) Deliver the will for probate 
B) Survivors obtain sufficient funds to cover immediate expenses 
C) Notify the attorney and insurance representatives 
D) Medical personnel being notified if the dying patient intends to make an organ donation or anatomical gift

Question 18

Some people view removal of artificial nutrition and hydration as intentional killing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

What is the condition when a person dies without having left a valid will?

Accepted Answer

A) Intestate 
B) Attestation 
C) In holographic 
D) Testator 
A) Intestate 
B) Attestation 
C) In holographic 
D) Testator

Ethical questions regarding the "right to die" first came to public attention in the landmark court case involving

A living will allows an individual to

What type of settlement allows a person with terminal illness to sell his or her life insurance policy before death and receive a percentage of its face value?

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

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 type of will is made orally?

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

"DNR" at end-of-life refers to the orders of

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

Which state became the first to adopt a Natural Death Act giving legal recognition to the living will?

State laws specify a minimum age of 21 to make a legal will.

There is no medical or ethical distinction between withholding and withdrawing treatment.

Euthanasia comes from the Greek

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

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

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

According to Barton Bernstein,the second legal stage in cases of terminal illness involves which of the following activities?

Some people view removal of artificial nutrition and hydration as intentional killing.

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

What is the condition when a person dies without having left a valid will?

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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Exam 6: End-Of-Life Issues and Decisions

Ethical questions regarding the "right to die" first came to public attention in the landmark court case involving

A living will allows an individual to

What type of settlement allows a person with terminal illness to sell his or her life insurance policy before death and receive a percentage of its face value?

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

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 type of will is made orally?

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

"DNR" at end-of-life refers to the orders of

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

Which state became the first to adopt a Natural Death Act giving legal recognition to the living will?

State laws specify a minimum age of 21 to make a legal will.

There is no medical or ethical distinction between withholding and withdrawing treatment.

Euthanasia comes from the Greek

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

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

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

According to Barton Bernstein,the second legal stage in cases of terminal illness involves which of the following activities?

Some people view removal of artificial nutrition and hydration as intentional killing.

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

What is the condition when a person dies without having left a valid will?

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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