Question 1

Basic assumptions of public health principles do not include

Accepted Answer

A)  Equity and nondiscrimination of distribution of resources 
B)  Allocation of resources based on self- interest of providers 
C)  Respect for human rights 
D)  Determination of need for health care services should be evidence based 
A)  Equity and nondiscrimination of distribution of resources 
B)  Allocation of resources based on self- interest of providers 
C)  Respect for human rights 
D)  Determination of need for health care services should be evidence based B

Question 2

In public health ethics which of the following principles apply?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beneficence 
B)  Justice 
C)  Compromise 
D)  a & b 
A)  Beneficence 
B)  Justice 
C)  Compromise 
D)  a & b D

Question 3

Specialty physician compensation in the U.S. is influenced by

Accepted Answer

A)  AHRQ 
B)  AMA Specialty Society RVS Update Committee 
C)  Patient demand 
D)  NCQA 
A)  AHRQ 
B)  AMA Specialty Society RVS Update Committee 
C)  Patient demand 
D)  NCQA B

Question 4

One solution to rationing organ transplants would be to require mandatory donation from fatal automobile accidents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Ethics committees in hospitals and managed care organizations operate to resolve public health ethical issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Allocation of resources includes

Accepted Answer

A)  Personnel 
B)  Facilities 
C)  Equipment 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Personnel 
B)  Facilities 
C)  Equipment 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

The numbers and kinds of personnel required and their distribution are critical to public health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Overall, studies since 1980 suggest that there is no difference in performance between not for profit and for profit providers on access, cost , quality and charity care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The rule of rescue refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  A few lives are saved at great cost and results in the invisible loss of many more lives 
B)  Rescue a few is a large mandate of public health services 
C)  Is an individual providers choice 
D)  None of the above 
A)  A few lives are saved at great cost and results in the invisible loss of many more lives 
B)  Rescue a few is a large mandate of public health services 
C)  Is an individual providers choice 
D)  None of the above

Question 10

Malpractice suits constitute one method of regulating quality of care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The distribution of resources to different types of people who use health care is an ethical issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which major crisis is being faced by public hospitals nationwide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plant 
B)  Guest Services 
C)  Financial 
D)  Medications 
A)  Plant 
B)  Guest Services 
C)  Financial 
D)  Medications

Question 13

Racial and ethnic diversity in both the training and practice of health professionals is not viewed as important.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In public health the concern is for individual liberty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The National Health Service Corps provides

Accepted Answer

A)  Managed care to rural areas 
B)  Managed care to low income areas 
C)  Loan forgiveness and rural preceptorships 
D)  Crisis clinics 
A)  Managed care to rural areas 
B)  Managed care to low income areas 
C)  Loan forgiveness and rural preceptorships 
D)  Crisis clinics

Question 16

ACA stipulates the use of mandatory privately purchased health insurance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The goal of public health ethics is not to

Accepted Answer

A)  Definitively resolve ethical issues 
B)  Provide clear policy 
C)  Enforce individual mandates 
D)  Enhance provider practice 
A)  Definitively resolve ethical issues 
B)  Provide clear policy 
C)  Enforce individual mandates 
D)  Enhance provider practice

Question 18

Research in public health must have

Accepted Answer

A)  IRB approval 
B)  Grant funding from private foundations 
C)  Congressional approval 
D)  All of the above 
A)  IRB approval 
B)  Grant funding from private foundations 
C)  Congressional approval 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

From a public health perspective, financial barriers to essential health care are inappropriate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Ethical issues in the future in public health are

Accepted Answer

A)  Likely to remain the same as they are now 
B)  Likely to become less complex 
C)  Likely to become more complex 
D)  Likely to be less of a public concern 
A)  Likely to remain the same as they are now 
B)  Likely to become less complex 
C)  Likely to become more complex 
D)  Likely to be less of a public concern

Exam 24: Ethical Issues in Public Health and Health Services

Basic assumptions of public health principles do not include

In public health ethics which of the following principles apply?

Specialty physician compensation in the U.S. is influenced by

One solution to rationing organ transplants would be to require mandatory donation from fatal automobile accidents.

Ethics committees in hospitals and managed care organizations operate to resolve public health ethical issues.

Allocation of resources includes

The numbers and kinds of personnel required and their distribution are critical to public health.

Overall, studies since 1980 suggest that there is no difference in performance between not for profit and for profit providers on access, cost , quality and charity care.

The rule of rescue refers to

Malpractice suits constitute one method of regulating quality of care.

The distribution of resources to different types of people who use health care is an ethical issue.

Which major crisis is being faced by public hospitals nationwide?

Racial and ethnic diversity in both the training and practice of health professionals is not viewed as important.

In public health the concern is for individual liberty.

The National Health Service Corps provides

ACA stipulates the use of mandatory privately purchased health insurance.

The goal of public health ethics is not to

Research in public health must have

From a public health perspective, financial barriers to essential health care are inappropriate.

Ethical issues in the future in public health are

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010

Improving Access to Care

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Status

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care

Multilevel Social Determinants of Health

Public Health Insurance

Private Health Insurance

Measuring Health Care Expenditures and Trends

Containing Health Care Costs

Promoting Pharmaceutical Access While Controlling Prices and Expenditures

Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life and Other Outcomes

Evaluating the Quality of Care

Public Release of Information on Quality

Health Care Information Systems

Performance Measurement of Nursing Care

Long-Term Services and Supports for the Elderly Population

HIV and Aids in the Twenty-First Century

Childrens Health

Homeless Persons

Changing the Health Care Delivery System

Medicare Reform

Public Health and Clinical Care

Strengthening the Safety Net

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