Question 1

War crimes committed during World War II involved infecting prisoners with HIV. This was done primarily to conduct research on the AIDS virus.

Accepted Answer

A)  The first statement is true; the second statement is false. 
B)  The first statement is false; the second statement is true. 
C)  Both statements are true. 
D)  Both statements are false. 
A)  The first statement is true; the second statement is false. 
B)  The first statement is false; the second statement is true. 
C)  Both statements are true. 
D)  Both statements are false. D

Question 2

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
-Paternalism

Accepted Answer

A) Involves dental hygiene researcher doing what he or she thinks is best for the patient according to his or her ability and judgment 
B) Ability to govern one's profession and to basically be self-determined and directed as a profession 
C) Can be defined simply as being honest 
D) Providing patients, test subjects, or populations with what is owed, due, or deserved 
E) Requires that existing harm be removed
F)Health care provider's first obligation to the patient is to do no harm 
A) Involves dental hygiene researcher doing what he or she thinks is best for the patient according to his or her ability and judgment 
B) Ability to govern one's profession and to basically be self-determined and directed as a profession 
C) Can be defined simply as being honest 
D) Providing patients, test subjects, or populations with what is owed, due, or deserved 
E) Requires that existing harm be removed
F)Health care provider's first obligation to the patient is to do no harm A

Question 3

An institutional review board should include which roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ensures that the rights and safety of the research subjects are respected and protected 
B)  Protects the institution and the researchers against lawsuits 
C)  Holds the researchers accountable to the public 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Ensures that the rights and safety of the research subjects are respected and protected 
B)  Protects the institution and the researchers against lawsuits 
C)  Holds the researchers accountable to the public 
D)  All of the above D

Question 4

Ethics, in a "nutshell," is about doing the right thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
-Nonmaleficence

Accepted Answer

A) Involves dental hygiene researcher doing what he or she thinks is best for the patient according to his or her ability and judgment 
B) Ability to govern one's profession and to basically be self-determined and directed as a profession 
C) Can be defined simply as being honest 
D) Providing patients, test subjects, or populations with what is owed, due, or deserved 
E) Requires that existing harm be removed
F)Health care provider's first obligation to the patient is to do no harm 
A) Involves dental hygiene researcher doing what he or she thinks is best for the patient according to his or her ability and judgment 
B) Ability to govern one's profession and to basically be self-determined and directed as a profession 
C) Can be defined simply as being honest 
D) Providing patients, test subjects, or populations with what is owed, due, or deserved 
E) Requires that existing harm be removed
F)Health care provider's first obligation to the patient is to do no harm

Question 6

The Nuremberg Code was a result of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  The absence of research protocol from a university 
B)  A trial that was run without due process 
C)  War crimes trials 
D)  Universal report that was developed in the early 21st century 
A)  The absence of research protocol from a university 
B)  A trial that was run without due process 
C)  War crimes trials 
D)  Universal report that was developed in the early 21st century

Question 7

As a result of the Belmont Report, medical research became a slow, laborious process with many checks and balances to protect human subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
-Beneficence

Accepted Answer

A) Involves dental hygiene researcher doing what he or she thinks is best for the patient according to his or her ability and judgment 
B) Ability to govern one's profession and to basically be self-determined and directed as a profession 
C) Can be defined simply as being honest 
D) Providing patients, test subjects, or populations with what is owed, due, or deserved 
E) Requires that existing harm be removed
F)Health care provider's first obligation to the patient is to do no harm 
A) Involves dental hygiene researcher doing what he or she thinks is best for the patient according to his or her ability and judgment 
B) Ability to govern one's profession and to basically be self-determined and directed as a profession 
C) Can be defined simply as being honest 
D) Providing patients, test subjects, or populations with what is owed, due, or deserved 
E) Requires that existing harm be removed
F)Health care provider's first obligation to the patient is to do no harm

Question 9

The Belmont Report describes ethical principles and guidelines for research involving human subjects. Identified principles include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Respect for persons 
B)  Specific guidelines for war 
C)  Roles of institutions 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Respect for persons 
B)  Specific guidelines for war 
C)  Roles of institutions 
D)  None of the above

Question 10

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
-Autonomy

Accepted Answer

A) Involves dental hygiene researcher doing what he or she thinks is best for the patient according to his or her ability and judgment 
B) Ability to govern one's profession and to basically be self-determined and directed as a profession 
C) Can be defined simply as being honest 
D) Providing patients, test subjects, or populations with what is owed, due, or deserved 
E) Requires that existing harm be removed
F)Health care provider's first obligation to the patient is to do no harm 
A) Involves dental hygiene researcher doing what he or she thinks is best for the patient according to his or her ability and judgment 
B) Ability to govern one's profession and to basically be self-determined and directed as a profession 
C) Can be defined simply as being honest 
D) Providing patients, test subjects, or populations with what is owed, due, or deserved 
E) Requires that existing harm be removed
F)Health care provider's first obligation to the patient is to do no harm

Question 11

Government entities such as the state department review research conducted in the private sector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What group is charged with reviewing the ethical implications of a research study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health access group 
B)  Institutional review board 
C)  Ethic study board 
D)  Bioethics review group 
E)  Both A and C 
A)  Health access group 
B)  Institutional review board 
C)  Ethic study board 
D)  Bioethics review group 
E)  Both A and C

Question 13

Informed consent, another ethical consideration, requires educating a subject in a research study about the study's purpose, duration, experimental procedures, alternatives, risks, and benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following:
-Veracity

Accepted Answer

A) Involves dental hygiene researcher doing what he or she thinks is best for the patient according to his or her ability and judgment 
B) Ability to govern one's profession and to basically be self-determined and directed as a profession 
C) Can be defined simply as being honest 
D) Providing patients, test subjects, or populations with what is owed, due, or deserved 
E) Requires that existing harm be removed
F)Health care provider's first obligation to the patient is to do no harm 
A) Involves dental hygiene researcher doing what he or she thinks is best for the patient according to his or her ability and judgment 
B) Ability to govern one's profession and to basically be self-determined and directed as a profession 
C) Can be defined simply as being honest 
D) Providing patients, test subjects, or populations with what is owed, due, or deserved 
E) Requires that existing harm be removed
F)Health care provider's first obligation to the patient is to do no harm

Question 15

Research misconduct may include ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Plagiarism 
B)  Copyright or patent infringement 
C)  Falsifying or fabricating data 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Plagiarism 
B)  Copyright or patent infringement 
C)  Falsifying or fabricating data 
D)  All of the above

Question 16

Bioethics, an important aspect of conducting research, refers to the inherent role of ethics in health care and the established norms that distinguish between morally acceptable and unacceptable research practices.

Accepted Answer

A)  The first statement is true; the second statement is false. 
B)  The first statement is false; the second statement is true. 
C)  Both statements are true. 
D)  Both statements are false. 
A)  The first statement is true; the second statement is false. 
B)  The first statement is false; the second statement is true. 
C)  Both statements are true. 
D)  Both statements are false.

Question 17

The Tuskegee Syphilis study was conducted by which institution?

Accepted Answer

A)  FDA 
B)  CDC 
C)  US PHS 
D)  FTC 
A)  FDA 
B)  CDC 
C)  US PHS 
D)  FTC

Question 18

Making good ethical decisions in research can help an institution, researchers, and society as a whole. On the other hand, poor ethical choices tend to accumulate or snowball and can sometimes become unethical habits, which can affect all of us.

Accepted Answer

A)  The first statement is true; the second statement is false. 
B)  The first statement is false; the second statement is true. 
C)  Both statements are true. 
D)  Both statements are false. 
A)  The first statement is true; the second statement is false. 
B)  The first statement is false; the second statement is true. 
C)  Both statements are true. 
D)  Both statements are false.

Question 19

What act adds to the confidentiality of patient records?

Accepted Answer

A)  HIPPO 
B)  HIPAA 
C)  IRB 
D)  BEG 
E)  Both A and B 
A)  HIPPO 
B)  HIPAA 
C)  IRB 
D)  BEG 
E)  Both A and B

Question 20

Ethical behavior in research may be described as what is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Right 
B)  Legal 
C)  Fair 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  all of the above 
A)  Right 
B)  Legal 
C)  Fair 
D)  Both A and B 
E)  all of the above

Exam 15: Ethical Principles in Research

War crimes committed during World War II involved infecting prisoners with HIV. This was done primarily to conduct research on the AIDS virus.

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following: -Paternalism

An institutional review board should include which roles?

Ethics, in a "nutshell," is about doing the right thing.

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following: -Nonmaleficence

The Nuremberg Code was a result of ________.

As a result of the Belmont Report, medical research became a slow, laborious process with many checks and balances to protect human subjects.

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following: -Beneficence

The Belmont Report describes ethical principles and guidelines for research involving human subjects. Identified principles include which of the following?

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following: -Autonomy

Government entities such as the state department review research conducted in the private sector.

What group is charged with reviewing the ethical implications of a research study?

Informed consent, another ethical consideration, requires educating a subject in a research study about the study's purpose, duration, experimental procedures, alternatives, risks, and benefits.

Choose the item that best matches each item of the following: -Veracity

Research misconduct may include ________.

Bioethics, an important aspect of conducting research, refers to the inherent role of ethics in health care and the established norms that distinguish between morally acceptable and unacceptable research practices.

The Tuskegee Syphilis study was conducted by which institution?

Making good ethical decisions in research can help an institution, researchers, and society as a whole. On the other hand, poor ethical choices tend to accumulate or snowball and can sometimes become unethical habits, which can affect all of us.

What act adds to the confidentiality of patient records?

Ethical behavior in research may be described as what is ________.

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