What branch of law is concerned with the recognition and enforcement of the rights and duties of
private individuals and organizations? - Civil
The AARC Code of Ethics holds professionals to which of following principles? - 1. Actively
maintaining and improving one's competence
2. Following sou...
Egan's Chapter 5 Review Questions
What branch of law is concerned with the recognition and enforcement of the rights and duties of
private individuals and organizations? - Civil
The AARC Code of Ethics holds professionals to which of following principles? - 1. Actively
maintaining and improving one's competence
2. Following sound scientific procedures and ethical principles in research
3. Promoting disease prevention and wellness
4. Respecting and protecting the rights of patients they treat
What simple question does ethics attempt to answer? - How should we act?
What ethical issue has recently become a significant concern for respiratory therapists and all health
care providers due to a congressional act? - Patient's right to privacy
In most professions, specific guidance in resolving ethical dilemmas is provided by which of the
following? - A code of ethics
Primary guiding principles in contemporary ethical decision making include which of the following? -
1. Nonmaleficence
2. Autonomy
3. Justice
4. Role fidelity
Which ethical principle obliges a respiratory therapist to uphold a patient's right to refuse a treatment? -
Autonomy
, A health professional who withholds the truth from a patient, saying it is for his or her own good, is
engaged in what practice? - Benevolent deception
What ethical principle can be used to justify the pain that might occur in drawing blood from a patient
for a diagnostic test? - Double effect
Which of the following sanctions can apply when one breaks a law? - 1. Reparations or fines
2. Incarceration
3. Licensure suspension
The debate over prolongation of life versus relief of suffering in elderly patients mainly involves differing
opinions regarding what ethical principle? - Beneficence
What type(s) of advanced directives can patients use to help resolve ethical dilemmas involving their life-
sustaining care? - 1. Durable power of attorney
3. Living will
Under what conditions can the principle of confidentiality be breached? - When the welfare of the
community or a vulnerable individual is at stake
The moral basis for rationing health care services falls under what ethical principle? - Distributive
justice
Which of the following has played a minor role in increasing the cost of health care? -
Compensatory justice
When a respiratory therapist defers a patient's questions about a condition to the attending physician,
what ethical principle is being practiced? - Role fidelity
A clinician who justifies support for withdrawing life support from a patient because "in the end, it would
be best for all involved" is applying what ethical viewpoint? - Consequentialism
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