Medical Ethics & Law End of Chapter Questions

Ethics is concerned with:

• nature of beauty

• what really exists

• human behavior

• knowledge gained

Professional ethics relates to:

• modern technology

• standards of conduct

• metaphysics

• truth

The freedom to govern self is based on:

• justice

• autonomy

• confidentiality

• beneficence

The person legally responsible for obtaining and assessing correct informed consent is the:

• raiographer

• patient

• physician performing the procedure

• referring physician

The patient's basic right to privacy is based on:

• type of illness

• informed decision

• confidentiality

• beneficence

Nonmaleficence refers to:

• disclosing information

• doing duty towards others

• distributing fairly

• doing no harm

Principles and rules enacted by legislative bodies are:

• common law

• statutes

• administrative regulations

• none of the above

Fairness, justice, duties, rights, and equality are terms that should be used to develop:

• administrative regulations

• disclosure of information

• codes of ethics

• all of the above

Unlawful touching of another without permission is:

• battery

• assault

• negligence

• false imprisonment

Conscious restraint of freedom is:

• negligence

• defamation

• false imprisonment

• battery