Medical ethics

A tort is a civil wrong committed against a person or property

• True

• False

LO 2.2 A person who is judged by the court to be insane, senile, or mentally disabled cannot give informed consent.

• True

• False

LO 2.1 Which definition most accurately describes applied ethics?

• The legal application of moral standards that concern benefiting the public

• The practical application of moral standards that are meant to benefit the patient

• The legal application of moral standards that benefit the patient

• The legal application of moral standards that are based on the sincerity of a person's beliefs

LO 2.1 Laws are rules or required actions that are

• written by the people to control the actions of criminals.

• moral decisions about how the population should live.

• ethical considerations of the cultural beliefs of the population.

• prescribed by an authority and have a binding legal force.

LO 2.2 The purpose of medical professional organizations is to

• define the laws of the profession.

• punish medical professionals for breaking the law.

• set ethical standards for practice within the profession.

• determine salaries and benefits for medical professionals.

LO 2.2 Being legally responsible for harm of athlete or cause of injury

• Liability

• Tort

• Duty of Care

• Malfeasance

LO 2.3 Failure to use reasonable care that an ordinary person would use

• Liability

• Negligence

• Duty of Care

• Malfeasance

LO 2.3 Degree of care that an equally qualified caregiver would provide

• Assumption of Risk

• Statue of Limitation

• Duty of Care

• Standard of Reasonable Care

LO 2.4 Information that is held private between a physician and client is referred to as:

• privileged information

• informed consent

• reciprocity

• law of agency

LO 2.3 Which of the following persons can legally give informed consent?

• Mike, age 21, who needs repair of a gunshot wound

• Susie, age 17, who need stitches

• Sabrina, age 19, who was driving while intoxicated and had a car wreck

• Adam, age 10, who needs an immunization against tetanus