305 Final Review

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) are not legally required in all biomedical research studies.

• True

• False

Vulnerable populations may have a decreased ability to understand or protect themselves from risks and may lack the ability to truly provide informed consent in bioethical situations.

• True

• False

It is legal to have both a living will and a durable power of attorney for healthcare.

• True

• False

The ____________________________ aligns the legal definition of death with the medical criteria for death.

• Living Will

• DNR

• Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA)

Active euthanasia is illegal in every state except for Oregon.

• True

• False

Each year, fewer people are receiving prescriptions under Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act.

• True

• False

Stem cell research is banned in the United States.

• True

• False

Once paroled from prison, Dr. Jack Kervorkian never again assisted in suicides.

• True

• False

he _____________ case is considered a landmark case because it prompted the adoption of “brain death” as a legal definition in some states, and the adoption of laws recognizing “living wills,” and the “right to die” in others states, as well as formation of bioethics committees in many hospitals.

• Terri Shiavio

• Nancy Cruzan

• KAren Ann Quinlan

Maintaining HIPAA compliance does not usually require any additional time or financial resources.

• True

• False