Healthcare Code of Ethics Quiz

What does the principle of BENEFICIENCE in healthcare ethics involve?

• Respecting patients' rights to make decisions about their own healthcare

• Acting in the best interest of patients and promoting their well-being

• Avoiding harm to patients and minimizing risks

• Treating all patients fairly and equally, regardless of their background or circumstances

What does the principle of NON-MALEFICENCE in healthcare ethics involve?

• Respecting patients' rights to make decisions about their own healthcare

• Acting in the best interest of patients and promoting their well-being

• Avoiding harm to patients and minimizing risks

• Treating all patients fairly and equally, regardless of their background or circumstances

What does the principle of JUSTICE in healthcare ethics involve?

• Respecting patients' rights to make decisions about their own healthcare

• Acting in the best interest of patients and promoting their well-being

• Avoiding harm to patients and minimizing risks

• Treating all patients fairly and equally, regardless of their background or circumstances

What does the principle of AUTONOMY in healthcare ethics involve?

• Acting in the best interest of patients and promoting their well-being

• Respecting patients' rights to make decisions about their own healthcare

• Avoiding harm to patients and minimizing risks

• Treating all patients fairly and equally, regardless of their background or circumstances

Which of the following actions demonstrates that the healthcare worker is adhering to "reporting unethical behavior":

• • Ensuring informed consent, privacy, and confidentiality

• Continuously improving their knowledge and skills to deliver quality care

• Speaking up when witnessing unethical conduct

• Ensuring informed consent, privacy, and confidentiality

When a provider is avoiding a conflict of interest and inappropriate relationships, that provider is demonstrating the responsibility of...

• advocating for patients.

• reporting unethical behavior.

• providing competent care.

• maintaining professional boundaries.

When a provider is continuously improving their knowledge and skills to deliver quality care, that provider is demonstrating the responsibility of...

• advocating for patients.

• reporting unethical behavior.

• providing competent care.

• maintaining professional boundaries.

When a provider is ensuring informed consent, privacy, and confidentiality that provider is demonstrating the responsibility of...

• respecting patient's rights.

• reporting unethical behavior.

• providing competent care.

• maintaining professional boundaries.

When a provider is promoting patient’s well-being and acting as their voice when necessary, that provider is demonstrating the responsibility of...

• respecting patient's rights.

• advocating for the patient.

• providing competent care.

• maintaining professional boundaries.

While collecting medicine for a patient, you observe a co-worker placing pain medicine from the hospital pharmacy in his pocket. When you confront him, he explains that he has an old knee injury and does not have time to have it checked out. Discuss what course of action you should take.