Healthcare Ethics Vocabulary Quiz

Sense of independence; a desire not to be controlled by others. Freedom, having control over one's own life and destiny.

• Autonomy
• Confidentiality

• Ethics

• Integrity

The quality of being kind or helpful generous.

• Justice

• Morals

• Beneficence

• Bioethics

People are struggling with issues related to health care and research on human life.

• Ethical studies
• Code of ethics

• Fidelity

• Bioethics

Limits based on your values, goals, and priorities.

• Justice

• Boundaries

• Honesty

• Fidelity

The quality of showing care for another, often putting one's own needs aside.

• Justice

• Euthanasia

• Ethics

• Caring

moral standards or values and related behavior.

• ethical standards and unrelated behavior
• Code of ethics

• moral standards or values and related behavior
• legal standards and unrelated behavior

To keep information private and secret.

• Nomaleficence

• Confidentiality

• Honesty

• Sharing

Situations where there are no clearly correct answers; the choice between two equally unfavorable alternatives.

• Ethical Dilemma

• Justice

• Morals

• Roles

A system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct.

• Morals
• Values
• Laws
• Ethics

The act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness).

• Euthanasia

• Abuse

• Negelence

• Nomaleficence