Ethics Ch 4 & 7

The main normative principles in health care are nonmaleficence, beneficence, autonomy and

• veracity.

• justice.

• confidentiality.

• paternalism.

A ________ is a general normative standard of conduct, holding that a particular decision or action is true or right or good for all people in all times and all places.

• reference point

• demonstration

• principle

• value

A hygienist who is unfamiliar with placing dental sealants should

• perform the procedure without informing the patient because he or she will learn best by doing it.

• perform the procedure and inform the patient that he or she is a beginner.

• defer placing sealants until achieving competency.

• never perform the procedure again for the remainder of his or her career.

Causing some degree of harm when that harm will lead to a greater good may be desirable as well as necessary according to the principle of double effect which is part of the principle of

• nonmaleficence.

• beneficence.

• autonomy.

• justice.

Avoiding harm ______ always possible and promoting good ____ always possible in the practice of dental hygiene.

• a. is; is

• b. is; is not

• c. is not; is

• d. is not; is not

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

Which of the following principles gives rise to the concept of permitting individuals to make decisions about their own health?

• a. Justice

• b. Veracity

• c. Autonomy

• d. Beneficence

The principle of ________ is concerned with providing individuals or groups with what is owed, due, or deserved.

• a. nonmaleficence

• b. beneficence

• c. autonomy

• d. justice

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Which of the following is the name given to the practice of withholding information from a patient because of a belief on the part of the clinician that the information may harm the individual?

• a. Res gestae

• b. Paternalism

• c. Therapeutic privilege

• d. Autonomy

The first Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health was published in 2000.

• True

• False

Each of the following is listed under the ADHA Standards of Professional Responsibility EXCEPT one. Which one is the EXCEPTION?

• a. Increasing access to care

• b. An obligation to provide pro bono service

• c. Liberty

• d. Promoting public health