Chapter 1

When you choose and implement the best alternative when critically thinking, which step are you choosing?

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What is a code of ethics?

A list of principles intended to govern behavior

A discipline dealing with the ethical implications of _____ research methods and results is called bioethics.

Biological

What might a health care professional do at the end of the critical thinking process?

Choose and implement the best alternative

Which of the following governs the behavior of an organization's members and increases their level of competence?

Code of ethics

Which of the following are often cited as the most vital to the professional success of health care practitioners?

Courtesy

If someone has compassion, they also have what attribute?

Empathy

What are some characteristics of a law?

Formally recognized as binding Enforced by a controlling authority

Which of the following question(s) can help determine whether an act is ethical?

Has the health care practitioner followed relevant laws? How will the health care practitioner feel if their act is publicized? Would the health care practitioner want their family members to know?

What must health care practitioners acquire a working knowledge of and a tolerance for?

Human nature Individual characteristics

Which of these attributes do not support someone who has people skills?

Insensitivity when dealing with others

Which of the following statements are true regarding summary judgment?

It is only available in a civil action. It states that one party is entitled to win as a matter of law.

Penalties for violation of this can include criminal liability. Upon conviction, these penalties could include fines, imprisonment, revocation of license, or other penalty as determined by courts.

Law

In what area of science does bioethics especially focus?

Medicine

What is a code that prescribes correct behavior in a specific situation?

Protocol

Ethics are concerned with which of the following?

The concept of right and wrong Standards of behavior

Of the four choices below, which are the two most important reasons for studying law and ethics?

To avoid legal entanglements To provide competent care

Which of the following are examples of protocols?

When another physician telephones, does the receptionist put the call through without delay? What is the protocol in the diagnostic testing office when the technicians get behind because of a late patient or a repair to an X-ray machine?

If a health care practitioner is unable to solve an ethical issue, they can contact

a medical ethicist. the institutional ethics committee

A reason to learn about law and ethics is to help the health care practitioner

avoid legal entanglements.

If you can see which solution or action makes good sense in a given situation, you are said to have

common sense.

Patients have the right to respect and

courtesy

The simplest definition of ______ is the practice of good manners.

courtesy

When trying to decide whether an action is ethical, asking yourself questions like, "Would you want your family members to know?" is an example of

critical thinking.

A _____ is defined as a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority.

law

Bioethics standards __.

lead to the highest standards possible in applying research to medical care

Health care professionals can resolve the majority of ethical issues by using their own intuitive sense of ____.

moral values ethics

Common sense is somewhat difficult to define because it can have different meanings for different

people

If someone has a relaxed attitude when meeting new people, they are said to have the trait of _____ _____

people skills

Ethics are concerned with the concept of _____ and _____.

right wrong

A _____ _____ is the legal term for a decision made by a court in a lawsuit in response to a motion that pleads there is no basis for a trial because there is no genuine issue of material fact.

summary judgment

Feeling sorry for another person's plight—typically a less deeply felt emotion than compassion is

sympathy

Proficiency in computer literacy, English, science, and mathematics is an example of __.

technical skills

The abilities acquired during the course of study of science and mathematics are also known as

technical skills.