Law and Ethics Chapter 1 & 2

The basis for ethical conduct includes?

All of these

Unlawful acts are always

All of these

Sellers are responsible for defective medical devices through what charges?

All of these are correct

What is not true of jean Piaget's theory?

Children in the sensorimotor stage see things as right and wrong

Written codes of ethics for health care practitioners have?

Evolved primarily to serve as moral guidelines for those who provided care to the sick

Violation of a professional organization can result in?

Expulsion

critical thinking skills include?

First clearly defining a problem

What Greek physician is known as the father of medicine?

Hippocrates

Name the pledge made by physicians that remains influential today

Hippocratic oath

Abraham's theory is best defined as?

Human behavior is based on human needs

What is not true of Piaget's stages of value development?

Its characterized by abstract reasoning

How does Kohlbergs theory differ from Piaget's theory?

Kohlbergs theory occurs more gradually and takes longer than Piagets

Conviction of a crime can result in?

Loss of license

Another term for your concept of right and wrong?

Moral values

Law is?

Necessary to keep spciety functioning smoothly

What ethics code superseded earlier codes to become the definitive guide for a physicians professional conduct?

Percivals medical ethics

What is utilitarianism?

Produces the best outcome for the most people

What is bioethics concerned with?

The ethical implications of biologicql research methods and results

Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative states that?

The right action is one based on a determined principle regardless of the outcome

What defines duty-oriented moral reasoning?

The rightness or wrongness of the act depends on its nature

Virtue ethics focuses on

The traits, characteristics, and virtues that a moral person should have

Alasdair MacIntyre argues that?

Virtue ethics is the only theory that makes sense