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What ethics code superseded earlier codes to become the definitive guide for a physicians professional conduct?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