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Question 1:

Why can ethics in health care be particularly challenging?
a) Invested parties do not necessarily share the same perspective.
b) There is a clear line between right and wrong.
c) There are a lack of standards to dictate conduct and practice of health care professionals.
d) Everyone has equal access to health care resources.

Question 2:

Which of the following methods is NOT included in the study of bioethics?
a) Philosophical perspectives
b) Empirical data
c) Theological beliefs
d) Medicalization

Question 3:

Which of the following was NOT identified as an ethical challenge facing citizens in Western industrial nations?
a) Determining essential services
b) A shortage of health care workers to provide care
c) The ability to give informed consent prior to receiving care
d) Outlining standards of practice for physicians

Question 4:

Which of the following is true regarding treatment decisions?
a) The physician–patient relationship can be jeopardized if common ground is not found.
b) Physicians may exert pressure on patients to adopt a course of treatment they are uncomfortable with.
c) The patient will always follow the physician’s treatment plan.
d) Both a and b

Question 5:

Which of the following is false regarding access to health care for individuals living in rural and remote communities?
a) Lack of income
b) Social isolation
c) The weather
d) Lack of competent health care providers

Question 6:

Which of the following in NOT true regarding primary care in Canada?
a) It provides the bulk of care.
b) Primary care physicians are equally distributed.
c) Patients require a referral from a primary care physician to access medical specialists.
d) Lack of access increases the burden on other aspects of the health care system.

Question 7:

Which of the following best defines an adverse event?
a) Unintended injury or complication resulting in disability, death, or prolonged hospital stay that is caused by health care management
b) Unintended injury or complication resulting in disability, death, or prolonged hospital stay that is caused by the patient’s underlying disease process
c) A breach in the standard of care provided by a health care provider
d) Developing a strategy to prevent medical errors

Question 8:

Which of the following is true regarding death and dying?
a) Prior to World War II, deaths were quicker and often the result of an infectious disease.
b) Prior to World War II, deaths were more prolonged and often the result of an infectious disease.
c) Medical technology has changed the nature of death.
d) Both a and c

Question 9:

What two aspects of end of life care are identified as the most prominent and important to consider for legislation?
a) Competency and adverse events
b) Determining when the end of life should occur and cost
c) Competency and determining when the end of life should occur
d) Competency and cost

Question 10:

In the context of medical bioethics, which best describes the term “guinea pigs”?
a) Animals who are used as participants in medical research
b) Paid human participants in medical research
c) A species of rodent
d) Researchers conducting medical research

True or False Questions

Question 11:

Ethics is simply the difference between right and wrong.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

Religious beliefs are a common reason patients refuse medical care.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

It is uncommon for patients to advocate for treatment that a physician deems unnecessary.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

In practice, all Canadians have equal access to health care.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Deciding whether or not to fund elective surgeries from public health insurance is a contentious issue facing providers and bioethicists.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

Governance of health care providers can limit the availability of services.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

Migration of health care worked from low- to high-income nations has created a critical shortage or health care providers in the low-income countries.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Limited access to primary care providers occurs along spatial and social lines.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

The ability to sue health care providers for malpractice or medical error creates distrust in provider–patient relationship.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

End of life decisions are made only by older adults nearing the end of their lives.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Health and Society: Chapter 14

True or False Questions