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Chapter 1-13 Medical Law & Ethics With Complete Solutions Latest Update 2024
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Applied ethics - correct answers the practical application of moral standards to the
conduct of individuals involved in organizations that are meant to benefit the
patient, such as medical ethics
bioethics - correct answers a branch of applied ethics, is a field resulting from
modern medical advances and research
litigious - correct answers an excessive inclination to sue
laws - correct answers rules or actions prescribed by an authority such as the
federal government and the court system that have a binding legal force
medical practice acts - correct answers laws established in all 50 states that define
the practice of medicine as well as requirements and methods for licensure in a
particular state
precedent - correct answers the decision of the court case acts as a model for any
future cases in which the facts are the same
ethics - correct answers branch of philosophy related to morals, moral principles,
and moral judgments
,morality - correct answers the quality of being virtuous or practicing the right
conduct
amoral - correct answers lacking or indifferent to moral standards
medical ethics - correct answers concerns questions related specifically to the
practice of medicine
utilitarianism - correct answers an ethical theory based on the principle of what is
the greatest good for the greatest number of people
cost/benefit analysis - correct answers justifies the means of achieving a goal
indigent - correct answers a person who is impoverished and without funds
rights-based ethics - correct answers a natural rights ethical theory, places the
primary emphasis on a person's individual rights
duty-based ethics - correct answers based on absolute moral rules; focuses on
performing one's duty to various people and institutions such as parents,
employers, employees, and customers (patients)
,justice-based ethics - correct answers based on an important moral restraint called
"the veil of ignorance"; fair distribution of benefits and burdens
virtue-based ethics - correct answers based on the belief that we have a duty or
responsibility to others; an emphasis on persons and not necessarily on the
decisions or principles that are involved
fidelity - correct answers loyalty and faithfulness to others
sanctity of life - correct answers the sacredness of human life
tolerance - correct answers a respect for those whose opinions, practices, race,
religion, and nationality differ from our own
integrity - correct answers the unwavering adherence to one's principles
empathy - correct answers the ability to understand the feelings of others without
actually experiencing their pain or distress
sympathy - correct answers feeling sorry for or pitying someone else
compassion - correct answers the ability to have a gentle, caring attitude toward
patients and fellow employees
, due process - correct answers the entitlement of employees of the government
and public companies to have certain procedures followed when they believe their
rights are in jeopardy; the Fourteenth and Fifth Amendments provide for due
process
sexual harassment or gender harassment - correct answers unwelcome sexual
advances or requests for sexual favors as defined in the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission guidelines, which are part of the Title VII of the Amended
Civil Rights Act of 1964
comparable worth - correct answers known as pay equity, is a theory that extends
equal pay requirements to all persons who are doing equal work
principle of autonomy - correct answers the principle that people have the right to
make decisions about their own life; includes the concept of "informed consent",
whereas consent is granted by a person after the patient has received knowledge
and understanding of potential risks and benefits
principle of beneficence - correct answers the principle of doing good
principle of nonmalfeasance - correct answers means "First, do no harm."
principle of justice - correct answers warns us that equals must be treated equally
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