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BIOETHICS M1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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Exam of 4 pages for the course Bioethics at Bioethics (BIOETHICS M1)
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BIOETHICS M1Principle of Totality - answer It states that all decisions in medical ethics must prioritize
the good of the entire person (physical, psychological and spiritual factors).
Principle of Totality - answer This principle derives from the works of the medieval
philosopher St. Thomas Aquinas
Principle of Totality - answer is used as an ethical guideline by Catholic healthcare
institutions
informed consent - answer is the practical application of shared decision making
between a surgeon and a patient.
informed consent - answer is the (a) legal, (b) ethical, and (c) moral responsibility of the
physician.
(a) risks, (b) benefits, (c) alternatives of a proposed treatment or surgery - answer
Physicians are responsible for informing patients of the following:
(a) patients who refuse surgery, (b) patients with limited mental capacity, (c) patients
with surrogate decision makers - answereducated nurses possess a unique opportunity
to facilitate patient autonomy, especially in the presence of special circumstances, such
as:
(a) patient autonomy, (b) comprehension, (c) self-determination - answerNURSE'S
ROLE IN INFORMED CONSENT
Surgical sterilization - answeris a contraceptive option for people who do not want
children in the future.
Surgical sterilization - answerIt is considered permanent because reversal requires
major surgery that is often unsuccessful.
Sterilization - answerseparates the marital act from the transmission of human life.
(1) preservation of particular organ provokes a serious damage, (2) this damage cannot
be avoided, (3) can be reasonably foreseen that the negative effect, namely, the
mutilation and its consequences - answer3 things condition the moral permission of a
surgical operation requiring an anatomical or functional mutilation:
Functional integrity - answerrefers to the ability of the body to function in a healthy
manner.
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