What does 'double effect' refer to in bioethics?

An action causing both good and bad outcomes

What is informed consent?

Patients are empowered to decide for themselves.

What is genetic counseling?

Advising patients on inherited conditions

What is bioethics primarily concerned with?

Moral issues in biology and medicine

Why was the Tuskegee Syphilis Study unethical?

Participants were misled and untreated

Intentionally ending a life to relieve pain

What is a living will?

Instructions for medical care if incapacitated

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Ethical Dilemmas in Healthcare

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What does 'double effect' refer to in bioethics?
A placebo response
A drug with two effects
Two treatments used together
An action causing both good and bad outcomes
2
Which case brought national attention to end-of-life decision-making?
Brown v. Board
Plessy v. Ferguson
Terri Schiavo
Roe v. Wade
3
Which moral theory emphasizes outcomes and consequences?
Utilitarianism
Deontology
Care ethics
Virtue ethics
4
What is informed consent?
Ignoring patient input
Deciding for a patient
Telling a patient what to do
Patients are empowered to decide for themselves.
5
Which moral philosopher understands ethics as a social contract?
Plato
John Rawls
John Stuart Mill
Immanuel Kant
6
Which term means 'acting in the best interest of the patient'?
Beneficence
Veracity
Confidentiality
Justice
7
Which of the following is a bioethical issue?
Election reform
Road construction
Taxes
IVF
8
What is genetic counseling?
Engineering new organisms
Studying plant DNA
Advising patients on inherited conditions
Funding scientific research
9
Which ethical theory is based on duty and rules?
Deontology
Utilitarianism
Relativism
Virtue ethics
10
Which bioethical principle involves fairness in medical decisions?
Beneficence
Justice
Respect
Veracity
11
What principle refers to respecting a patient's personal freedom?
Paternalism
Justice
Autonomy
Fidelity
12
Which principle in bioethics emphasizes 'do no harm'?
Justice
Autonomy
Non-maleficence
Beneficence
13
What does HIPAA protect?
Medical research data
Hospital building codes
Patient medical information
Environmental data
14
What is bioethics primarily concerned with?
Legal proceedings in court
Environmental conservation
Economic policies in healthcare
Moral issues in biology and medicine
15
Why was the Tuskegee Syphilis Study unethical?
It included minors
Participants were misled and untreated
It was underfunded
It used new drugs
16
What is euthanasia?
Experimental drug testing
Assisted reproductive technology
Intentionally ending a life to relieve pain
Surgical removal of a tumor
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What is a living will?
A retirement plan
A housing document
Instructions for medical care if incapacitated
Instructions for distributing assets

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