Health Care Ethics

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What is the primary ethical principle that guides healthcare professionals in their decision-making?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Justice


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Beneficence is the ethical principle that requires healthcare professionals to act in the best interests of their patients, promoting their well-being and preventing harm.

Which ethical principle emphasizes the importance of respecting patients' rights to make decisions about their own healthcare?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Justice


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Autonomy is the ethical principle that recognizes the patient's right to make informed decisions about their own healthcare, including the right to refuse treatment.

What is the ethical principle that requires healthcare professionals to avoid causing harm to patients?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Justice


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Non-maleficence is the ethical principle that requires healthcare professionals to avoid causing harm to patients, either intentionally or unintentionally.

Which ethical principle promotes fairness and equity in the distribution of healthcare resources and access to healthcare services?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Justice


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Justice is the ethical principle that promotes fairness and equity in the distribution of healthcare resources and access to healthcare services, ensuring that all individuals have an equal opportunity to receive the care they need.

What is the ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of truthfulness and honesty in the relationship between healthcare professionals and patients?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Veracity


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Veracity is the ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of truthfulness and honesty in the relationship between healthcare professionals and patients, requiring healthcare professionals to provide accurate and complete information to patients.

Which ethical principle guides healthcare professionals in making decisions when there are limited resources and multiple patients in need?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Utilitarianism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Utilitarianism is the ethical principle that guides healthcare professionals in making decisions when there are limited resources and multiple patients in need, by aiming to maximize the overall benefit or happiness for the greatest number of people.

What is the ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of respecting cultural and religious beliefs and values in healthcare decision-making?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Cultural Sensitivity


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cultural Sensitivity is the ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of respecting cultural and religious beliefs and values in healthcare decision-making, ensuring that healthcare professionals are sensitive to the cultural and religious backgrounds of their patients.

Which ethical principle requires healthcare professionals to obtain informed consent from patients before performing medical procedures or treatments?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Informed Consent


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Informed Consent is the ethical principle that requires healthcare professionals to obtain informed consent from patients before performing medical procedures or treatments, ensuring that patients have a full understanding of the risks, benefits, and alternatives associated with the proposed treatment.

What is the ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of confidentiality and privacy in the relationship between healthcare professionals and patients?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Confidentiality


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Confidentiality is the ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of confidentiality and privacy in the relationship between healthcare professionals and patients, requiring healthcare professionals to protect the privacy of patients' medical information.

Which ethical principle guides healthcare professionals in making decisions when there is a conflict between the patient's autonomy and the healthcare professional's duty to provide beneficence?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Paternalism


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Paternalism is the ethical principle that guides healthcare professionals in making decisions when there is a conflict between the patient's autonomy and the healthcare professional's duty to provide beneficence, allowing healthcare professionals to make decisions on behalf of patients when they believe it is in the patient's best interest.

What is the ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of accountability and transparency in healthcare decision-making?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Accountability


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Accountability is the ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of accountability and transparency in healthcare decision-making, requiring healthcare professionals to be accountable for their actions and decisions.

Which ethical principle guides healthcare professionals in making decisions when there is a conflict between the patient's right to autonomy and the healthcare professional's duty to protect the public health?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Public Health


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Public Health is the ethical principle that guides healthcare professionals in making decisions when there is a conflict between the patient's right to autonomy and the healthcare professional's duty to protect the public health, allowing healthcare professionals to take actions to protect the public health even if it means infringing on the patient's autonomy.

What is the ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of equity and fairness in the distribution of healthcare resources?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Equity


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Equity is the ethical principle that emphasizes the importance of equity and fairness in the distribution of healthcare resources, ensuring that all individuals have an equal opportunity to access the healthcare services they need.

Which ethical principle guides healthcare professionals in making decisions when there is a conflict between the patient's right to autonomy and the healthcare professional's duty to respect cultural and religious beliefs?

  1. Beneficence

  2. Non-maleficence

  3. Autonomy

  4. Cultural Sensitivity


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cultural Sensitivity is the ethical principle that guides healthcare professionals in making decisions when there is a conflict between the patient's right to autonomy and the healthcare professional's duty to respect cultural and religious beliefs, allowing healthcare professionals to accommodate the cultural and religious beliefs of patients when making healthcare decisions.

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