MEDICAL ETHICS QUIZ
1)
Match each term with the correct definition
Medical Ethics
Ethical Dilemmas
Inability to follow one’s own moral beliefs
due to external restrictions such as
organizational policies and procedures or
state laws.
Beliefs of what is right and wrong.
Morals
Moral distress
Quandaries that occur when conflicting
moral beliefs intrude on the ethical
decision-making process.
Values
The study of standards of right and wrong,
moral conduct, and moral judgments.
Beliefs, customs, goals, or modes of
conduct that are highly prized by
individuals, groups, cultures, or society.
2)
A Medical Ethics Consult would be appropriate when
A)
B)
C)
D)
3)
The patient is deemed incompetent and within the family there is disagreement
about end-of-life care.
The family wants more aggressive care than is being offered by the attending
physician.
The nursing staff disagrees with the physician’s plan of care.
All of the above
Anyone can request a Medical Ethics Consult, to do so
A)
B)
C)
D)
Contact the Psychiatric Consultation & Liaison Service at 975-6475
Ask the patient’s Attending Physician for an order
Contact the hospital Social Worker
Contact John Schneider at the Lansing State Journal
Name __________________________________
Date _____________
Dept ________________