Ethics Examination

Course Examination

1. The health care ethical principles include the following:

    a. nonmaleficence 
    b. respect for autonomy 
    c. justice
    d. all of the above

2. If you were trying to decide if your treatment might cause a patient more harm than good, which principle would you be utilizing?

    a. nonmaleficence 
    b. respect for autonomy 
    c. maleficence 
    d. justice

3. In Case 1 which of the following would be ethical concerns?

    a. the well-being of the patients 
    b. the duty to practice legally 
    c. deciding whether to report the situation to the state board 
    d. all of the above

4. What could have been done in Case 2 to avoid this situation?

    a. The patient could have been informed of the lateness of the
             therapist and offered a new appointment. 
    b. The reason for the questionnaire should have been explained
              to the  patient. 
    c. The therapist could have had another person in the room during
              the evaluation. 
    d. All of the above.

5. In Case 3 what are some ways that management could ethically influence this situation?

    a. Tell the therapist if there was not harm to forget it. 
    b. Make incident reporting routine. 
    c. Hire only physical therapists with orthopedic backgrounds. 
    d. Put therapist on probation.

6. Case 4 is an example of nonmaleficence because

    a. the patient has a right to make the decision. 
    b. the therapist does not want to cause harm to the patient. 
    c. the therapist wants the patient to receive a fair amount of therapy. 
    d. all of the above

7. Refer to Case 5. The physical therapist assistant is in a bad, if not common, situation. What could the assistant do next?

    a. Get a nurse's aide to help drag the patient out of bed. 
    b. Write a note that the patient was not in her room. 
    c. Compromise with the patient and only do bed mobility. 
    d. Tell the patient that she must comply because it is the doctor's orders.

8. Case 6 involves issues of justice because 

    a. the therapists do not have enough time to treat all of the patients. 
    b. the hospital may not be able to keep the contracts with the companies. 
    c. the therapist is afraid to confront the administration of the hospital. 
    d. none of the above.

9. In Case 7 the therapist may consider

    a. duties to the patient. 
    b. consequences of the decision to the therapist. 
    c. consequences of the decision to the patient. 
    d. all of the above

10. What virtue is the physical therapist assistant exhibiting in Case 8? 

    a. Discernment 
    b. Compassion 
    c. Trustworthiness 
    d. Honesty

11. In Case 9 what should the physical therapist do?

    a. Only write a note that the patient refused treatment. 
    b. Tell the department manager that the patient was uncooperative. 
    c. Help write a new policy against discrimination of women. 
    d. Try to arrange for a different therapist to see the patient.

12. How could the physical therapist in Case 10 have avoided this situation?

    a. Show the patient a picture of the skeleton and explain what is
              about to happen and why. 
    b. Explain the purpose of obtaining a complete history of the patient. 
    c. Have another person in the room during the evaluation. 
    d. All of the above.

13. In Case 11 the issues are:

    a. ethical 
    b. legal 
    c. both 
    d. neither

14. In Case 11 what would you advise the student to do? 

    a. Treat the patients, you need to graduate. 
    b. Don't treat the patients. Leave the clinic and let the patients
              fend for themselves. 
    c. Just see the patients who only get modalities. 
    d. Don't treat the patients. Reschedule the patients and call the school.

15. In Case 12 to whom do you owe obligations?

    a. The patient 
    b. Your employer 
    c. Yourself 
    d. All of the above

16. According to the two Guides a physical therapist assistant is able to do the following: 

    a. Develop the plan of care. 
    b. Adjust specific treatments. 
    c. Determine a diagnosis for a patient. 
    d. All of the above.

17. What ethical issue does Case 13 involve? 

    a. Confidentiality 
    b. Patient autonomy 
    c. Liability 
    d. Distributive justice 

18. In Case 14 which of the following could you do ethically?

    a. Quit 
    b. Help change the facility's policies 
    c. Report the facility to the appropriate agency 
    d. All of the above

19. In Case 15 the advertisement is

    a. Smart 
    b. Sensational 
    c. Ethical 
    d. None of the above

20. Which of the following behaviors is a physical therapist required by the Code to report?

    a. Unethical
    b. Incompetent 
    c. Illegal 
    d. All of the above.

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