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1
In which of the following cases is the individual's right to autonomy violated?
A)an older woman who refuses to undergo back surgery
B)an older man whose physician and family coerce him to have foot surgery
C)an infant whose parents elect for surgery to correct a congenital heart defect
D)an athlete who seeks a second opinion
2
Informed consent is best described as
A)following the doctor's advice.
B)a process of shared decision making based on mutual respect and participation.
C)a process of communication that is essential only to treatment for a life-threatening illness.
D)obtaining a second opinion prior to starting treatment.
3
A placebo is best defined as
A)an inert substance given as a medicine for its suggestive effect.
B)a substance given as medicine cure a disease.
C)a way to deceive a patient into taking medication.
D)the medication given to a patient for a specific type of ailment.
4
Due to the impact of managed care and greater emphasis on patients' rights, which of the following is true?
A)The "Aesculapian authority" of physicians is decreasing.
B)The "Aesculapian authority" of physicians is increasing.
C)Physicians must be practice excessive paternalism in making decisions for patients.
D)Shared decision making is no longer feasible.
5
In the context of terminal care, which of the following is an example of using a strategy of denial to avoid talking about death?
A)"You're doing so well."
B)"Oh, you'll live to be one hundred."
C)"Well, we all die sometime."
D)"What happened to make you feel this way?"
6
Withholding or withdrawing treatment is best described as
A)passive euthanasia.
B)actively taking steps to cause a patient's death.
C)assisted suicide.
D)letting nature take its course.
7
Which of the following images is related to the removal of artificial nutrition?
A)causing the patient's death by starvation
B)causing the patient to die a horrible death
C)the comfort of the patient is compromised
D)denying the patient's right to choose
8
What is the toughest ethical issue in making decisions about care of seriously ill newborns?
A)defining the child's best interest
B)drawing a distinction between ethical issues involving infants and those involving adults
C)coming to grips with feelings about the newborn's illness
D)when to use extraordinary care
9
An advance directive is best defined as?
A)any statement made by a competent person about choices for medical treatment should he or she become unable to make or communicate such decisions
B)an amendment to a will
C)a situation of dying without having made a will
D)the process by which an estate is settled and property distributed
10
Living wills allow individuals to
A)describe the things they want to do before they die.
B)express the wish to avoid medical heroics when death is imminent.
C)communicate instructions to their beneficiaries for estate planning.
D)require physicians to keep them alive at all costs.
11
A DNR order is typically written
A)at any time during a person's life.
B)when a person is in a mid-life crisis.
C)when a person reaches retirement age.
D)in the end stage of a terminal illness.
12
Which of the following terms applies to the person making the will?
A)administrator
B)executor
C)testator
D)codicil
13
Using the outline provided by Barton Bernstein, what is involved in the second stage of legal and financial planning when a person is terminally ill?
A)long-range financial planning
B)survivors obtain funds to cover immediate expenses
C)delivering the will to the attorney for probate
D)turning the estate over to the named beneficiaries
14
Which type of will is made orally?
A)conditional will
B)holographic will
C)nuncupative will
D)oral will
15
Which of the following statements is associated with a formally executed will?
A)It puts the burden of stress on the survivors.
B)It shows there is no benefit in consulting an attorney.
C)It has sufficient clarity of purpose to withstand a court's scrutiny.
D)It specifies a person's wishes for donation of his or her organs.
16
How can a will be amended?
A)It cannot be changed after it is signed.
B)It must be completely replaced if a change is desired.
C)It can be amended by executing a codicil.
D)It can be changed by the executor during the reading of a will.
17
What is the executor's or administrator's first duty?
A)To read the will and determine whether there are any flaws.
B)To inventory all of the decedent's personal and real property.
C)To notify interested parties of the testator's death.
D)To gather important papers and insurance policies.
18
When a person dies and leaves no will, which of the following determines how property will be distributed?
A)local customs
B)wishes of the family
C)federal law
D)state law
19
Typically, what percentage of the full face value of a life insurance policy is paid in a viatical settlement?
A)50 percent
B)60 percent
C)70 percent
D)80 percent
20
A viatical settlement may be used by patients who have a
A)large amount of debt.
B)terminal illness.
C)will.
D)surviving spouse.





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