Ethics and Medical Ethics Quiz

The principles and values that guide behavior.

• Ethics

• Laws

• Customs

• Habits

The principles and values that guide behavior in the medical field.

• Medical Ethics

• Medical Procedures

• Medical History

• Medical Terminology

The process of obtaining consent from someone other than the patient when the patient is unable to provide consent.

• Proxy Consent

• Informed Consent

• Implied Consent

• Express Consent

The principle of treating patients fairly and equitably.

• Justice

• Autonomy

• Beneficence

• Non-maleficence

A type of advance directive that specifies what medical treatments a patient would like to receive or not receive.

• Living Will

• Health Care Proxy

• Do Not Resuscitate Order

• Durable Power of Attorney

The obligation to protect patient information.

• Hospice Care

• Negligence

• Confidentiality

• Medical Decision-Making Capacity

• Advance Directive

A document that outlines patients' rights to information, privacy, and autonomy.

• Standard Of Care

• Conflict Of Interest

• Durable Power Of Attorney For Health Care

• Do Not Resuscitate Order

• Patients’ Bill Of Rights

The principle of respect for an individual's right to make decisions about their own health and medical care.

• Autonomy

• Palliative Care

• Living Will

• Confidentiality

• Medical Futility

Also known as a DNR, this is a medical order that instructs healthcare providers not to attempt resuscitation in the event of cardiac arrest.

• Non-Maleficence

• Medical Futility

• Autonomy

• Durable Power Of Attorney For Health Care

• Do Not Resuscitate Order

The principle of acting in the patient's best interest.

• Medical Futility

• Negligence

• Autonomy

• Beneficence

• Proxy Consent