Question

Word Bank:

autonomy	beneficence	non-malfeasance	fidelity
justice	paternalism	ethical relativism	feminist theory
deontology	utilitarianism	virtue ethics	veracity
loyalty	duty

Activity: Read each description below, and under each description, type the appropriate term being described from the word bank. Each term may be used more than once if necessary. You will not use all of the terms. (2 pts each / 24 pts total)

Group of answer choices

The patient has started taking antidepressant medication and does not want her children to know. When the children ask the nurse for an update on their mother’s condition, she does not share information about medication.

      [ Choose ]            feminist theory            non-malfeasance            deontology            justice            fidelity            beneficence            Duty            Loyalty            Veracity            paternalism            autonomy            ethical relativism            utilitarianism      

Two employees have stated that they cannot work on holidays. One employee is a single mom with two children. She has no one to watch the children on holidays. The second employee is single with no children but has stated she has no interest in extra pay and is not a happy enough person to work on a holiday. The manager has mandated the single employee to work holidays and has issued a pass to the single mom because she has two children who need her.

      [ Choose ]            feminist theory            non-malfeasance            deontology            justice            fidelity            beneficence            Duty            Loyalty            Veracity            paternalism            autonomy            ethical relativism            utilitarianism      

A surgeon completes an experimental surgery that he believes will help the patient. Unfortunately, the patient dies on the table. The intentions were good, but the outcome was bad.

      [ Choose ]            feminist theory            non-malfeasance            deontology            justice            fidelity            beneficence            Duty            Loyalty            Veracity            paternalism            autonomy            ethical relativism            utilitarianism      

A 46-year-old patient is dying of small cell lung cancer. Although the patient is extremely sick and unable to care for himself, he is still neurologically intact. The patient privately meets with the care team without his family to sign a do not resuscitate order.

      [ Choose ]            feminist theory            non-malfeasance            deontology            justice            fidelity            beneficence            Duty            Loyalty            Veracity            paternalism            autonomy            ethical relativism            utilitarianism      

Two teenage girls have been raped and are pregnant. One girl has an abortion based on the belief that she has been violated and is not morally obligated to keep the baby. The other girl delivers the baby and gives it up for adoption because she believes it is morally wrong to have an abortion.

      [ Choose ]            feminist theory            non-malfeasance            deontology            justice            fidelity            beneficence            Duty            Loyalty            Veracity            paternalism            autonomy            ethical relativism            utilitarianism      

A hospital is conducting a research trial to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The applicants are reviewed by a panel of uninvolved medical personnel in which no knowledge of name, social circumstance, or status is discussed. The information presented is purely diagnostic and lab related to avoid favor and bias.

      [ Choose ]            feminist theory            non-malfeasance            deontology            justice            fidelity            beneficence            Duty            Loyalty            Veracity            paternalism            autonomy            ethical relativism            utilitarianism      

An Amish man needs a liver transplant, due to cirrhosis secondary to heart failure. The medical team tells the patient that he is in liver failure and they have consulted a hospice service to help transfer the patient home. The medical team assumes that transplant is not an option because the patient is Amish.

      [ Choose ]            feminist theory            non-malfeasance            deontology            justice            fidelity            beneficence            Duty            Loyalty            Veracity            paternalism            autonomy            ethical relativism            utilitarianism      

The nurse of a two-year-old patient notes that the toddler is scared to be left alone. The nurse recruits a volunteer to sit with the patient when parents cannot be with the toddler.

      [ Choose ]            feminist theory            non-malfeasance            deontology            justice            fidelity            beneficence            Duty            Loyalty            Veracity            paternalism            autonomy            ethical relativism            utilitarianism      

Within organ donation, there is a strict process of determining who gets what in order to provide healthy organs to the most patients possible.

      [ Choose ]            feminist theory            non-malfeasance            deontology            justice            fidelity            beneficence            Duty            Loyalty            Veracity            paternalism            autonomy            ethical relativism            utilitarianism      

The fellow on call ordered a dose of Lasix (diuretic) at five times the normal dosage and tells the nurse to administer the medication to the patient. The nurse questions the resident. The resident said he already checked the dose and the nurse is wrong. He tells the nurse to administer the medication. The nurse withholds the medication and contacts the attending.

      [ Choose ]            feminist theory            non-malfeasance            deontology            justice            fidelity            beneficence            Duty            Loyalty            Veracity            paternalism            autonomy            ethical relativism            utilitarianism      

All employees are required to work four weekend shifts per month to be fair and provide adequate staffing for patients.

      [ Choose ]            feminist theory            non-malfeasance            deontology            justice            fidelity            beneficence            Duty            Loyalty            Veracity            paternalism            autonomy            ethical relativism            utilitarianism      

A man collapses on the street and goes into cardiac arrest. A passerby immediately stops and does CPR until the EMS team arrives.

Answer 1

1. The patient has started taking antidepressant medication and does not want her children to know. When the children ask the nurse for an update on their mother’s condition, she does not share information about medication.

fidelity   

2.Two employees have stated that they cannot work on holidays. One employee is a single mom with two children. She has no one to watch the children on holidays. The second employee is single with no children but has stated she has no interest in extra pay and is not a happy enough person to work on a holiday. The manager has mandated the single employee to work holidays and has issued a pass to the single mom because she has two children who need her.

ethical relativism

3. A surgeon completes an experimental surgery that he believes will help the patient. Unfortunately, the patient dies on the table. The intentions were good, but the outcome was bad.

deontology  

4. A 46-year-old patient is dying of small cell lung cancer. Although the patient is extremely sick and unable to care for himself, he is still neurologically intact. The patient privately meets with the care team without his family to sign a do not resuscitate order.

Veracity   

5. Two teenage girls have been raped and are pregnant. One girl has an abortion based on the belief that she has been violated and is not morally obligated to keep the baby. The other girl delivers the baby and gives it up for adoption because she believes it is morally wrong to have an abortion.

justice     

6. A hospital is conducting a research trial to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The applicants are reviewed by a panel of uninvolved medical personnel in which no knowledge of name, social circumstance, or status is discussed. The information presented is purely diagnostic and lab related to avoid favor and bias.

non-malfeasance

7. An Amish man needs a liver transplant, due to cirrhosis secondary to heart failure. The medical team tells the patient that he is in liver failure and they have consulted a hospice service to help transfer the patient home. The medical team assumes that transplant is not an option because the patient is Amish.

autonomy  

8. The nurse of a two-year-old patient notes that the toddler is scared to be left alone. The nurse recruits a volunteer to sit with the patient when parents cannot be with the toddler.

Duty

9. Within organ donation, there is a strict process of determining who gets what in order to provide healthy organs to the most patients possible.

paternalism  

10. The fellow on call ordered a dose of Lasix (diuretic) at five times the normal dosage and tells the nurse to administer the medication to the patient. The nurse questions the resident. The resident said he already checked the dose and the nurse is wrong. He tells the nurse to administer the medication. The nurse withholds the medication and contacts the attending.

non-malfeasance   

11. All employees are required to work four weekend shifts per month to be fair and provide adequate staffing for patients.

   utilitarianism      

12. A man collapses on the street and goes into cardiac arrest. A passerby immediately stops and does CPR until the EMS team arrives.

duty