WGU Healthcare Values and
Ethics - C426
Ethics is important in that it helps individuals how to be with and accepted ___________, principles, and
values and how we live in harmony with the environment and one another. Correct Answer: Boundaries
A form of ethics in which an individual's personal view of right and wrong, commonly based on personal
life experiences, is often referred to as ________ ethics. Correct Answer: Micro
We study ethics to aid us in making ________ judgments, good decisions, and right choices. Correct
Answer: Sound
________ is the class of rules held by society to govern the conduct of its individual members. It implies
the quality of being in accord with standards of right and good conduct. Correct Answer: Morality
A code of ________ generally prescribes standards, states principles expressing responsibilities, and
defines the roles expressing duties of professionals to whom they apply Correct Answer: Conduct
________ dilemmas arise when values, rights, duties, and loyalties conflict, and, consequently, not
everyone is satisfied with a particular decision. Correct Answer: Moral
________ theories and principles introduce order in the way people think about life. They are the
foundations of ethical analysis and provide guidance in the decision-making process. Correct Answer:
Ethical
Ethical ________ are universal rules of conduct, derived from ethical theories that provide a practical
basis for what kinds of actions, intentions, and motives are valued. Correct Answer: Principles
The obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks is referred to as ________. Correct
Answer: Justice
________ ethics focuses on the inherent character of a person rather than on the specific actions that
he or she performs. Correct Answer: Virtue
The relationship between abstract virtues (principles) and ________ (practice) is often difficult to grasp.
Correct Answer: Values
Values may change as needs change. This is often referred to as ________ ethics. Correct Answer:
Situational
What are the pillars that build one's moral strength? What sets each person apart? In the final analysis,
it is one's virtues and values that build moral ________. Correct Answer: Character
, "We can learn from ________ how past generations thought and acted, how they responded to the
demands of their time and how they solved their problems." —Gerda Lerner Correct Answer: History
In ethics, ________ requires each person to be objective, unbiased, dispassionate, impartial, and
consistent with the principles of ethics. Correct Answer: Fairness
________ serves a moral purpose by providing codes of conduct for appropriate behavior through
revelations from a divine source. Correct Answer: Religion
An ethical ________ arises in situations where a choice must be made between unpleasant alternatives.
Correct Answer: Dilemma
The National Institutes of Health published guidelines on human ________ following the first kidney
transplant, conducted in 1954. Correct Answer: Experimentation
The ________ established guidelines for medical doctors conducting biomedical research involving
human subjects. Correct Answer: World Medical Association
The Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Institute of ________ was established at Georgetown University in
1971 by a generous grant from the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Correct Answer: Ethics
The New Jersey Supreme Court, in the matter of ________, rendered a unanimous decision providing for
the appointment of Joseph Quinlan as personal guardian of his daughter Karen. Correct Answer: Karen
Ann Quinlan
The ________ was formed to advocate for physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill, mentally
competent patient. Correct Answer: Hemlock Society
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 was enacted to ensure that patients are informed of their
rights to execute advanced directives and accept or ________ medical care. Correct Answer: Refuse
________ Death with Dignity Act, involving physician-assisted suicide, became a legal medical option for
terminally ill patients. Correct Answer: Oregon's
An abortion is the ________ of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or
embryo before it is considered viable. Correct Answer: Termination
The right to abortion raises numerous ________ issues. The conflict between pro-choice and pro-life
advocates will continue to pervade America's landscape. The issues are numerous and the emotions run
high. Correct Answer: Moral
State laws have been developed to ________ HIV-related information. Correct Answer: Protect the
confidentiality of
___________ insemination is the process by which sperm is placed into the reproductive tract of a
female, for the purpose of impregnating the female by using means other than sexual intercourse.
Correct Answer: Artificial
Ethics - C426
Ethics is important in that it helps individuals how to be with and accepted ___________, principles, and
values and how we live in harmony with the environment and one another. Correct Answer: Boundaries
A form of ethics in which an individual's personal view of right and wrong, commonly based on personal
life experiences, is often referred to as ________ ethics. Correct Answer: Micro
We study ethics to aid us in making ________ judgments, good decisions, and right choices. Correct
Answer: Sound
________ is the class of rules held by society to govern the conduct of its individual members. It implies
the quality of being in accord with standards of right and good conduct. Correct Answer: Morality
A code of ________ generally prescribes standards, states principles expressing responsibilities, and
defines the roles expressing duties of professionals to whom they apply Correct Answer: Conduct
________ dilemmas arise when values, rights, duties, and loyalties conflict, and, consequently, not
everyone is satisfied with a particular decision. Correct Answer: Moral
________ theories and principles introduce order in the way people think about life. They are the
foundations of ethical analysis and provide guidance in the decision-making process. Correct Answer:
Ethical
Ethical ________ are universal rules of conduct, derived from ethical theories that provide a practical
basis for what kinds of actions, intentions, and motives are valued. Correct Answer: Principles
The obligation to be fair in the distribution of benefits and risks is referred to as ________. Correct
Answer: Justice
________ ethics focuses on the inherent character of a person rather than on the specific actions that
he or she performs. Correct Answer: Virtue
The relationship between abstract virtues (principles) and ________ (practice) is often difficult to grasp.
Correct Answer: Values
Values may change as needs change. This is often referred to as ________ ethics. Correct Answer:
Situational
What are the pillars that build one's moral strength? What sets each person apart? In the final analysis,
it is one's virtues and values that build moral ________. Correct Answer: Character
, "We can learn from ________ how past generations thought and acted, how they responded to the
demands of their time and how they solved their problems." —Gerda Lerner Correct Answer: History
In ethics, ________ requires each person to be objective, unbiased, dispassionate, impartial, and
consistent with the principles of ethics. Correct Answer: Fairness
________ serves a moral purpose by providing codes of conduct for appropriate behavior through
revelations from a divine source. Correct Answer: Religion
An ethical ________ arises in situations where a choice must be made between unpleasant alternatives.
Correct Answer: Dilemma
The National Institutes of Health published guidelines on human ________ following the first kidney
transplant, conducted in 1954. Correct Answer: Experimentation
The ________ established guidelines for medical doctors conducting biomedical research involving
human subjects. Correct Answer: World Medical Association
The Joseph P. and Rose F. Kennedy Institute of ________ was established at Georgetown University in
1971 by a generous grant from the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation. Correct Answer: Ethics
The New Jersey Supreme Court, in the matter of ________, rendered a unanimous decision providing for
the appointment of Joseph Quinlan as personal guardian of his daughter Karen. Correct Answer: Karen
Ann Quinlan
The ________ was formed to advocate for physician-assisted suicide for the terminally ill, mentally
competent patient. Correct Answer: Hemlock Society
The Patient Self-Determination Act of 1990 was enacted to ensure that patients are informed of their
rights to execute advanced directives and accept or ________ medical care. Correct Answer: Refuse
________ Death with Dignity Act, involving physician-assisted suicide, became a legal medical option for
terminally ill patients. Correct Answer: Oregon's
An abortion is the ________ of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or
embryo before it is considered viable. Correct Answer: Termination
The right to abortion raises numerous ________ issues. The conflict between pro-choice and pro-life
advocates will continue to pervade America's landscape. The issues are numerous and the emotions run
high. Correct Answer: Moral
State laws have been developed to ________ HIV-related information. Correct Answer: Protect the
confidentiality of
___________ insemination is the process by which sperm is placed into the reproductive tract of a
female, for the purpose of impregnating the female by using means other than sexual intercourse.
Correct Answer: Artificial
