- A Person Using Consequentialist Ethical Reasoning Might Be More Likely To Decide To Allow One Patient To Die In Order To 1 (13.83 KiB) Viewed 103 times
Which of the following are accurate descriptions of the laws regarding corporate negligence by hospitals? Corporate officers of hospitals must always be medically trained so they can adequately oversee medical staff decisions to avoid hospital liability. Officers and directors of hospital corporations are always personally liable for torts of employees. After the Darling case, hospitals began to be held liable for negligence in their duties to patients. Hospitals once enjoyed complete immunity from torts as charitable institutions
Under the Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision, states may restrict or ban abortions after fetal viability, but they generally may not prohibit abortions that are needed to protect the life or health of the woman. True False
Which of the following is NOT a fact that must be shown to prove fraud in a criminal setting? Acting in a negligent manner Attempting to obtain the property of another Having an intent to defraud Engaging in a course of conduct
Which of the following are elements that must be proved to prevail in a lawsuit based on negligence? Choose all that apply. Breach of duty Injury/Harm | That the injury or harm was forseeable That the breach of duty caused the harm That the defendant intended the injury or harm Incompetence Duty of/to care
Question 6 (5 points) Patients are the owners of their original medical records and are entitled to receive them upon request. True False Question 7 (Mandatory) (5 points) Antitrust laws are aimed at... Fostering competition and increasing monopolies Increasing a healthy distrust of corporations Increasing monopolies and discouraging competition Eliminating monopolies and encouraging competition
Question 8 (5 points) Which of the following are the elements required for a valid contract? (Mark all that apply) Consideration Not voidable Acceptance Offer/Communication Executed
Question 9 (Mandatory) (5 points) A civil wrong committed by one person against the person or property of another is a misdemeanor tort intentional conduct crime
Question 10 (5 points) It is legal for a cardiologist to pay a referral fee of $100 to a pediatrician who refers patients to him to encourage that pediatrician to continue to make such referrals -- as long as the patients referred by the pediatrician actually need a cardiologist. True False Question 11 (5 points) HIPAA requires that all employers safeguard all employee health information. True False
Question 12 (5 points) What has been the most frequent position of the courts when medical providers have asserted that they have a right to fulfill their oath to always preserve life and save a patient's life where the patient is unwilling to undergo routine, life-saving medical procedures? Discuss the opposing viewpoints of doctors wanting to save a life and patients refusing a particular life-saving medical treatment on religious or other grounds. And, be sure to tell me what positions the courts have taken when these two views are in conflict.
A person using consequentialist ethical reasoning might be more likely to decide to allow one patient to die in order to save five patients from death. True False
Which of the following must be present for a hospital corporation to be held liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior for the torts of its employees? A master-servant relationship must exit between the employer and employee The wrongful act must have occurred outside of working hours. The employer must exercise actual control over the physical acts of the employees. The wrongful act of the employee must have been within the scope of their employment.
A civil wrong committed by one person against the person or property of another is a Tort Crime Misdemeanor Intentional Conduct
Yu-PHILI Medical providers must be very cautious when they are reporting suspected child abuse because even if they have followed the law and done so in good faith they can often be held liable for falsely reporting the abuse. True False Question 17 (5 points) From the last class office hour, being opposed to abortion because one considers it to be murder (and murder is always wrong) even where it might save the life of the mother is an example of A ethical reasoning
Which of the following is NOT generally part of a physician-assisted suicide laws? At least two doctors must confirm the patient's terminal diagnosis and prognosis Patients must have a psychological exam and be found competent. Patients must be over the age of 18 Doctors must directly administer the drugs uestion 19 (5 points) In the Darling case, the hospital was held liable based solely on the mistakes made by the doctor. True False
Briefly explain consequentialist ethical reasoning and categorical (deontological) ethical reasoning. Try to do this in your own words as much as possible. I'm not interested in cut-and-paste answers with citations as much as I am interested in your own understanding of these two philosophies of ethical reasoning. Paragraph в І UA lili < a +