Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. 39 Chapter 2 Review and Assessment Multiple Choice 11. The four ethical principles include all of the following except _____ . A. equity B. autonomy C. non-malfeasance D. justice 12. A(n) _____ is an ethics committee that reviews research on human subjects. A. Research Ethics Committee B. Human Subject Ethics Committee C. Institutional Review Board D. Research Review Board Completion 13. The regulation for IRBs that has the most detail is the _____. 14. _____ is the organization that created the first formal code of medical ethics. 15. The first step in making an ethical decision is to determine the _____. Discussion and Critical Thinking 16. Identify two principles included in the AMA Principles of Medical Ethics that involve each of the following ethical concepts: autonomy beneficence non-malfeasance justice 17. Compare and contrast the classic Hippocratic Oath with the AMA Code of Ethics. 18. Compare and contrast the original and modern versions of the Hippocratic Oath and explain the differences. Activities 19. Search the Internet for information about the Stanford Prison study. Write a one-page paper that discusses the following questions: A. What ethical violations occurred in this study? B. Were the consequences of the experiment foreseeable? Why or why not? C. What would you have changed about how the experiment was conducted? 20. Watch the nine-part series, “Miss Evers’ Boys,” on YouTube. Write a one-page paper that addresses the following issues: • What components of the Hippocratic Oath did the physician and nurse violate? • What should the physician have done differently? • What should the nurse have done differently? • What professional codes of ethics did they violate? Case Study A 35-year-old female was in a car accident and is now in the intensive care unit. She has multiple injuries and fractures, and her condition continues to worsen. The patient is heavily sedated and on life support. When the accident occurred, her parents were notified. They have been by her bedside since then. The patient’s parents informed the hospital staff that she is one month from her divorce being final. Her husband has been physically and verbally abusive throughout their four-year marriage. The husband has not been notified about her accident. However, the patient’s soon-to-be ­ ex-husband is her legal next of kin. • Should the husband be notified? • Should the husband be responsible for treatment decisions that the patient is now unable to make? • Do you need more facts? What ethical concepts are presented here? • Is a choice really available?