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Ethics in Hearing Healthcare - The Basics

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1.  Ethics:
  1. is a system of moral principles
  2. are rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group/culture
  3. has no universal truths
  4. all of the above
2.  Laws are:
  1. societal rules or regulations that are obligatory to observe
  2. brought about by tension, agitation or conflict
  3. always moral and ethical
  4. a & b
3.  Bioethics:
  1. are usually life and death issues
  2. are static and don't change
  3. refer to moral issues and problems that arise from modern medicine and medical research
  4. a & c
4.  Law and ethics:
  1. are identical concepts
  2. are mandatory
  3. are different but related concepts
  4. none of the above
5.  Some ethical action strategies are:
  1. deontology
  2. consequentialism
  3. virtue ethics
  4. all of the above
6.  Deontology:
  1. considers that some acts are right or wrong independent of consequences
  2. always considers the consequences
  3. looks to one's obligations to determine what is ethical and answers the question: what should I do and why should I do it?
  4. a & c
7.  Consequentialism:
  1. considers that some acts are right or wrong independent of consequences
  2. actions are determined and justified by the consequences of the act
  3. resolves ethical dilemmas by appealing to one's intuition
  4. considers the greatest good for the largest number of people
8.  Ethnicity:
  1. individual's identification with a particular cultural group to which they are biologically related
  2. can be misleading
  3. does not mean they share their group's cultural values
  4. all of the above
9.  Beneficence is:
  1. the duty to tell the truth
  2. respecting priviledged knowledge
  3. principle and obligation of doing good and avoiding harm
  4. strict observance of promises or duties
10.  ADPIE:
  1. stands for assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation, evaluation
  2. is a decision making model
  3. is used in ethical situation solving
  4. all of the above