7.
Disagreement about whether or not it is ethically appropriate to screen patients for
the human immunodeficiency virusbefore treating them shows that:
a. Clear-cut definitive answers to ethical questions are not always readily
available.
b. Cost-effectiveness has not been considered.
c.
Health care providers are placing themselves above morality.
d. The application of morally right behavior to daily is not difficult at all.
8.
Which of the following statements accurately describes ethics?
a. A science, which provides definitive answers, to life and death questions.
b. A disciplined examination of what is right and wrong; it seeks to sort out the
confusion generated by various sources of morality.
c.
An area of inquiry requiring knowledge of philosophical treatises.
9.
The various sources of morality (personal experience, tradition, religion, and so
forth) are usually:
a. In agreement with each other.
b. A clear and consistent basis for defining ethical behavior.
c.
In conflict with each other.
d. Easy to reconcile with each other.
10.
The study of ethics is useful because it brings to conscious level underlying.
a. Laws.
b. Pet peeves.
c.
Ideals of behavior.
d. Memories.
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