15.
An incompetent patient's ______________________when sincerely held and
practiced while competent, may be considered, in some cases, as evidence of
the patient's wishes regarding treatment.
a.
Religious beliefs.
b.
Personal affiliations.
c.
Attitude toward work.
d.
Political convictions.
16.
When evaluating refusal of treatment for a never competent patient, the court
may consider.
a. The patient's past contributions to society.
b. The patient's potential value to society.
c. Risk-benefit factors associated with the proposed procedure.
17.
One factor that holds a great deal of weight with the court is whether or not a
physician finds the surrogate's decision to refuse care to be:
a.
Cost-effective.
b.
Consistent with good medical practice.
c.
Unbiased.
d.
Merciful.
18.
The least important factor to the court in assessing refusal of care for
incompetent patients is:
a.
The patient's religious beliefs.
b.
A living will.
c.
The nature of a surrogate's relationship to the patient.
d.
A Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care.
e.
Oral directives to family, friends, and health care providers.
19.
What does a Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order mean?
a.
b.
It is a withdrawal of life support.
c.
It suspends the otherwise automatic initiation of CPR.
d.
It permits the withdrawal of a respirator.
20.
The next of kin can choose the DNR option for:
a. A competent patient.
b. An incompetent patient who made no indication of his or her wishes while
competent.
c. An incompetent patient with a living will, specifying his or her wishes
regarding a DNR order.
d. A patient who makes his or her DNR request confidential.
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