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15 Cards in this Set
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_______ euthanasia occurs when life-saving treatment (such as a respirator) is withdrawn or with held, allowing the terminally ill patient to die a natural death .a. Voluntary b. Active c. Advanced d. Passive |
d. Passive |
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_________ are designed to provide patients through a legal document the ability to appoint health care agents to make treatment decisions in the event they become incompetent to make their own decisions. a. Employment contracts b. General contracts c. In formed consent forms d. Healthcare proxies |
d. Healthcare proxies |
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__________ is defined broadly as "the Mercy killing of the hopelessly ill, injured, or incapacitated". a.euthanasia b. Hopefulness c. Timeliness d. Humanitarianism |
a. Euthanasia |
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in the Confucian and Buddhist religions, _________was an acceptable answer to unendurable pain and incurable disease. a. Murder for monetary gain b.suicide c . Prolonging life d. Extraordinary measures |
b. Suicide |
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the international commission of an act, such as getting a patient a lethal drug that results in death is referred to as___________ euthanasia. a. Passive b. constitutional c. Radical d. Active |
d. active |
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Oregon's Death with Dignity Act requires that the______ administer the medications to the patient for purposes of euthanasia. a. nurse b. Physician c. Ethics committee d. Patient |
d. Patient |
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according to__________, every human being of adult years has the right to determine what shall be done with his own body, and the surgeon who performs an operation without his patient's consent commits an assault for which he is liable for damages. a. New York b. in re storar c. Schloendorff v. Society of New York hospital d. in re spring |
c. Schloendorff v. Society of New York hospital |
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the Supreme Court has ruled that there is exist no constitutional right to assisted suicide. This decision. Allowed the state of Michigan to prosecute_______ for assisting patients in committing suicide. a. Quill b. Kevorkian c. Cruzan d. Quinlan |
b.Kevorkian |
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________ euthanasia occurs when a person suffering an incurable disease makes the decision to die . a. Involuntary b.active c. Voluntary d. Private |
c. voluntary |
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when there exist an element of uncertainty regarding a patient's wishes in an emergency situation , the situation should be resolved__________. a. If there is a Guardian whose, whereabouts are unknown. b. if a judge is contacted for a court order. c. In a way that favors the termination of life d. In a way that favors the preservation of life |
d. In a way that favors the preservation of life |
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_________orders are those given by a physician indicating that the event of a cardiac or respiratory arrest "no" resuscitative measures should be used to revive the patient. a.Resuscitate b. Race c. DNR d. Medication |
c. DNR |
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the patient's self-determination act of 1980 was in acted to ensure that patients are informed of their rights to execute advanced directives and except or___. a. Provide b. Attribute c. Refuse d. Consult |
c. Refuse |
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_________ of treatment should be considered when the patient is in a terminal condition and there is a reasonable expectation of intermittent death .a. Extraordinary use b. Continuation c. Withdrawal d. Persistent measures |
c. Withdrawal |
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when the court declares a patient incompetent, it can appoint a(n)______ for the patient. a. Guardian b. Officer of the court c. Prosecutor d. Defense attorney |
a. gaurdian |
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________ became the first state to legalize physician assisted suicide. a. New York b. California c. Michigan d. Oregon |
d. Oregon |
