TRISHA MARIZ M.

CAPANGPANGAN DECEMBER 15, 2022

BSN 2 – B6 NUR 104 – BIOETHICS
MR. GERALD DEVELOS

SESSION 18

Check for Understanding

1. This care is given for people living with a serious illness to relieve pain and alleviate their suffering,
example is patient with terminal cancer?
A. Rehabilitative care
B. Primary care
C. Secondary care
D. Palliative care
Answer: D
Rationale: Palliative care is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving strategy focused at improving quality
of life and reducing pain in patients who are suffering from severe, life-threatening diseases.

2. These programs are set up to provide palliative care, abatement of pain and an environment that
encourages dignity, but they do not cure or treat intensively.
A. Palliative programs
B. Hospice programs
C. Rehabilitation programs
D. None of the above
Answer: B
Rationale: Hospice care is a type of care that focuses on improving the quality of life for persons with
advanced, life-limiting illnesses and their careers.

3. The best-known hospice in Great Britain, founded by Dr. Cicely Saunders in 1967?
A. St. Luke’s
B. St. Christopher’s
C. St. Agustin’s
D. All of the above
Answer: B
Rationale:

4. He is a noted ethicist and a theologian, in the situation of euthanasia he quoted that “It is harder
morally to justify letting someone die a slow and ugly death, dehumanized, than it is to justify helping
him to escape from such misery.”
A. Dr. Cicely Saunders
B. Joel Feinberg
C. Christopher White
D. Joseph Fletcher
Answer: D
Rationale: She established St Christopher's Hospice in south west London in 1967. It is now one of many,
yet it is still the market leader. It was a personal triumph for her, and it has been duplicated all around
the world.

5. Euthanasia is synonymously known as which means putting a person to death painlessly or allowing
them to die, as withholding extreme medical measures a person is suffering from an incurable disease or
condition?
A. Mercy killing
B. Suicide
C. Homicide
D. Killing me softly
Answer: A
Rationale: Mercy Killing is the death of a patient suffering from an incurable and severe condition, usually
by administering massive dosages of painkillers.