Health Care Ethics

(Bioethics)

Module #11 Student Activity Sheet

Name: HILARIA, CHRISTY MAE B. Class number:

Section: B-11 Schedule: Date:

CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING

You will answer and rationalize this by yourself. This will be recorded as your quiz. One (1) point will be given to correct
answer and another one (1) point for the correct ratio. Superimpositions or erasures in you answer/ratio is not allowed.

1. An interdisciplinary body of health care providers, community representatives, and non-medical professionals who
address ethical questions within the health care institution.
A. American Nurses Association
B. Institutional Ethics Committee
C. Joint Commission
D. None of the above
Answer: B
Rationale: Institutional Ethics Committee (IEC) is the committee formed of a group of people who go
through the research protocol / proposal and state whether or not it is ethically acceptable.
2. An act or course of action that is required by one on the basis of moral position is termed.?
A. Role fidelity
B. Moral duty
C. Moral option
D. Morality
Answer: B
Rationale: Duty-based ethics teaches that some acts are right or wrong because of the sorts of things
they are, and people have a duty to act accordingly, regardless of the good or bad consequences that
may be produced. Some kinds of action are wrong or right in themselves, regardless of the
consequences.
3. A high-stress situation in which one finds oneself in another culture in which former behavior patterns are ineffective
and one fails to understand the basic cues of social intercourse is termed .
A. Culture shock
B. Ethnocentrism
C. Culture bias
D. Racism
Answer: A
Rationale: Culture shock is termed when an individual finds themselves in a transition from one setting
to another, where one fails to understand the basic cues of social intercourse. Communication barrier is
the most common problem in this situation
4. The patient with a heart condition who is restricted to be. Although he is told to remain in bed and appears to
understand, he is found several times a day standing and gazing out his window. The patient, a devout Muslim who by
faith is required to pray several times a day facing in a particular direction, feels that the religious priority overcomes the
requirement of bedrest. What should you do if you are assigned to this patient?

A. Report the patient for being uncooperative

B. Restraint the patient
C. Respect the patient’s cultural activity
D. None of the above
ANSWER: C
Answer: C
Rationale: The influence of cultural factors on the response of patients and families to ill health and
hospital care plans cannot be underestimated. Always remember that quality care is a lot more than
diagnostics, procedures and drug administration. In this case we should respect the cultural belief of
our patient. We should be culture sensitive especially when we are working in a different country.

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(Bioethics)

Module #11 Student Activity Sheet

5. It is the most devastating Ebola outbreak dates back in?

A. December 2013
B. March 2014
C. August 2015
D. None of the above
Answer: A
Rationale: The most recent and most devastating Ebola outbreak dates back to December 2013, in a
forested area of Guinea near the border with Liberia and Sierra Leone. March 2014, Liberia had reported
eight suspected cases and Sierra Leone six. As of August 2015, there were 28,041 cases and 11, 302
deaths worldwide making the worst ever Ebola outbreak.
C. LESSON WRAP-UP

AL Activity: Muddiest Point

In today’s session, what was least clear to you?

NONE SO FAR

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