SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT #1:

Basic Ethical Concepts to Ethical Principles

1. The gift of sexuality must be used in keeping with intrinsic, indivisible, specifically human
teleology. It must be a loving, pleasurable, expression of the complementary, permanent
self-giving of a man and a woman to each other which is open to fruition in the
perpetuation and expansion of this personal communion through the family they
responsibly beget and educate. This pertains to the principle of
A. Autonomy
B. Respect for persons
C. Personalized sexuality
D. Freedom of choice

2. This is commonly applied to conversation between doctors and patients. Legal

protections prevent physicians from reveal certain discussion with patients, even under
oath in court. This physician-patient privilege only applies to secrets shared between
physician and patient during the course of providing medical care. This pertains to the
principle of
A. Confidentiality
B. Respect for persons
C. Beneficence
D. Veracity

3. To varying extents, the methods of population control include family planning, birth
control, contraception, and abortion. These population control initiatives is said to benefit
the country through reduction of poverty, reduction of pollution levels, ensure
sustainability of the planet. What ethical theory is most applicable to support this claim.
A. Ethical egoism
B. Kantianism
C. Relativism
D. Utilitarianism
4. Human acts are: Select all that apply
A. Voluntary
B. Forms the personality of man
C. Proceeds from free will
D. Object the study of Philosophy
E. Purposive

5. It is the physical or emotional anguish that is experienced when we are prevented from
following the course of action that we believe is right
A. Moral Distress
B. Moral Uncertainty
C. Moral Outrage

6. Which of the following are natural acts of Man. Select all that apply.
A. Hearing
B. Seeing
C. Sleepwalking
D. Looking
E. Walking

7. Moral Courage will need the following:

A. Obligations to honor (what is the right thing to do?)
B. Expression and action (what action do I need to take to maintain my
integrity?)
C. Stand (What should I say and do maintain my integrity?)
D. Danger to manage (What do I need to handle my fear?)

8. Every human being has an inner worth and inherent dignity. These he possesses not
because of what he has or what he does but because of what he is: a human person.
As a human person, he must be respected regardless of the nature of his health
problem, social status, competence, past actions.
Because performing them would constitute a violation against the person’s dignity.
 This principle pertains to:
A. Beneficence
B. Inviolability of life
C. Subsidiarity
D. Respect for persons

9. Inappropriate tasks given to a nurse that is not due of her making to feel powerless
about it will result to
A. No answer text provided
B. Moral distress
C. Moral uncertainty
D. Moral outrage

10. Which good can be chosen to maintain an ethically sound decision?

A. A pleasurable good thing brings delight
B. A useful good because that can bring discomfort like a exercise
C. A pleasurable good that brings pain
D. An honorable good that brings pain

11. It is a dual concept that refers to both the duty to disclose pertinent information and the
obligation to respect confidentiality. It refers to a facet of moral character and connotes
positive and virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, and straightforwardness,
including straightforwardness of conduct, along with the absence of lying, cheating, theft,
etc. Furthermore, honesty means being trustworthy, loyal, fair, and sincere. This principle
pertains to
A. Fidelity
B. Respect for persons
C. Veracity
D. Confidentiality
12. Upon discussion of the topic Good and moral good, is it good for a person to do an
action without thinking of how the act will affect others? Select the correct answer/s and
completely correct reasoning/s
A. Yes, as long as the action is good
B. No because the sense of good is examined based on how the said good affects
man himself and his environment
C. No, because man is a political animal and is bound to consider those
around him
D. Yes, because man has freedom

13. It is a virtue that is described as acting with cautiousness, with foresight, and with
discretion.
A. Temperance
B. Prudence
C. Fortitude
D. Fidelity

14. A conscience that has no sensitivity to errors and sin is considered

A. Erroneous
B. Callous
C. Lax
D. Culpable

15. Bioethics is a new type of Wisdom according to Potter because: Select all that apply
A. Knows how to use scientific knowledge in order to safeguard the social
good.
B. Commands man to do what is right.
C. Improves the quality of life of future generations.
D. Uses technological and scientific knowledge so as to foster the survival of
the human good.
16. Select only the true statements about law.
A. Law is an ordinance of reason promulgated for the common good
B. Law and conscience are also reference points that guide human acts
C. Civil laws are immutable
D. Human positive law are derived from natural law

17. Earl was walking along Recto when suddenly 2 men held him with an ice pick. He was
asked to give all his money and gadgets. Having had his training in taekwondo, he
refused to give in which angered the 2 men and saw them about to stab him. He
defended himself and before he knew it, he unintentionally killed one man with a fracture
on the neck and injuring the other one. Is Earl gravely accountable for killing the robber.
Select all that apply.
A. Yes, he is gravely accountable because he intended to kill the man
B. No, he is not gravely accountable because his situation obliged him to
defend himself
C. Yes, he is gravely accountable because it is morally wrong to deliberately kills
and inflict harm
D. No, he is not gravely accountable because the act was performed under
serious physical violence and his will is constrained.
18. “Claiming that it is alright to love someone who is already committed because man’s
purpose is to be happy” - is supported by what ethical theory
A. Relativism
B. Ethical egoism
C. Eudaimonism
D. Utilitarianism

19. Fundamental principle of biomedical research ethics recommended by belmont report

are:
A. Respect for persons
B. Justice
C. Beneficence
D. confidentiality

20. While on duty at the health center, all students are expected to administer vaccines on
the babies. However you realized you are not prepared because you were not able to
practice doing the intramuscular injection yet…. Which of the following is an ethical and
morally responsible decision in terms of administering intramuscular injection to give
DPT and Hepa B vaccines on a 2.5-month old baby? Select all that apply
A. Yes, because I want to do it and I don’t want to fail
B. No, because I am afraid of my clinical instruction
C. No, because the essential quality of moral act is knowledge and right now, I
don’t have enough knowledge of the vaccines and I haven’t practiced doing
IM injections yet.

21. Acts that are not morally accountable are the following. Select all that apply.
 A. Acts performed under hypnosis
B. Reflex actions where the will has no time to intervene
C. Acts of persons with psychological disorder.
D. Acts performed because of emotions
E. Acts performed under serious physical violence

22. Remote sources of Bioethics include: Select all that apply

A. Theological Significance of Care from Christianity
B. Personhood and Virtues according to Greek Philosophers like Aristotle and
Plato
C. Foundation of concept of person from Christianity
D. The Hippocratic Oath and writings

23. Which of the following are human acts? Select all that apply.
A. Hearing
B. Dreaming
C. Day Dreaming
D. Listening
E. Looking

24. Who coined the term Bioethics?

A. Potter and Perry
B. Helleger
C. Gaylin and Callahan
 D. Potter

25. Problem areas where Bioethics has competence according to the Encyclopedia aod
bioethics. Select all that applies
A. Ethical problem in the health care profession
B. Problems related to interventions on the life of other living things
C. Social problems connected wit national and international public health
policies
D. Ethical problems arising in the field of human research even if its not
directly therapeutic

26. Its rightness and wrongness depends solely on the outcome. Select all that apply
A. Teleological theory
B. Social justice theory
C. Utilitarianism
D. Deontological theories

27. One of the most controversial reports on nurses was in 2011, which eight Miami nurse
who billed Medicare $18.7 million for services never provided. This is an example of
which Vice. Select the best answer.
A. Crime
B. Greed
C. Pride
D. Fraud

28. A conscience that lacks conformity to the objective norms of morality is considered
A. Lax
B. Erroneous
C. Culpable
D. callous
29. Bioethics emerged because of several highly publicized abuses in the field of human
experimentation such as: Select all that apply
A. Jewish chronic disease hospital experiment
B. Experimentation on human subjects during hitler’s time
C. Willowbrook hospital experiment
D. Tuskegee experiment

30. Critical concerns necessitating emergence of Bioethics are: Select all that applies.
A. Discovery of genetics
B. End of life issues
C. Organ transplantation
D. Experiments done one human subjects
E. Beginning of Life issues
31. Rather than focusing on what is right or wrong, this ethical theory focuses on the
excellence in purposive dispositions and traits of the person
A. Deontology
B. Teleology
C. Virtue ethics
D. Ethics of care

32. The same problem or dilemma can be perceived very differently according to the way
that the issue is framed. This is called
A. Moral evaluation
B. Moral naming
C. Moral presenting
D. Moral framing

33. Those that in the judgement of the patient offer a reasonable hope of benefit and do not
entail an excessive burden or impose excessive expense on the family is a means that
is. Select all that applies
A. Proportionate
B. Disproportionate
C. Extraordinary
 D. Ordinary

34. Principle of a well-formed conscience includes:

A. Form a morally certain judgment of conscience on the basis of this
information
B. Accepts responsibility for their actions
C. Act according to this well-formed conscience
D. Informed themselves as fully as practically possible about the facts and the
ethical norms

35. The rendering of what is one’s due is the principle of

A. Respect for Persons
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Non Maleficence

36. It also refers to integrity, which is achieved by the embodiment of loyalty, fairness,
truthfulness, advocacy, and dedication that is motivated by an underlying principle of
care. Nurses must encompass integrity in all that they do and must remain committed
and keep promises. This principle is:
A. Solidarity
B. Veracity
C. Beneficence
D. Fidelity
37. A person who realizes that it is wrong for him to do something but will also be wrong for
her not to do something has a conscience that is
A. Law
B. Perplexed
C. Culpable
D. Erroneous

38. Specific acts that are not morally accountable are the following. Select all that apply
A. Killing out of anger
B. A hostage obliged to do an evil action
C. Spreading false information
D. Killing out of jealousy
E. Improper conduct under the influence of liquor

39. Nurses are highly educated and therefore aware of the best clinical course of action
when one exists. But what happens when a patient rejects medical advice and makes a
decision that may result in less optimal outcomes.
This will result to:
A. Moral distress
B. Moral outrage
C. Moral uncertainty
D. No answer text provided

40. Honorable good and pleasurable good are often linked to one another because the
source for both is joy and the root of pain is bad or evil. However, when they become
dissociated with one another, what can be done to ensure an ethical decision and
action? Select all that apply.
A. Choose to pursue the pleasurable because we only live once.
B. Pursue the pleasurable because it brings delight and joy and devoid of pain
C. Pursue what is honorable because of its intrinsic goodness.
D. Pursue the honorable because we only die once.

41. Mara and her friends went to a bar in Boracay. She ordered 1 glass of long island tea
then went to dance floor with her friends while waiting for her order. After a while she
returned to her seat and enjoyed her drink. After finishing almost half of the glass, Mara
couldn’t remember anymore what happened to her. According to her friends, she went
 around kissing people and was pretty wild in the dance floor. She was so surprised to
learn about this the next day. Does the behavior of Mara consists the essential qualities
of a human act? Select all that apply.
A. Yes because its impossible for Mara not to remember
B. No, because she cannot recall what happened
C. Yes, because the behavior is done by a human being
D. No, because she was not conscious of her actions due to the liquor
clouding her reason and judgment

42. The following points to natural acts of man. Select all that apply.
A. Unconscious
B. Without consent
C. Deliberate
D. Reflex actions

43. It provides that good must be done either to oneself or to others. This fundamental
principle binds and urges everyone to do what is good and perform for good as moral
obligation. It mandates the right of every human person to the preservation of life,
promotion of quality life, physical integrity and health. This principle pertains to.
A. Non maleficence
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Respect for persons

44. Taking action to do what is right in spite of possible repercussions is referred to as:
A. Character
B. Virtue
C. Moral Attitude
D. Moral Courage

45. The first institution devoted to the study of bioethical questions was:
A. Kennedy Institute for the Human Reproduction and Bioethics
B. National Bioethics Center
C. Hasting’s Center
D. Institute for Bioethics

46. There is no universal right and wrong in this particular ethical theory.
A. Deontology
B. Relativism
C. Eudaimonism
D. Teleology

47. Goodness or moral good is:

A. Based on knowledge and facts
 B. An objective decision
C. A subjective decision
D. Based on emotions
E. Acquired through exercise of virtue and reason

48. Helping other according Kantianism is:

A. A duty to be fulfilled without exception
B. A perfect duty
C. An imperfect duty
D. A duty to be fulfilled in general but not in every situation