7. A physical therapist who is not certain he has the ethical authority to make an ethical choice about treatment is most likely facing: a. External moral distress. b. A locus of authority conflict. c. A moral dilemma. d. Internal moral distress. 8. An ethical dilemma is best described as: a. The clash between a legal rule and an ethical principle. b. Uncertainty regarding professional authority. c. The conflict between two or more ethical principles. d. An insurmountable barrier to ethical action. 9. Determining the limits of client confidentiality is most likely to raise ethical issues involving: a. Professional responsibilities and roles. b. Client rights and welfare.
14. A client’s right to refuse physical therapy services embodies the principle of: a. Fidelity. b. Veracity. c. Procedural justice. d. Autonomy. 15. Physical therapy practitioners are expected to advocate for equal access to healthcare resources to honor the ethical principle of:
a. Beneficence. b. Social justice.
c. Procedural justice. d. Nonmaleficence.
16. A case has just been brought before a chapter ethics committee in which a client’s spouse accuses a physical therapist of unethical conduct. The first step ethics committee members should take is to: a. Identify the type of ethical problem. b. Use ethical theories or approaches to analyze the problem. c. Get the story straight. d. Explore practical alternatives. 17. A physical therapy supervisor orders her staff physical therapist to readjust her client’s goals until the client’s Medicare cap is reached. The ethical issue in this scenario involves: a. Competency. b. Organizational and management issues. c. Scope of practice. d. Social boundaries. 18. A home health physical therapist is asked by his supervisor to reinsert a client’s intravenous needle that has detached during the night. The client’s home health nurse is unavailable that day. The physical therapist faces an ethical issue involving: a. Scope of practice. b. Documentation. c. Social boundaries. d. Professional behavior. 19. Emerging technologies in health care present unique ethical challenges. One ethical challenge that may arise with the use of robotics involves: a. Confidentiality and portability. b. Dignity and autonomy. c. Equal access to home health care service. d. Privacy and genetic determinism. 20. A local client who is receiving outpatient physical therapy is unable to attend his weekly session because of car trouble. The physical therapist, who is licensed and practices in the same state as the client, decides to use Skype to re-evaluate and treat the client from home. The most concerning ethical issue raised in this case is: a. Safety. b. Portability. c. Confidentiality. d. Autonomy.
c. Business and organizational practices. d. Economic considerations and fairness.
10. In discussing her interactions with a client who refuses treatment, a physical therapist states: “I try to discuss and understand his reservations and fears about this treatment. I describe the benefit of treatment and try to reach a compromise that we both can accept.” These statements most closely reflect the ethical framework of: a. Teleology. b. Deontology.
c. Consequentialism. d. A caring approach.
11. A physical therapist who acts in a certain way based on his perceived duty, regardless of its outcome, would justify his behavior based on the ethical theory of: a. Caring. b. Deontology. c. Virtue. d. Consequentialism. 12. Joan is a physical therapist assistant who tries to act with integrity and courage as her parents would expect. She justifies her decision-making approach based on the ethical
theory of: a. Virtue. b. Deontology. c. Consequentialism. d. Caring.
13. The ethical principle that requires an individual to take action by helping others, promoting good, preventing harm, and by removing harm is: a. Procedural justice. b. Veracity. c. Confidentiality. d. Beneficence.
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Book Code: PTNJ0824
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