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Ethical Issues and Decision Making, 2nd Edition: Summary
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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
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 their perceived duty, regardless of its outcome, would justify their 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
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 their staff physical therapist to readjust their 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 their 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
individual to take action by helping others, promoting good, preventing harm, and removing harm is: a. Procedural justice b. Veracity c. Confidentiality d. Beneficence
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