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1
In which of the following cases is the individual's right to autonomy violated?
A)An older woman refuses to undergo back surgery
B)An older man's physician and family coerce him to have foot surgery
C)An infant's parents elect for surgery to correct a congenital heart defect
D)An athlete seeks a second opinion
2
Informed consent is best described as
A)following the doctor's advice.
B)a process of shared decision making based on mutual respect and participation.
C)a process of communication that is essential only to treatment for a life-threatening illness.
D)obtaining a second opinion prior to starting treatment.
3
A placebo is best defined as
A)an inert substance given as a medicine for its suggestive effect.
B)a substance given as medicine to cure a disease.
C)a way to deceive a patient into taking medication.
D)the medication given to a patient for a specific type of ailment.
4
Withholding or withdrawing treatment is best described as
A)passive euthanasia.
B)actively taking steps to cause a patient's death.
C)assisted suicide.
D)letting nature take its course.
5
Which of the following is related to the removal of artificial nutrition?
A)Causing the patient's death by starvation
B)Causing the patient to die a horrible death
C)Compromising the comfort of the patient
D)Denying the patient's right to choose
6
What is the toughest part in dealing with care for seriously ill newborns?
A)Defining the child's best interest
B)Drawing a distinction between ethical issues involving infants and those involving adults
C)Coming to grips with our feelings about the newborn's illness
D)Deciding when to use extraordinary care
7
An advance directive is best defined as
A)any statement made by a competent person about choices for medical treatment should he or she become unable to make or communicate such decisions.
B)an amendment to a will.
C)the situation of dying without having made a will.
D)the process by which an estate is settled and property distributed.
8
Living wills allow individuals to
A)describe the things they want to do before they die.
B)express the wish to avoid medical heroics when death is imminent.
C)communicate instructions to their beneficiaries for estate planning.
D)require physicians to keep them alive at all costs.
9
A DNR order is typically written
A)at any time during a person's life.
B)when a person is in a mid-life crisis.
C)when a person reaches retirement age.
D)in the end stage of a terminal illness.
10
Which of the following terms is defined as the person making the will?
A)Administrator
B)Executor
C)Testator
D)Codicil
11
Using the outline provided by Barton Bernstein, what is involved in the second stage of legal and financial planning when a person is terminally ill?
A)Long-range financial planning
B)Survivors obtaining funds to cover immediate expenses
C)Delivering the will to the attorney for probate
D)Turning the estate over to the named beneficiaries
12
Which type of will is made orally?
A)Conditional will
B)Holographic will
C)Nuncupative will
D)Oral will
13
Which of the following statements is associated with a formally executed will?
A)It puts the burden of stress on the survivors.
B)It shows there is no benefit in consulting an attorney.
C)It has sufficient clarity of purpose to withstand a court's scrutiny.
D)It specifies a person's wishes for donation of his or her organs.
14
How can a will be amended?
A)It cannot be changed after it is signed.
B)It must be completely replaced if a change is desired.
C)It can be amended by executing a codicil.
D)It can be changed by the executor during the reading of a will.
15
What is an executor's or administrator's first duty?
A)To read the will and determine whether there are any flaws
B)To inventory all of the decedent's personal and real property
C)To notify interested parties of the testator's death
D)To gather important papers and insurance policies
16
When a person dies and leaves no will, which of the following determines how property will be distributed?
A)Local customs
B)Wishes of the family
C)Federal law
D)State law
17
Typically, what percentage of the full face value of a life insurance policy is paid in a viatical settlement?
A)50 percent
B)60 percent
C)70 percent
D)80 percent
18
A viatical settlement may be used by patients who have a
A)large amount of debt.
B)terminal illness.
C)will.
D)surviving spouse.





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