Ethics for Pharmacy Tech
Question 1 (5 points)
The Hippocratic oath pertains to the
Question 1 options:
a) administration of controlled substances.
b) ethical practice of medicine.
c) theory of jurisprudence.
d) adherence to legalism.
Question 2 (5 points)
Some people believe genetic testing may help cure diseases. Others worry that genetic testing may lead to
Question 2 options:
a) pandemics.
b) genetic mutations.
c) discrimination.
d) human extinction.
Question 3 (5 points)
Most of the significant changes in the Affordable Care Act went into effect on what date?
Question 3 options:
a) January 1, 2015
b) December 15, 2013
c) March 1, 2010
d) January 1, 2014
Question 4 (5 points)
_______ is a test that can be used to detect genetic abnormalities before birth.
Question 4 options:
a) Amniocentesis
b) Genetic sequestration
c) Genetic splicing
d) Amniotic sequestration
Question 5 (5 points)
When deciding Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court applied the right of privacy established in
Question 5 options:
a) Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey.
b) Stenberg v. Carhart.
c) Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health.
d) Griswold v. Connecticut.
Question 6 (5 points)
Which of the following would be an example of positive eugenics?
Question 6 options:
a) Refusing life insurance to people with certain genetic profiles
b) Performing DNA research to eliminate breast cancer
c) Encouraging athletes to have children together
d) Forbidding people with learning disabilities from having children
Question 7 (5 points)
The Organ Procurement and Transplant Network divides the United States into _______ geographic regions.
Question 7 options:
a) 5
b) 25
c) 11
d) 50
Question 8 (5 points)
In Cruzan v. Director, Missouri Department of Health, the US Supreme Court held that
Question 8 options:
a) artificial hydration isn’t a kind of treatment and can’t be rejected.
b) the present incompetence of a patient prevents medical providers from honoring the patient’s wishes expressed prior to that incompetence.
c) nutrition is essential for sustaining life and can’t be rejected.
d) patients have the right to reject medical treatment, including treatment that could sustain life.
Question 9 (5 points)
Which of the following statements is true of negative eugenics?
Question 9 options:
a) It monitors infertility status in at-risk populations.
b) It classifies births according to gender.
c) It discourages high-risk pregnancies in women over age 35.
d) It discourages those who are considered genetically inferior from reproducing.
Question 10 (5 points)
_______ is a hormone crucial to the early processes in pregnancy.
Question 10 options:
a) Progesterone
b) Amiodarone
c) Sertraline
d) Triptan
Question 11 (5 points)
Match each of the following terms to the correct definition.
Question 11 options:
123 Negative eugenics
123 Amniocentesis
123 Positive eugenics
1. An effort aimed at increasing desirable genetic traits
2. An effort aimed at decreasing undesirable genetic traits
3. A medical technique allowing doctors to identify genetic abnormalities before birth
Question 12 (5 points)
Match each of the following terms to the correct definition.
Question 12 options:
123 Patient autonomy
123 Mature minor doctrine
123 Medical paternalism
1. Requirement that patients give informed consent before the start of any medical treatment
2. Gives patient autonomy to medical personnel or the government for society’s benefit.
3. Allows minors to consent to medical procedures if they can show they’re mature enough to make the decision.
Question 13 (5 points)
In 1726, Benjamin Franklin sought to develop his character by adhering to 13 virtues; these virtues included which of the following?
Question 13 options:
a) Confidence
b) Silence
c) Order
d) Temperance
Question 14 (5 points)
The Exception for Informed Consent (EFIC) has helped researchers learn more about treatments for which of the following?
Question 14 options:
a) Severe traumatic injuries
b) Stroke
c) Cardiac arrest
d) Sickle cell anemia
e) COVID-19
Question 15 (5 points)
The United Network for Organ Sharing’s general guidelines for who receives donor organs include which of the following?
Question 15 options:
a) Blood, tissue, and size match with a donor
b) Proximity to the donor
c) Medical need
d) Annual income
e) Time spent on the waiting list
Question 16 (5 points)
Match each of the following terms with the correct definition.
Question 16 options:
1234 Pandemic
1234 Formulary
1234 Medical tourism
1234 Epidemic
1. A sudden outbreak of disease
2. An epidemic that affects a whole country, continent, or the world
3. The practice of traveling to other countries for low-cost medical procedures
4. A list of drugs that an insurance company will cover
Question 17 (5 points)
Match each of the following terms with the correct definition.
Question 17 options:
1234 Durable power of attorney
1234 Euthanasia
1234 Living will
1234 Helped suicide
1. Expresses a patient’s wishes about care in the event of a terminal condition.
2. Patients act to terminate their own lives using means supplied by someone else.
3. Someone takes an action that causes the death of another person.
4. Authorizes a person to make medical decisions for an incapacitated patient.
Question 18 (5 points)
Match each of the following theories with the correct definition.
Question 18 options:
123 Consequentialist theory
123 Virtue theory
123 Duty theory
1. Ethics should answer the question of which choice has the most favorable outcome.
2. Ethics are formed out of a person’s sense of obligation.
3. Ethics should identify the character traits people should develop.
Question 19 (5 points)
Which of the following statements about the Uniform Anatomical Gifts Act are true?
Question 19 options:
a) The gift is revocable during the donor’s lifetime, and it becomes effective upon death.
b) The gift can be made in exchange for payment.
c) The gift must be made by a donor who is at least 18 years old.
d) The gift can’t be revoked during the donor’s lifetime.
e) Recipients of the gift are limited to certain medical personnel or institutions or a specific individual.
Question 20 (5 points)
Which of the following health conditions are recorded at higher rates in African Americans than in Caucasians?
Question 20 options:
a) Heart disease
b) Alzheimer’s disease
c) Infant mortality
d) Cancer
e) Diabetes
