Question 1

The code of ethics dealing with experimentation on human subjects is

Accepted Answer

A)  the Hippocratic Oath.
B)  the Nuremberg Code.
C)  nonexistent.
D)  a conflict of interest.

Question 2

The National Organ Transplant Law of 1984

Accepted Answer

A)  allows the sale of organs.
B)  developed an allocation formula.
C)  forbids the sale of organs.
D)  funds organ transplantation.

Question 3

The AAMA has developed a code of ethics for the

Accepted Answer

A)  anesthesiologist.
B)  nurse.
C)  medical assistant.
D)  information technologist.

Question 4

Illegal acts are

Accepted Answer

A)  always ethical.
B)  frequently ethical.
C)  usually unethical.
D)  all of the above.

Question 5

The administration of a lethal agent by another person to a patient for the purpose of relieving intolerable and incurable suffering is

Accepted Answer

A)  censure.
B)  gene therapy.
C)  euthanasia.
D)  posthumous.

Exam 11: Ethical and Bioethical Issues in Medicine

Illegal acts are