Chapter 05 Ethical Issues Related to Health Promotion

Chapter 05  Ethical Issues Related to Health Promotion

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following statements is true with regard to health promotion?
a.
Health promotion efforts are not concerned with addressing environmental obstacles to health.
b.
Advocates of health promotion are not involved in political campaigns against harmful products.
c.
The business of eliminating health disparities is a unique function of Healthy People 2010 goals.
d.
Health promotion involves collaboration of many professional groups.

ANS: D
Health promotion is not the province of a single discipline but involves individuals, health care providers, and institutions working together to create a positive environment for health and to achieve health goals.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Understand (Comprehension) REF: p. 104

2. Which of the following types of ethical theories tells us how people act toward each other and their environments and what they believe are good or moral actions?
a.
Descriptive value theories
b.
Normative theories
c.
Consequentialism theory
d.
Duty-based theories

ANS: A
Descriptive theories do not tell us what actions we ought to take. They are not directive; they tell us how people act toward each other and their environments and what they seem to believe are good or moral actions.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Remember (Knowledge) REF: p. 105

3. A nurse includes the statement, “Treat others the way you would like to be treated.” when teaching a group of adolescents about bullying. Which type of ethical theory is being used in this example?
a.
Descriptive value theory
b.
Normative theory
c.
Consequentialism theory
d.
Duty-based theory

ANS: B
Normative theories are concerned with ensuring good actions. They are reasoned explanations of the moral purpose of human interactions, or they are divinely “revealed” truths about good action (religious ethics).

DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 105

4. A nurse believes that it is his responsibility to ensure the safety of the public by administering flu shots to everyone in the community. Which ethical theory is being used by the nurse?
a.
Descriptive value theory
b.
Normative theory
c.
Consequentialism theory
d.
Duty-based theory

ANS: C
Consequentialism theory proposes that actions are good insofar as they are aimed at yielding the greatest amount of happiness or pleasure or cause the least amount of harm or pain to individuals and overall in society. Administration of flu vaccines proposes the best result for individuals and decreased risk for others in the community.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: pp. 105-106

5. Which of the following statements best describes the application of moral or ethical theory to the practices involved in health promotion?
a.
One can be assured of morally correct action in a given situation if one adheres to a theory of moral principles.
b.
There are no identifiable criteria that can be used effectively to determine correct actions in a given situation.
c.
The good of the larger population always takes precedence over the good of one individual.
d.
Making ethical decisions regarding human health involves the consideration of multiple factors.

ANS: D
Making moral or ethical decisions about human health is not an easy task and requires assessing various criteria or theories.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: p. 106