Alan Meisel and Mark Kuczewski | Legal and Ethical Myths

question 31

Multiple Choice

Alan Meisel and Mark Kuczewski | Legal and Ethical Myths About Informed Consent
Meisel and Kuczewski review eight myths that impede the practice of obtaining informed consent, due primarily to an understanding of the concept from a legal, rights-oriented point of view. When a shared process approach is used instead, in which patients and physicians each have access to interrelated facts and values, informed consent can accommodate both patient autonomy and physician responsibility.
-Informed ___________ of treatment means that a patient was told the predictable consequences of doing nothing.

• A) refusal
• B) consent
• C) collaboration
• D) partnership

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Definitions:

Impact

The effect or influence of one thing on another, often used to describe significant or powerful effects.

Attitudes Towards Progress

Refers to the varied perspectives and opinions individuals or societies hold about the nature and direction of societal, technological, or economic development.

American Society

The collective social behaviors, cultural norms, and societal structures that define the United States.

Gradualists

Individuals or groups advocating for slow or incremental changes rather than sudden and radical shifts, often in the context of social or political reforms.