The Tuskegee Syphilis Study Has Been a Symbol of Unethical

question 140

Multiple Choice

The Tuskegee syphilis study has been a symbol of unethical research because the researchers

• A) injected African-American men with the disease.
• B) exposed African-American men to infected prostitutes in order to infect them.
• C) failed to treat infected African-American men even after effective treatments were available.
• D) encouraged infected African-American men to have unprotected sex with their partners.
• E) failed to tell infected African-American men that they had syphilis.

Recognize and manage potential safety hazards for patients with sensory impairments.

Assess and support cognitive function in patients with sensory changes.

Apply strategies to communicate effectively with patients experiencing sensory deficits.

Demonstrate knowledge of the physiological pathways of hearing and vision.

---

Definitions:

Accession

The process of acquiring additional property or improvements added to original property, which can increase the value of the original property.

Conversion

The unauthorized assumption and exercise of the right of ownership over personal property belonging to another, altering its condition or title.

Bailment

A contractual agreement in which the physical control of an item of personal property is handed over from one individual to another, with an agreement that the item will be returned.

Gift Causa Mortis

A gift that is given by someone in anticipation of imminent death, which becomes effective only if the donor dies as anticipated.