Nuremberg Code terminology quiz

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1. The Nuremberg Code is a set of

scientific experiments
ethical guidelines
potential risks
a) scientific experiments b) ethical guidelines c) potential risks

2. Which is permission granted with full understanding of possible risks?

autonomy
coercion
informed consent
a) autonomy b) coercion c) informed consent

3. If something is "voluntary", it is done

with free will
without harm
by mandate
a) with free will b) without harm c) by mandate

4. Which term describes a scientific procedure to test a hypothesis?

protocol
experiment
disclosure
a) protocol b) experiment c) disclosure

5. "Beneficence", or good results, cannot justify _______ actions.

ethical
unethical
moral
a) ethical b) unethical c) moral

6. "Informed consent" means that patients consent

to being informed
after being informed
to inform the doctor
a) to being informed b) after being informed c) to inform the doctor

7. Which term may mean the potential for injury or death?

risk
consent
compulsion
a) risk b) consent c) compulsion

8. If something is "ethical", it is

well informed
legal
morally right
a) well informed b) semi-legal c) morally right

9. It is argued that Covid-19 vaccine mandates violated

net zero
the Nuremberg Code
the 3rd law of thermo-dynamics
a) net zero b) Nuremberg Code c) 3rd law of thermo-dynamics

10. Which term refers to the act of making information known?

deception
withdrawal
disclosure
a) deception b) withdrawal c) disclosure

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