Appendix C: Ideas to Consider Answers

CHAPTER 1

• 1. c. Organizational priorities and financial pressures affect everyday decisions.

• 2. d. Trust.

• 3. a. Patients are vulnerable.

• 4. b. A willingness to partner responsibly with their provider.

• 5. a. Being kind.

• 6. c. Doing no harm.

• 7. a. Fairness.

• 8. d. Truthfulness founded on a respect for persons.

• 9. a. Compromise your integrity.

• 10. b. The capacity to take moral action responsibly in the face of adversity.

• 11. d. Ethically but illegally.

CHAPTER 2

• 1. f. All of the above.

• 2. b. Competence.

CHAPTER 3

• 1. b. PTs are facing more ethical situations.

• 2. c. Guidance for the physical therapist assistant.

• 3. a. All physical therapists.

CHAPTER 4

• 1. b. All therapists in all settings.

• 2. a. Critical self-reflection.

CHAPTER 5

• 1. b. An ethical dilemma.

• 2. d. Moral courage.

• 3. b. Moral judgment.

• 4. d. An ethical silence.

• 5. b. Rule based.

• 6. c. Ends based.

• 7. a. Implement, evaluate, and reassess.