Appendix C: Answers to Ideas to Consider

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. b. Dynamic.

2. a. All have a guidance document like a Code of Ethics.

3. e. All of the above are true.

CHAPTER 3

1. f. All of the above.

2. b. Competence.

3. b. Survival skills.

CHAPTER 4

1. b. PTs are facing more ethical situations.

2. c. Guidance for the physical therapist assistant.

3. a. All physical therapists.

4. d. Every PT must take responsibility for all aspects of their practice.

CHAPTER 5

1. b. All therapists in all settings.

2. a. Critical self-reflection.

3. c. System failures.

CHAPTER 6

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.

CHAPTER 7

1. b. Telecommunication.

2. c. A location for treatment.

3. c. A and B.