An ethics committee typically __________
a. plans and organizes ethics education
b. includes only front-line care providers
c. is always consulted in acute care hospitals when a dilemma arises
d. is only available for consultation to patients and their families
a
a. Correct: Ethics committees are advisory in nature. One of the roles of an ethics committee is to organize ethics education.
b. Incorrect: A clinical ethicist, not an ethics committee, provides front-line care to health care workers, patients, and their families.
c. Incorrect: A clinical ethicist, not an ethics committee, may be consulted in an acute care hospital when a dilemma arises.
d. Incorrect: An ethics committee provides consultation to those who work or volunteer in health care settings, not to patients and families.
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