ACC Healthcare Chaplaincy Ethics 3

Question 1

A chaplain is offered a significant gift by a grateful patient's family after a long hospitalization. The most ethically appropriate response is to:

Accepted Answer

Decline graciously and explain the institution's gift policy

Answer

Most healthcare institutions prohibit accepting personal gifts from patients or families to avoid conflicts of interest; declining with explanation is appropriate.

Question 2

Which document most directly guides the ethical conduct of board-certified chaplains in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The APC Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

Answer

The Association of Professional Chaplains (APC) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct is the primary ethical framework for certified chaplains.

Question 3

A chaplain notices that a patient's DNR order was placed without the patient's full understanding. Ethically, the chaplain should:

Accepted Answer

Raise the concern with the attending physician or patient advocate

Answer

Chaplains serve as patient advocates by raising informed-consent concerns to the appropriate members of the care team.

Question 4

During an ethics committee meeting, the chaplain's unique contribution is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Voicing the patient's spiritual, cultural, and values-based perspective

Answer

Chaplains bring the patient's existential, spiritual, and values context to interdisciplinary ethics discussions.

Question 5

A nurse asks a chaplain to pray with a patient in a way that reflects the nurse's own religious beliefs rather than the patient's. The chaplain should:

Accepted Answer

Center the prayer on the patient's own beliefs and spiritual language

Answer

The chaplain's primary obligation is to the patient's spiritual wellbeing and expressed beliefs, not to the preferences of colleagues.

(ACC) Associate Certified Chaplains Practice Test

(ACC) Associate Certified Chaplains Practice Test

ACC Healthcare Chaplaincy Ethics 3