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Which of the following statements are TRUE about the “Age of Enlightenment?”

McLuhan’s analysis of the media may be summed up in the phrase __________.

From the list below, select the muscle that is also known as triangularis.

The video clip, Ethics in Philosophy, examined some of the major branches of ethics.   The branch of ethics that deals with how we make ethical decisions, but not if they are right or wrong, is known as _____.

Julie is a police officer who finds that wherever she goes in her small town, people seem to think of her as a “cop.” Julie is experiencing the effects of ________

What muscle stabilizes the hyoid bone during swallowing?

Now that you are near the end of this course, please rate your ability to integrate theoretical and clinical knowledge of pathophysiologic processes as manifested in diverse, vulnerable, and underserved populations.

Let’s consider how another approach to ethics would address the “Ring of Gyges.”   Gyges, who finds a magical ring which allows him to become invisible chooses to use the ring to steal, seduce, abuse and kill.  Because he is invisible there are no “consequences” for his actions.  The question that  asks is, “Why shouldn’t he do as he pleases?”  “Why should he care about morality?”    This approach would claim that RIGHT behavior involves actions that benefit ALL members of the community.  Gyges’ actions promote ONLY his good and not the good of the WHOLE community.

Which of the following would the nurse suspect when a client with a cardiac condition complains of not sleeping well and having to get up frequently at night to urinate?  

Our understanding of truth and morality is the result of a paradigm shift that occurred in response to several historical events and the ideas of various philosophers.  Which of the following statements describe the major events/philosophers contributing to that paradigm shift?