New technology used in health care has had which of these effects on nurses' use of the ethical decision-making process?
a. Nurses have fewer ethical decisions because computers now make many decisions.
b. Nurses can postpone ethical decisions because technology allows patients to live longer.
c. Ethical dilemmas have become more complex owing to technologies that prolong life.
d. Ethical situations remain similar to what they have always been in health care.
ANS: C
Today's sophisticated technology and complex treatments have resulted in more complex ethical issues that caregivers, not computers, must consider in decision making.
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a. the categorical imperative. c. deontology. b. the practical imperative. d. utilitarianism.
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During an intake interview, which question would assist the nurse in gathering data about the client's judgment?
A. "What brought you to the hospital? Do you know what day and season it is now?" B. "On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate your stress level?" C. "What does the phrase ‘a rolling stone gathers no moss' mean to you?" D. "If you found a stamped, addressed envelope in the street, what would you do?"