Which of the following would be considered a contradiction to the nurse's duty of nonmaleficence?
A) Provide comfort measures for a terminally ill patient.
B) Assist the patient with ADLs.
C) Refuse to administer pain medication as ordered.
D) Provide all information related to procedures.
Ans: C
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1. Pain threshold. 2. Pain tolerance. 3. Somatic interval. 4. Cephalgia reporting.
The nurse has a client who checks and rechecks her home in response to an obsessive thought that
her house will burn down. The nurse and client explore the likelihood that the house will actually burn. The client states this event is not likely. This counseling demonstrates principles of a. desensitization. b. cognitive restructuring. c. relaxation technique. d. flooding.
Several frameworks for developing and testing complex interventions have been proposed. What phase do studies to assess effectiveness of interventions in real-world clinical settings rarely occur in nursing?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
A client reports taking four 325-mg acetaminophen capsules every 6 hours to control back pain. The nurse cautions the client against this practice as the maximum total daily dose of acetaminophen should not exceed _____ grams per day
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.