Having freedom to make choices about issues that affect one's life is the principle of:
a. respect for persons. c. beneficence.
b. justice. d. autonomy.
D
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The nurse is developing a plan of care for a patient of Aleut descent who sustained a hip fracture. Which intervention by the nurse recognizes the patient's indigenous health care system and should be included in the plan of care?
1) Asking the family to bring in medals and amulets 2) Scheduling a visit from the shaman 3) Providing the patient with her favorite herbal tea 4) Requesting that the physician consult the patient's acupuncturist
A child is admitted with epiglottitis, and needs an x-ray. The nurse orders the x-ray to be done:
1. By transporting the child to the X-ray Department on a cart. 2. Portable in the unit's waiting room. 3. Portable in the child's hospital room. 4. By transporting the child to the X-ray Department in a parent's arms.
What condition have studies confirmed occurs when adults and children do not get recommended hours of sleep at night?
A) Obesity B) Anxiety C) Diabetes D) Hypertension
When a 4-year-old child asks the nurse what dying means, the nurse takes into consideration that a child of this age:
a. Normally does not ask about death b. Should be given a detailed explanation c. May view death as a kind of sleep d. Should be discouraged from discussing this topic