A nurse feels strongly that nursing practice should be based on justice. The action by the nurse that best demonstrates this principle is to
a. allow patients to make their own decisions regarding nursing care.
b. make sure all patients get their meals ordered at the same time.
c. spend the same amount of time with each patient during the shift.
d. use a consistent approach in deciding which patients to see first.
D
When a nurse cares for multiple patients, their needs often conflict. The nurse practicing within the principle of justice has a clear plan for deciding how to allocate her or his time as a resource, seeing to it that those with the most pressing needs are seen first and that other patients' needs are cared for as well during the shift. Doing so according to a consistent standard helps ensure that personal biases do not influence this decision.
Allowing patients to make their own decisions regarding nursing care would relate more to autonomy, which is the right to self-determination and to make choices regarding health care.
On the surface, making sure all patients get their meals ordered at the same time sounds fair and just, but it does not take into account individual patient needs.
Spending the same amount of time with each patient does not allow for individual patient needs.
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