Prior to surgery, the nurse checks to ensure that the patient has signed an informed consent form. Which ethical principle is the nurse supporting?
1. Beneficence
2. Veracity
3. Autonomy
4. Fidelity
3
Rationale: Beneficence states that the actions one takes should promote good.
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a. Albinism: Full-thickness burns b. Peripheral cyanosis: poor circulation c. Purpura: clotting disorders d. Jaundice: liver disease e. Vitiligo: skin infestation
After an instillation of doxorubicin (Adriamycin) into the bladder for treatment of cancer in situ, the patient is then:
a. positioned on his back for 2 hours. b. seated upright for 2 hours. c. moved from side to side and from prone to supine. d. requested to ambulate for 5 minutes every 15 minutes for 2 hours.
Select the correct statement related to the mechanism of action of aliskiren (Tekturna).
A. Aliskiren reduces cardiac output by blocking the beta-1 receptors in the heart. B. Aliskiren interferes with the influx of calcium in cardiac and vascular smooth muscle and thus lowers peripheral resistance and blood pressure. C. Aliskiren inhibits the enzymatic activity of renin and decreases the conversion of angiotensinogen to angiotensin I, thereby reducing the formation of angiotensin II. D. None of these are correct.
________ is used in combination with capecitabine to treat metastatic and advanced breast cancer.
A. Fludarabine B. Ixabepilone C. Paclitaxel D. Irinotecan