Which of the following may represent an ethical and legal issue for the nurse?
a. Obtaining informed consent for tubal ligation in a client with borderline intellectual capacity
b. Providing information regarding reproductive choices for a 17-year-old pregnant client
c. Providing fertility information to a couple with a known genetic disorder
d. Referring an 18-year-old client desiring termination of pregnancy to an abortion clinic
A
Obtaining informed consent for tubal ligation in a client with borderline intellectual capacity has both legal and ethical implications. Providing a client with information has primarily ethical implications. Referring clients has primarily ethical implications.
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A) impaired mononuclear phagocyte system. B) interruption of physical barriers. C) impaired cell-mediated response. D) complement system deficiencies.
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