Informed consent is a procedure designed to assure which of the following ethical principles?
a. Beneficence c. Fidelity
b. Autonomy d. Nonmaleficence
B
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Which statement made by the patient indicates that more teaching about the drug therapy is needed? a. "Using three drugs at the same time enhances suppression of viral replication." b. "There is no problem using these drugs during the last trimester of my pregnancy." c. "Because this drug combination kills HIV, I do not need to worry about transmitting the virus." d. "If the virus becomes resistant to this cocktail, another combination of drugs may be required to reduce my viral load."
The patient with renal disease is prescribed a diuretic. Which of the following laboratory values does the nurse expect would reflect the outcome of diuretic therapy?
1. Serum magnesium level 1.0 mg/dL 2. Serum potassium level 4.5 mEq/L 3. Serum sodium level 142 mEq/L 4. Serum calcium level 9.0 mg/dL