An example of an ethical dilemma is
a. Whether or not to set up a community health center in a rural area
b. Allocating resources in a natural disaster
c. Deciding to withdraw care on a hospice patient
d. Applying the principles of Florence Nightingale in Bangladesh
ANS: B
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treatment plan? 1. Age 2. Education level 3. Lifestyle habits 4. Social environment
Which combination of medications could be used to treat an anxiety disorder?
a. Librium and Xanax b. Effexor and Ativan c. Effexor and Haldol d. Klonopin and Valium
The client, a 78-year-old woman who has a mature cataract in the right eye, tells her nurse, "Now I have lost the sight in my right eye because I waited too long for treatment." What is the nurse's best response?
A. "Yes, this type of blindness could have been prevented by earlier treatment." B. "It is fortunate that you came for treatment in time to save the sight of your left eye." C. "Nothing you could have done would have made any difference at all in the sight you have lost." D. "The result of surgery on your right eye will be just as good now as it would have been a year ago."
Bath water temperature should be ____________________ °F.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).