Telenursing presents numerous ethical concerns. What is one way the nurse can help to control for the ethical issues surrounding this technology?
1. Refuse to give advice to patients over the telephone.
2. Ask specific questions about the patient's presenting situation.
3. Restrict telenursing to patients who have been seen in person within the last two days.
4. Use telenursing to give only general, not specific, advice.
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Rationale: One of the ethical issues that arises in telenursing is that assessment may be more difficult. The nurse can help control for this problem by asking specific questions. Refusing to give advice, restricting advice to patients that have recently been seen, and giving only general advice negates the purposes of telenursing.
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