Which ethical principle associated with an adult child is legally given the right to make medical decisions for a cognitively impaired parent?
A) Justice
B) Fidelity
C) Paternalism
D) Beneficence
Answer: C) Paternalism
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a. BMI of 21 b. Maternal age 31 years c. History of diabetes for 10 years d. Drinking 1 small cup of coffee/day
Which is typically the last to be lost in regard to determining the patient's level of orientation?
1) Purpose 2) Place 3) Time 4) Person
A child is being evaluated for depression. An assessment tool the nurse expects the psychologist to use is
1. Denver Developmental Screeningtool. 2. Revised Children's Manifest AnxietyScale. 3. Parent Developmental Questionnaire. 4. Disruptive Behavior Disorder Scale.
A psychiatric nurse is developing measurable outcome criteria for a suicidal client with ineffective individual coping. The desired goal is that the client will:
a. describe two reasons why a person should want to live b. verbalize feeling less depressed c. demonstrate the use of at least two effective coping skills d. state feeling less hopeless