A client with leukemia is being considered for a bone marrow transplant. The healthcare team is discussing the risks and benefits of this treatment and other possible treatments with the goal of inflicting the least possible harm on the client. Which principle of healthcare ethics is the team practicing?
A. Justice
B. Fidelity
C. Autonomy
D. Nonmaleficence
Answer: D. Nonmaleficence
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Which of the following nursing interventions will help protect this patient from one of the complications of PEEP? A) Administration of antihypertensive medication B) Increased administration of IV fluids C) BiPAP ventilation via full facemask D) Increase tidal volume to 20 mL/kg of body weight
A premature infant who is receiving care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) has just been identified as having necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
Of the following clinical manifestations, identify those most likely to contribute to the diagnosis of NEC. Select all that apply. A) Feeding intolerance B) Inability to pass stool within the first 10 days of life C) Hard, taut abdomen with increasing distention D) Blood noted in stools E) Hypoactive bowel sounds on right lower quadrant
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A) Campylobacter B) Listeria monocytogenes C) Salmonella D) E. coli O157:H7
You observe a student nurse who is caring for a client who has an intracavitary radioactive implant in place to treat cervical cancer. Which action by the student requires that you intervene immediately?
a. Standing next to the client for 5 minutes while assisting with her bath b. Asking the client how she feels about losing her childbearing ability c. Assisting the client to the bedside commode for a bowel movement d. Offering to get the client whatever she would like to eat or drink