A nurse is assigned to a unit where 95% of all patients required total care
Most days the assistive personnel are able to complete their assignments and provide high-quality care. A patient returning from a procedure was somehow "skipped" when daily baths were performed and requests that her care now be provided. The nurse discovers the bed is rumpled and damp. The RN joins with some other staff to bathe the patient, change the bed, and help make the patient comfortable. These staff members are demonstrating:
a. altruism.
b. veracity.
c. autonomy.
d. whistle blowing.
ANS: A
Correct: Altruism is concern for the welfare of others, including willingness to help others when they are unable to get their assignments completed to ensure that the patient receives high-quality care.
Incorrect:
b. Veracity is truth telling, in this situation the staff provided care demonstrating altruism and there was no concern that the truth was spoken.
c. Autonomy is self-determination: the patient was demonstrating autonomy by asking for care, the staff was demonstrating altruism by providing requested care.
d. The staff did not report unsafe or inappropriate, harmful care.
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