The maternal–newborn nurse recognizes that cord-blood banking has ethical issues related to which of the following questions? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Who owns the blood?
2. How is informed consent obtained?
3. How will confidentiality be maintained?
4. Will standards of care be met fairly?
5. What external agents force or restrict a therapy?
1,2,3
Rationale 1: Who owns the blood is an ethical question related to cord-blood banking.
Rationale 2: How informed consent is obtained is an ethical question related to cord-blood banking.
Rationale 3: How confidentiality is maintained is an ethical question related to cord-blood banking.
Rationale 4: Standards of care are a legal, not an ethical, problem.
Rationale 5: Which external forces are at work to restrict or force a therapy relates to maternal–fetal conflicts.
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