What is the ethic of caring (Gilligan, 1982)?
What will be an ideal response?
Personal relationships should be the beginning point of ethics. From a caring perspective, a leader's actions are morally correct if the leader expresses care in protecting the people with whom the leader has special relationships. In the past 20 years, the caring principle has become one of the predominant moral principles of scholars.
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Which tip(s) would be useful for an American nurse preparing for an encounter with a female patient from Japan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Anticipate diversity. b. Promote a feeling of acceptance. c. Assess the patient's health beliefs. d. Facilitate communication by using direct eye contact. e. Recognize that all Eastern women adhere to the same cultural norms.
The nurse is caring for a client who has a grade IV tumor. The nurse understands that this means which of the following?
a. The prognosis will depend on the location and size of the tumor. b. Tumor cells have retained many of the identifiable tissue characteristics of the original cell. c. The tumor is undifferentiated and the prognosis is poor. d. The tumor is well differentiated and the prognosis is poor.
The Mississippi River floods a small riverside town. A few citizens decide to stay even after the flood hits the town. Assuming flooding overwhelms city services, which of the following is the most dangerous problem?
a. Inability to drink safe water from the flooded city water pipes b. Inability to eat because of food spoilage from lack of electrical service to refrigerators c. Inability to relax, which would result in anxiety and tension d. Inability to sleep because furniture will be wet
In the context of fluid balance and electrolytes, which of the following statements is true of sodium?
A. Sodium plays a major role in maintaining normal fluid balance. B. The kidneys help maintain normal levels of sodium in plasma and other body fluids. C. Significant loss of sodium through vomiting and diarrhea reduces extracellular fluid volume. D. All of these statements are correct.