A client is angry and crying as the nurse assists her out of bed to a chair 4 hours after a cesarean section, saying that she is in great pain and is more comfortable in bed
The nurse recognizes the long-term value of this therapy and encourages the client to sit up for 30 minutes. This nursing intervention represents an example of which of these ethical principles? a. beneficence c. justice
b. nonmaleficence d. fidelity
A
Beneficence is the principle of promoting good and preventing harm to others; it is often viewed as the core of nursing practice. For example, a nurse encourages a client who had abdominal surgery earlier in the day to breathe deeply and cough to keep the lungs clear, while recognizing the procedure is painful to the client at this point in the postoperative recovery process.
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A) human beings under investigation will respond to the fact that they are being studied. B) production will increase or decrease as light in a factory is increased or decreased. C) membership in small groups forms social control. D) people are inherently good and will seek out work.
The most common reason for prescribing antiemetic drugs is:
1. psychosis. 2. morning sickness. 3. therapy with antineoplastic drugs. 4. hyperemesis gravidarum.
A nurse is evaluating goals and expected outcomes for a confused patient. Which finding indicates positive progress toward resolving the confusion?
a. Patient wanders halls at night. b. Patient's side rails are up with bed alarm activated. c. Patient denies pain while ambulating with assistance. d. Patient correctly states names of family members in the room.
The nurse is teaching a caregivers' support group for caretakers of older adult patients. The focus is medication compliance. The nurse determines that learning has occurred when the caregivers make which response?
1. "We should crush their medicine and put it in applesauce so they will swallow it." 2. "We should use a medication management box so they won't forget to take it." 3. "We should ask the doctor if all the medication is really necessary." 4. "We should give them more education about the medicine so they will take it."