Within the helping relationship, the use of the concepts of mutuality, advocacy, and assertiveness helps support the client's
1. autonomy.
2. alertness.
3. compassion.
4. assertiveness.
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Autonomy describes the ability to direct and control one's activities and destiny.
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A. Bowlby's attachment theory of development B. Brazelton's touchpoints model of development C. Erikson's stages of development D. Freud's stages of psychosexual development
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1. using special radioactive precautions for her urine for the first 24 hours. 2. monitoring her vital signs and withholding the medications if her pulse is >100 beats/min. 3. teaching her to watch for and report any signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism or infections. 4. keeping her on a low-calorie, low-protein diet.
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a. It is the greatest good for the greatest number of individuals and therefore is ethical. b. It involves the conflicts of the right of the mother to self-determination with the right of the fetus to life. c. It can be performed for any reason be-cause the law makes it legal and ethical. d. It can be performed in situations in which the mother is unwed and already has sev-eral other children.
Madeleine Leininger's theory directs the nurse to understand the meaning of crisis events for the client from:
a. within the client's cultural perspective b. a comparison with American culture c. the nurse's perspective of the event d. whatever cultural rules are known