A good friend of the LPN confides that she is in a serious romantic relationship with a man the LPN had as a patient when he was diagnosed with HIV. HIPPA policies prevent the nurse from warning her friend. This situation is a moral:
1. dilemma.
2. uncertainty.
3. distress.
4. outrage.
3
Moral distress occurs when a nurse feels powerless because moral beliefs cannot be honored because of institutional or other barriers.
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The nurse explains to a class of nursing students that which of the following are the main predictors of medically indicated and elective cesarean birth? (Select all that apply.)
A. Use of assisted reproductive technology B. Induced labor before 39 weeks of gestation C. Maternal age greater than 35 D. Multiple-gestation pregnancy E. Native American ethnicity
The instructions for the label of the drug container follow the word _________ on a prescription
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A nurse educates a young couple on putting their newborn on his back to sleep. What is the rationale for this information?
A) Prone position increases the risk for sudden infant death syndrome. B) Prone position decreases the risk for sudden infant death syndrome. C) Supine position may alter the size and shape of the infant's head. D) Supine position makes changing diapers and feeding difficult.
High-risk behaviors, such as alcohol and drug abuse, may result from which of the following emotions in the adolescent?
a. depression b. poor judgment c. anxiety d. confusion