The nurse is caring for a patient whose condition has deteriorated and who is not responding to standard treatment. The physician calls for an ethical consultation with the family to discuss potential withdrawal versus aggressive treatment
The nurse understands that applying a model for ethical decision making involves which of the following? (Select all that apply.) a. Burden versus benefit
b. Family's wishes
c. Patient's wishes
d. Potential outcomes of treatment options
A, C, D
According to the ethical decision-making process, decisions should be made in light of the patient's wishes (autonomy), burden versus benefit (beneficence), other relevant principles, and potential outcomes of various options. The patient's wishes may differ from those of the family.
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Professional values of nursing include which of the following? Select all that apply
a. caring c. self-evaluation b. justice d. human dignity
Which question would help the nurse assess feminist issues governing the availability of healing
options for a woman of a culture with an Eastern interdependent worldview? a. "What does someone of your culture call this illness?" b. "How does someone with this illness usually behave?" c. "How does being a woman affect someone with this illness?" d. "How do people of your culture express dislike or displeasure?"
Which of the following devices is used to provide correct vertebral alignment and to increase the space between the vertebrae in a client with spinal cord injury?
A) Cervical collar C) Traction with weights and pulleys B) Cast D) Turning frame
A nurse expresses frustration with the ANA stance that supports collective bargaining. This nurse
states, "all collective bargaining will do for nurses is make the public mad and possibly increase our salary.". This nurse adds that she sees nursing as a "calling" and therefore finds no reason for nurses to engage in collective bargaining. What rationale might one use that could impact the opinion of this nurse regarding the value of collective bargaining? A) Higher salaries will draw more individuals to nursing and therefore increase job satisfaction. B) Collective bargaining provides a mechanism for resolving conflicts within the workplace thus enhancing patient care. C) Through collective bargaining nurses will develop a stronger power base by which they can influence social policy. D) Collective bargaining is one element that will allow nurses to obtain a professional status.