A nurse is reviewing the health practitioner orders on each of his assigned patients. Which ethical principle is the nurse practicing?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Justice
ANS: C
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A) "Everything slows down when you get older. You just have to wait and see what happens." B) "Due to stress, the red blood cells of older adults are not replaced as promptly as younger people." C) "The doctor may start looking for another cause of his anemia, maybe cancer of the bone." D) "Don't worry about it. We can always give him more blood."
Hallux valgus may manifest by which of the following signs and symptoms?
A) Deviation of a great toe laterally B) A great toe pulled in an upward position C) An abnormally high arch of the foot D) A diminished longitudinal arch of the foot
Which are categories of classifying interventions according to the Omaha System Intervention Scheme? (Select all that apply.)
a. Health education b. Case management c. Treatments and procedures d. Direct care services e. Skilled nursing care
A cornerstone of culturally safe nursing practice is reflecting on self. This means nurses: a. question how their beliefs are formed. b. question their understanding of the culture inwhich they live
c. question their understanding of the powerimbalances within the culture in which they live. d. all of the above.