Arrange the steps of the ethical decision-making process in their correct order
____ Consider the choices of action
____ Act on the decision
____ Collect, analyze, and interpret data
____ Analyze the advantages of each action
____ State the dilemma
3, 5, 1, 4, 2
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The nurse gives the following description of a supportive medication:
1. Relieves the symptoms of a disease but does not affect the disease 2. Cures the disease 3. Assists with body function until other treatments or the body's response can take over 4. Destroys malignant cells
A patient comes to the emergency department with a sucking chest wound. Which type of dressing should the nurse apply to begin the process of lung reinflation?
a. Petroleum dressing covered with an air-tight bandage b. No dressing at all c. Pillow weighted down with a sandbag d. Air-occlusive dressing taped on three sides (vented dressing)
The nurse, assisting a client with a sputum sample, should instruct the client to:
1. rinse the mouth with mouthwash before providing the sample. 2. raise sputum from the lungs. 3. provide sputum from the mouth. 4. include nasal drainage for the sample.
The nurse is administering dopamine to the patient to treat the shock syndrome. The expected action of this drug is as:
1. an alpha-adrenergic agonist. 2. a beta-adrenergic agonist. 3. an alpha- and beta-adrenergic agonist. 4. an inotropic agent.