Artificial organs, genetic screening, ultrasound, and other innovations today save lives that once would have been given no hope. These advances have raised ethical questions related to which of the following issues?
A) For whom and when technology should be used
B) How procedures should be monitored and outcomes measured
C) How judgments about patients' health status can be kept objective
D) The limits of medical practice in diagnosing and treating disease
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Although all the choices listed may be of concern, the greatest ethical conflict lies in deciding who can have access to a limited resource.
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a. verifying that the patient is aware of options and implications of each. b. advocating to ensure that criteria for autonomous decision making is met. c. explaining the procedure to the patient when the doctor cannot do so. d. signing as a witness attesting that the patient is giving consent willingly.
Wisdom, as defined by Piaget, has many characteristics. What are they? (Select all that apply.)
A) Focuses on important and moderately easy matters B) Involves superior knowledge, judgment, and advice C) Applies only to nonspecific situations D) Is easily recognized by most people E) Is employed for personal well-being
The nurse instructs the client with diabetes mellitus about subcutaneous insulin administration. Which does the nurse include in client teaching?
1. Remember that NPH insulin peaks within 15 minutes. 2. Prepare for hyperglycemia 2 hours after taking insulin. 3. Keep insulin refrigerated after administering the first dose. 4. Eat right after taking regular insulin to avoid hypoglycemia.
You respond to an apartment complex for an unconscious male. When you arrive, the patient's friend tells you that he overdosed on heroin. Following your local protocol, you administer 2 mg of naloxone. You have 1 mL ampules of naloxone that contain 0.4 mg per ampule. How many ampules will you have to use?
A. 5 B. 4 C. 1 D. 2