The nurse has set up a group discussion for several families with chronically ill children. The nurse informs these parents that they may face which ethical issue?
1. Normalization
2. Withholding and refusal of treatment
3. Repeated hospital admissions
4. Lack of proper dietary needs
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale: Withholding and refusal of treatment is an ethical issue involving the life and quality of life of the child. Normalization is a family process of adaptation as family members cope with daily life with their child. Lack of dietary needs is not an ethical issue, nor is repeated hospital admissions.
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