The nurse supports an older patient's decision to stop further chemotherapy treatments after diagnostic testing shows a recurrence of a malignancy. Which ethical principle is this nurse demonstrating?
1. Justice
2. Autonomy
3. Beneficence
4. Nondisclosure
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Rationale: Justice involves fairness and equal distribution of resources to all in need.
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When counseling parents about genetic transmission of an X-linked disorder, which concept does the nurse keep in mind?
A) A male can pass an X-linked mutation to a son or a daughter. B) A female can only pass an X-liked disorder to a son. C) A male with a mutation in an X-linked gene will manifest the disease. D) An X-linked disorder can be traced through the paternal lineage.
The nurse is critiquing a research study that used an experimental design. How can the nurse determine if the study's results are able to infer causality?
a. The relationship between independent and dependent variables must be reciprocal. b. The relationship between independent and dependent variables must not be explainable by any other variable. c. Both independent and dependent variables should be characterized by reactive effects. d. Both independent and dependent variables should change as a result of the treatment.
On the second postoperative day after a subtotal thyroidectomy, the client tells the nurse that he feels numbness and tingling around the mouth. What is the nurse's best first action?
A. Offer mouth care. B. Loosen the dressing. C. Notify the physician. D. Document the finding as the only action.
During a phone follow-up conversation with a woman who is 4 days postpartum, the woman tells the nurse, "I don't know what is wrong. I love my son, but I feel so let down
I seem to cry for no reason!" The nurse would recognize that the woman is experiencing: 1. taking-in. 2. postpartum depression. 3. postpartum blues. 4. attachment difficulty.