After being told that surgery would probably benefit the client, the client refuses to have the surgery. In accepting the client's choice of action, the nurse is acting on which ethical principle?
a. Nonmaleficence
b. Justice
c. Veracity
d. Autonomy
ANS: D
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When a child's ureter becomes completely obstructed from scarring, the nurse explains that urinary diversion may be necessary to prevent the reflux back into the renal pelvis from causing ____________________
ANS:
While undergoing a kidney transplant from a nonfamily member, the patient's transplanted kidney has just had the arterial clamps removed. The OR staff notice that the organ is turning purple with no urine output
When explaining to the family why they had to remove the donor kidney, the nurse will anticipate that the surgeon would likely include which statement? A) Obviously, there has been a mismatch during the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) testing. B) The circulating B and T lymphocytes are just doing their job. C) Hyperacute rejection occurs because antibodies against HLA antigens are deposited in vessels causing necrosis. D) Previous exposure to the HLA antigens is responsible for the high titers of complement fixing antibodies that cause the rejection.
A hermeneutic circle would not have relevance in a descriptive phenomenological study
A) True B) False
A patient presents at the dermatology clinic with suspected herpes simplex. The nurse knows to prepare what diagnostic test for this condition?
A) Skin biopsy B) Patch test C) Tzanck smear D) Examination with a Wood's light