Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . Which statements are true regarding sexual harassment? Select all that apply.
a. The two categories of sexual harassment include quid pro quo and hostile work environment.
b. Hostile-work-environment sexual harassment occurs when submission to or a rejection of the sexual conduct of an individual is used as a basis for employment.
c. Majority of sexual harassment claims are filed by women.
d. Sexual harassment entails emotional costs such as anger, humiliation, and fear.
e. Direct costs of sexual harassment may include counseling and lawyers fees.
The unjustifiable attempt or threat to touch a person without consent that results in fear of immediately harmful or threatening contact is referred to as:
a. assault. c. fraud.
b. battery. d. malpractice.
In general, which is true of the physician-nurse relationship in a hospital setting?
a. The physician is the nurse's boss, and the nurse is obligated to follow the physician's orders.
b. The physician has total autonomy. The nurse is a limited moral agent.
c. Facility policies and procedures determine the nature and extent of each person's moral agency.
d. Both the nurse and the physician are autonomous moral agents with primary obligation owed to the patient.
_________ refers to situations in which interventions are judged to have very little or no medical benefit, or in which the chance for success is low.
a. Euthanasia c. Do not resuscitate (DNR)
b. Medical futility d. Palliative care
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