Critical care nurses can best enhance the principle of autonomy by
a. presenting only the information to prevent relapse in a patient.
b. assisting with only tasks that cannot be done by the patient.
c. providing the patient with all of the information and facts.
d. guiding the patient toward the best choices for care.
Question 2A nurse has been progressively working with a patient on the exercises he needs to do at home when he is discharged
The nurse wants to ensure he will remember what to do when he is at home. Which teaching strategy is most appropriate for this situation?
a. Discussion
b. Demonstration and practice
c. Audiovisual media
d. Written
Question 3A patient is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization this afternoon
The nurse wants to provide her with some basic information before going in the room to talk about her specific procedure. Which teaching strategy is most appropriate for this situation?
a. Discussion
b. Demonstration and practice
c. Audiovisual media
d. Written
Question 4A client's wife has been informed by the physician that her spouse has a permanent C2C3 spinal injury, which has resulted in permanent quadriplegi
a. The wife states that she does not want the physician or nursing staff to tell the client about his injury. The client is awake, alert, and oriented when he asks his nurse to tell him what has happened. The nurse has conflicting emotions about how to handle the situation and is experiencing
a. autonomy.
b. moral distress.
c. moral doubt.
d. moral courage.
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