Mr. G. has been admitted to the coronary care unit with a myocardial infarction (MI) or heart attack. Which of the following environmental elements will affect the nurse and the patient when providing care?
A)
Noise and interruptions
B)
Insurance coverage
C)
Age of onset
D)
Health condition
Question 2A nurse in the hospice unit allows for the client's wishes to be expressed and implemented, when possible. Which ethical principle when used is designed to avoid using fallacies in ethical decision making?
A)
Not allowing the client to share in the health care decision
B)
Serving the client in a manner that promotes harm
C)
Devaluing the client's self-determination
D)
Respecting the client's rights and treatment options
Question 3The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has identified several values that lay the foundation for the practice of nursing. Which of the following is included in the list designated from the publication in 1986?
A)
Ethics
B)
Equality
C)
Empowerment
D)
Autonomy
Question 4A nurse is involved in an ethical decision-making process involving a client who does not wish to have blood products delivered to her because of her religion.
Her lab values are dangerously low and without the blood, the client is likely to go into shock. The nurse at the ethics committee meeting states that the client should have the blood regardless of her reasons as without it she may die. The committee should act disregarding the client's wishes as she doesn't know what is best for her. This represents what kind of fallacy?
A)
Arguing that because everybody does something, that something must be good
B)
Making someone accept the conclusion of another based on force alone
C)
Appealing to inappropriate authority to justify a decision
D)
Refusing to allow evidence to be shared if it contradicts one's personal position
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