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1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the
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unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal
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beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients?
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A. The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer
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service to these clients.
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B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a
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different nursing role.j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr
C. The nurse should decline to care for the client’s considering abortion.
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D. The nurse should express alternatives to women considering terminating their pregnancy.
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ANS: B j | j u j u k r
Rationale: To avoid facing the ethical dilemma of providing care that contradicts the
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nurse’s personal beliefs, the nurse should consider working in an area of nursing
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that would not pose this dilemma. The nurse should not provide care to the
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client because it is a conflict of personal values. The nurse should not deny care
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to these clients as this would be a breach in the Code of Ethics for nurses. If
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the client is not requesting information for alternatives to abortions, then the nurse
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should not be providing this information.
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PTS: 1 REF: p. 27j | j u j u k r j | j u j u k r j | j u j u k r j | j u j u k r j|jujukr
NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
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| Integrated Process:
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Caring BLM:
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2. An 80-year-old client is admitted with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia.
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During admission the client states, "I have a living will." What implication of this
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should the nurse recognize?
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A. This document is always honored, regardless of circumstances. j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr
B. This document specifies the client's wishes before hospitalization.
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C. This document is binding for the duration of the client's life. j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr
D. This document has been drawn up by the client's family to determine DNR status.
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ANS: B j | j u j u k r
Rationale: A living will is one type of advance directive. In most situations, living
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wills are limited to situations in which the client's medical condition is deemed
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terminal. The other answers are incorrect because living wills are not always
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honored in every circumstance, they are not binding for the duration of the
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client's life, and they are not drawn up by the client's family.
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PTS: 1 REF: p. 29
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NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment:
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Management of Care TOP:
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Nursing Practice
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KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation
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Cognitive Level: Analyze NOT:
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3. A nurse has been providing ethical care for many years and is aware of the need
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to maintain the ethical principle of nonmaleficence. Which of the following actions
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would be considered a violation of this principle?
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A. Discussing a DNR order with a terminally ill client j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr j|jujukr
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