1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit
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offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs.
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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.
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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 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 that
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would not pose this dilemma. The nurse should not provide care to the client because
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it is a conflict of personal values. The nurse should not deny care to these clients
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as this would be a breach in the Code of Ethics for nurses. If the client is not
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requesting information for alternatives to abortions, then the nurse should not be
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providing this information.
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PTS: 1 REF: p. 27
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NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
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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.
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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.
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D. This document has been drawn up by the client's family to determine DNR status.
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ANS: j u j u k Br
Rationale: jujukrA living will is one type of advance directive. In most situations, living
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wills are
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terminal.
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in every
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they are
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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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Practice
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KEY: Integrated Process: Communication and Documentation BLM:
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Level: Analyze NOT:
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3. A nurse has been providing ethical care for many years and is aware of the need to
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maintain the ethical principle of nonmaleficence. Which of the following actions would
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be considered a violation of this principle?
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