Test Bank Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition

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Test Bank
Brunner & Suddarth's
Textbook of Medical-Surgical
Nursing, 15th Edition

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Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
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ts?
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serviced 1 tod1thesed1clients.
B. Thed1nursed1shouldd1maked1thed1choiced1tod1declined1thisd1positiond1andd1pursued1ad1d
ifferentd 1 nursingd1role.
C. Thed1nursed1shouldd1declined1tod1cared1ford1thed1clientsd1consideringd1abortion.
D. Thed1nursed1shouldd1expressd1alternativesd1tod1womend1consideringd1terminating
d1 theird 1 pregnancy.


ANS:d1B


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sd1thed 1 nurse’sd1personald1beliefs,d1thed1nursed1shouldd1considerd1workingd1ind1and1ar
ead1ofd1nursingd 1 thatd1wouldd1notd1posed1thisd1dilemma.d1Thed1nursed1shouldd1notd1pr
ovided1cared1tod1thed1clientd 1 becaused1itd1isd1ad1conflictd1ofd1personald1values.d1Thed1nur
sed1shouldd1notd1denyd1cared1tod1thesed 1 clientsd1asd1thisd1wouldd1bed1ad1breachd1ind1thed1
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ernativesd1tod1abortions,d1thend1thed1nursed1shouldd1notd1bed 1 providingd1thisd1inform
ation.


PTS:d11d1REF:d1p.d127
NAT:d1Clientd1Needs:d1Safe,d1Effectived1Cared1Environment:d1Managementd1ofd1Car
ed 1 TOP:d1Chapterd11:d1Professionald1Nursingd1Practice
KEY:d1Integratedd1Process:d1Cari
ngd 1 BLM:d1Cognitived1Level:d1Applyd1NOT:d1Multipled1Choice


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A. Thisd1documentd1isd1alwaysd1honored,d1regardlessd1ofd1circumstances.
B. Thisd1documentd1specifiesd1thed1client'sd1wishesd1befored1hospitalization.

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d1Nursing, d1isd1bindingd1ford1thed1durationd1ofd1thed1client'sd1life.
d115thd1Edition

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D. Thisd1documentd1hasd1beend1drawnd1upd1byd1thed1client'sd1familyd1tod1determi
ned1DNRd 1 status.


ANS:d1B


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,d1livingd 1 willsd1ared1limitedd1tod1situationsd1ind1whichd1thed1client'sd1medicald1conditio
nd1isd1deemedd 1 terminal.d1Thed1otherd1answersd1ared1incorrectd1becaused1livingd1wills
d1 ared1notd1alwaysd 1 honoredd1ind1everyd1circumstance,d1theyd1ared1notd1bindingd1ford1th
ed1durationd1ofd1thed1client'sd 1 life,d1andd1theyd1ared1notd1drawnd1upd1byd1thed1client'sd1f
amily.


PTS:d11d1REF:d1p.d129
NAT:d1Clientd1Needs:d1Safe,d1Effectived1Cared1Environment:d1Managementd1ofd1
Cared 1 TOP:d1Chapterd11:d1Professionald1Nursingd1Practice
KEY:d1Integratedd1Process:d1Communicationd1andd1Documentationd1BLM:d1Cognitived
1 Level:d1Analyze
NOT:d1Multipled1Choice


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hed1needd 1 tod1maintaind1thed1ethicald1principled1ofd1nonmaleficence.d1Whichd1ofd1thed
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B. Assistingd1ad1semi-independentd1clientd1withd1ADLs
C. Refusingd1tod1administerd1paind1medicationd1asd1prescribed
D. Providingd1mored1cared1ford1oned1clientd1thand1ford1an


otherd 1 ANS:d1C


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termedd 1 nonmaleficence.d1Discussingd1ad1DNRd1orderd1withd1ad1terminallyd1illd1clientd1
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