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p15th pEdition
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pBrunner&Suddarth's
pTextbook ofMedical- u
Surgical
pNursing,15thEdition
,Test pBank pfor pBrunner p& pSuddarth's pTextbook pof pMedical-Surgical pNursing,
p15th pEdition
,Test pBank pfor pBrunner p& pSuddarth's pTextbook pof pMedical-Surgical pNursing,
p15th pEdition
Chapter1:ProfessionalNursingPractice
1. A pnurse phas pbeen poffered pa pposition pon pan pobstetric punit pand phas
plearned pthat pthe punit poffers ptherapeutic pabortions, pa pprocedure pthat
pcontradicts pthe pnurse's ppersonal pbeliefs. pWhat pis pthe pnurse's pethical
pobligation pto pthese pclients?
A. The pnurse pshould padhere pto pprofessional pstandards pof ppractice pand
poffer p service pto pthese pclients.
B. The pnurse pshould pmake pthe pchoice pto pdecline pthis pposition pand
ppursue pa pdifferent pnursing prole.
C. The pnurse pshould pdecline pto pcare pfor pthe pclients pconsidering pabortion.
D. The p nurse p should p express p alternatives p to p women p considering
p terminating ptheir ppregnancy.
ANS: pB
Rationale:Toavoidfacingtheethicaldilemmaofprovidingcarethatcontradicts p the
nurse’s ppersonal pbeliefs, pthe pnurse pshould pconsider pworking pin pan
parea pof pnursing pthat pwould pnot ppose pthis pdilemma. pThe pnurse
pshould pnot pprovide pcare pto pthe pclient p because pit pis pa pconflict pof
ppersonal pvalues. pThe pnurse pshould pnot pdeny pcare pto pthese clients pas
pthis pwould pbe pabreach pin pthe pCode pof pEthics pfor pnurses. pIf pthe pclient pis
pnot requesting pinformation pfor palternatives pto pabortions, pthen pthe
pnurse pshould
not pbe providing pthis pinformation.
PTS: p1 pREF: pp. p27
NAT: pClient pNeeds: pSafe, pEffective pCare pEnvironment: pManagement
pof pCare pTOP: pChapter p1: pProfessional pNursing pPractice KEY:
pIntegrated pProcess: pCaring
BLM: pCognitive pLevel: pApply pNOT: pMultiple pChoice
2. An p80-year-old pclient pis padmitted pwith pa pdiagnosis pof
pcommunity-acquired ppneumonia. pDuring padmission pthe pclient
pstates, p"I phave pa pliving pwill." pWhat pimplication pof pthis pshould
pthe pnurse precognize?
, Test pBank pfor pBrunner p& pSuddarth's pTextbook pof pMedical-Surgical pNursing,
A. This pdocument pis palways phonored, pregardless pof pcircumstances.
p15th pEdition
B. This pdocument pspecifies pthe pclient's pwishes pbefore phospitalization.
C. This pdocument pis pbinding pfor pthe pduration pof pthe pclient's plife.
p15th pEdition
TestBank u
pBrunner&Suddarth's
pTextbook ofMedical- u
Surgical
pNursing,15thEdition
,Test pBank pfor pBrunner p& pSuddarth's pTextbook pof pMedical-Surgical pNursing,
p15th pEdition
,Test pBank pfor pBrunner p& pSuddarth's pTextbook pof pMedical-Surgical pNursing,
p15th pEdition
Chapter1:ProfessionalNursingPractice
1. A pnurse phas pbeen poffered pa pposition pon pan pobstetric punit pand phas
plearned pthat pthe punit poffers ptherapeutic pabortions, pa pprocedure pthat
pcontradicts pthe pnurse's ppersonal pbeliefs. pWhat pis pthe pnurse's pethical
pobligation pto pthese pclients?
A. The pnurse pshould padhere pto pprofessional pstandards pof ppractice pand
poffer p service pto pthese pclients.
B. The pnurse pshould pmake pthe pchoice pto pdecline pthis pposition pand
ppursue pa pdifferent pnursing prole.
C. The pnurse pshould pdecline pto pcare pfor pthe pclients pconsidering pabortion.
D. The p nurse p should p express p alternatives p to p women p considering
p terminating ptheir ppregnancy.
ANS: pB
Rationale:Toavoidfacingtheethicaldilemmaofprovidingcarethatcontradicts p the
nurse’s ppersonal pbeliefs, pthe pnurse pshould pconsider pworking pin pan
parea pof pnursing pthat pwould pnot ppose pthis pdilemma. pThe pnurse
pshould pnot pprovide pcare pto pthe pclient p because pit pis pa pconflict pof
ppersonal pvalues. pThe pnurse pshould pnot pdeny pcare pto pthese clients pas
pthis pwould pbe pabreach pin pthe pCode pof pEthics pfor pnurses. pIf pthe pclient pis
pnot requesting pinformation pfor palternatives pto pabortions, pthen pthe
pnurse pshould
not pbe providing pthis pinformation.
PTS: p1 pREF: pp. p27
NAT: pClient pNeeds: pSafe, pEffective pCare pEnvironment: pManagement
pof pCare pTOP: pChapter p1: pProfessional pNursing pPractice KEY:
pIntegrated pProcess: pCaring
BLM: pCognitive pLevel: pApply pNOT: pMultiple pChoice
2. An p80-year-old pclient pis padmitted pwith pa pdiagnosis pof
pcommunity-acquired ppneumonia. pDuring padmission pthe pclient
pstates, p"I phave pa pliving pwill." pWhat pimplication pof pthis pshould
pthe pnurse precognize?
, Test pBank pfor pBrunner p& pSuddarth's pTextbook pof pMedical-Surgical pNursing,
A. This pdocument pis palways phonored, pregardless pof pcircumstances.
p15th pEdition
B. This pdocument pspecifies pthe pclient's pwishes pbefore phospitalization.
C. This pdocument pis pbinding pfor pthe pduration pof pthe pclient's plife.
