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1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that theunit
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offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personalbeliefs
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. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients?
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C. The nurse should decline to care for the clients considering abortion.
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Rationale: To avoid facing the ethical dilemma of providing care that contradicts thenurs
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e’s personal beliefs, the nurse should consider working in an area of nursing that w
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ould not pose this dilemma. The nurse should not provide care to the clientbecause
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it is a conflict of personal values. The nurse should not deny care to theseclients as thi
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s would be a breach in the Code of Ethics for nurses. If the client is notrequesting infor
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mation for alternatives to abortions, then the nurse should not beproviding this info
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NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care TOP:
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2. An 80-year-old client is admitted with a diagnosis of community-
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acquiredpneumonia. During admission the client states, "I have a living will."
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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 DNRst
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Rationale: A living will is one type of advance directive. In most situations, living will
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t The other answers are incorrect because living wills are not always honored in every
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circumstance, they are not binding for the duration of the client'slife, and they are notat at at at at at at at at at a
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NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of CareTOP:
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3. A nurse has been providing ethical care for many years and is aware of the needto
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maintain the ethical principle of nonmaleficence. Which of the following actionswoul
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A. Discussing a DNR order with a terminally ill client at at at at at at at at




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Rationale: The duty not to inflict as well as prevent and remove harm is termed non
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maleficence. Discussing a DNR order with a terminally ill client and assisting aclient w
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ith ADLs would not be considered contradictions to the nurse's duty of nonmaleficen
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ce. Some clients justifiably require more care than others.
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