Mental Health Chapter 9
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, The mental health nurse is talking to nursing students in - Fidelity: "Telling the client that you will return in 15 minutes, then returning in
an ethics class and says, "Correctly pair an ethical 15 minutes"
principle with a nursing practice." Which statement by a
student would be correct?
- Paternalism: "Being knowledgeable and caring"
- Fidelity: "Telling the client that you will return in 15
minutes, then returning in 15 minutes"
- autonomy: "treating all clients fairly"
- Justice: " Acknowledging that the client has the right to
refuse treatment"
A client is admitted to the behavioral health facility Ensure the client has given informed consent.
involuntarily. The client is scheduled to undergo
electroconvulsive therapy. Which action does the nurse
take before the procedure?
- ensure the client has given informed consent
- ask the client's next of kin to provide informed
consent
- sign the document showing informed consent is not
necessary
- ask the client to accept voluntary admission before
the client gives informed consent
A nurse is initiating a relationship with a new client. After fidelity
meeting, the nurse makes arrangements to visit again
around lunchtime. A colleague invites the nurse to go
to the gym with them during lunch. The nurse decides
to forgo the gym and talk with the client. The nurse's
decision reflects which ethical principle?
- fidelity
- beneficence
- veracity
- autonomy
A client with persistent depression is considering beneficence and autonomy
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The nurse has seen
ECT be effective in other cases. When the client
expresses fear and doubt about undergoing ECT, the
nurse tries to talk the client into it, because the nurse
truly believes it will help the client. Which two ethical
concepts are in conflict?
- beneficence and autonomy
- justice and autonomy
- fidelity and paternalism
- beneficence and fidelity
PrepU | Practice
Questions, Study Guide &
Exam Review
|Guaranteed success|
, The mental health nurse is talking to nursing students in - Fidelity: "Telling the client that you will return in 15 minutes, then returning in
an ethics class and says, "Correctly pair an ethical 15 minutes"
principle with a nursing practice." Which statement by a
student would be correct?
- Paternalism: "Being knowledgeable and caring"
- Fidelity: "Telling the client that you will return in 15
minutes, then returning in 15 minutes"
- autonomy: "treating all clients fairly"
- Justice: " Acknowledging that the client has the right to
refuse treatment"
A client is admitted to the behavioral health facility Ensure the client has given informed consent.
involuntarily. The client is scheduled to undergo
electroconvulsive therapy. Which action does the nurse
take before the procedure?
- ensure the client has given informed consent
- ask the client's next of kin to provide informed
consent
- sign the document showing informed consent is not
necessary
- ask the client to accept voluntary admission before
the client gives informed consent
A nurse is initiating a relationship with a new client. After fidelity
meeting, the nurse makes arrangements to visit again
around lunchtime. A colleague invites the nurse to go
to the gym with them during lunch. The nurse decides
to forgo the gym and talk with the client. The nurse's
decision reflects which ethical principle?
- fidelity
- beneficence
- veracity
- autonomy
A client with persistent depression is considering beneficence and autonomy
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The nurse has seen
ECT be effective in other cases. When the client
expresses fear and doubt about undergoing ECT, the
nurse tries to talk the client into it, because the nurse
truly believes it will help the client. Which two ethical
concepts are in conflict?
- beneficence and autonomy
- justice and autonomy
- fidelity and paternalism
- beneficence and fidelity
