The best test bank for Nursing Test Banks covering Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Safe Practice with multiple choices and correct and well illustrated answers 1. A psychiatric nurse best applies the ethical principle of autonomy by: a. exploring alter

The best test bank for Nursing Test Banks covering Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Safe Practice with multiple choices and correct and well illustrated answers 1. A psychiatric nurse best applies the ethical principle of autonomy by: a. exploring alternative solutions with a patient, who then makes a choice. b. suggesting that two patients who were fighting be restricted to the unit. c. intervening when a self-mutilating patient attempts to harm self. d. staying with a patient demonstrating a high level of anxiety. ANS: A Autonomy is the right to self-determination, that is, to make one’s own decisions. By exploring alternatives with the patient, the patient is better equipped to make an informed, autonomous decision. The distracters demonstrate beneficence, fidelity, and justice. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Apply (Application) REF: Page 99 TOP: Nursing Process: Evaluation MSC: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment