Test Bank - Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 15th Edition by Janice L Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever & Kristen Overbaugh - Complete, Elaborated and Latest Test bank. ALL Chapters (1-68) Included and Updated for 2023

,Chapter AI1: AIProfessional AINursing AIPractice

1. A AInurse AIhas AIbeen AIoffered AIa AIposition AIon AIan AIobstetric AIunit AIand AIhas

AIlearned AIthat AIthe AIunit AIoffers AItherapeutic AIabortions, AIa AIprocedure AIthat

AIcontradicts AIthe AInurse's AIpersonal AIbeliefs. AIWhat AIis AIthe AInurse's AIethical

AIobligation AIto AIthese AIclients?

A. The AInurse AIshould AIadhere AIto AIprofessional AIstandards AIof AIpractice AIand

AIoffer AIservice AIto AIthese AIclients.

B. The AInurse AIshould AImake AIthe AIchoice AIto AIdecline AIthis AIposition AIand

AIpursue AIa AIdifferent AInursing AIrole.

C. The AInurse AIshould AIdecline AIto AIcare AIfor AIthe AIclients AIconsidering
AIabortion.

D. The AInurse AIshould AIexpress AIalternatives AIto AIwomen AIconsidering

AIterminating AItheir AIpregnancy.



ANS: AIB


Rationale: AITo AIavoid AIfacing AIthe AIethical AIdilemma AIof AIproviding AIcare AIthat
AIcontradicts AIthe AInurse’s AIpersonal AIbeliefs, AIthe AInurse AIshould AIconsider

AIworking AIin AIan AIarea AIof AInursing AIthat AIwould AInot AIpose AIthis AIdilemma.

AIThe AInurse AIshould AInot AIprovide AIcare AIto AIthe AIclient AIbecause AIit AIis AIa

AIconflict AIof AIpersonal AIvalues. AIThe AInurse AIshould AInot AIdeny AIcare AIto AIthese

AIclients AIas AIthis AIwould AIbe AIa AIbreach AIin AIthe AICode AIof AIEthics AIfor AInurses.

AIIf AIthe AIclient AIis AInot AIrequesting AIinformation AIfor AIalternatives AIto

AIabortions, AIthen AIthe AInurse AIshould AInot AIbe AIproviding AIthis AIinformation.




PTS: AI1 AIREF: AIp. AI27
NAT: AIClient AINeeds: AISafe, AIEffective AICare AIEnvironment: AIManagement
AIof AICare AITOP: AIChapter AI1: AIProfessional AINursing AIPractice KEY:
AIIntegrated AIProcess: AICaring AIBLM: AICognitive AILevel: AIApply AINOT:

AIMultiple AIChoice




2. An AI80-year-old AIclient AIis AIadmitted AIwith AIa AIdiagnosis AIof
AIcommunity-acquired AIpneumonia. AIDuring AIadmission AIthe AIclient

AIstates, AI"I AIhave AIa AIliving AIwill." AIWhat AIimplication AIof AIthis AIshould

AIthe AInurse AIrecognize?

,A. This AIdocument AIis AIalways AIhonored, AIregardless AIof AIcircumstances.
B. This AIdocument AIspecifies AIthe AIclient's AIwishes AIbefore AIhospitalization.
C. This AIdocument AIis AIbinding AIfor AIthe AIduration AIof AIthe AIclient's AIlife.

, D. This AIdocument AIhas AIbeen AIdrawn AIup AIby AIthe AIclient's AIfamily AIto
AIdetermine AIDNR AIstatus.



ANS: AIB


Rationale: AIA AIliving AIwill AIis AIone AItype AIof AIadvance AIdirective. AIIn AImost
AIsituations, AIliving AIwills AIare AIlimited AIto AIsituations AIin AIwhich AIthe AIclient's

AImedical AIcondition AIis AIdeemed AIterminal. AIThe AIother AIanswers AIare

AIincorrect AIbecause AIliving AIwills AIare AInot AIalways AIhonored AIin AIevery

AIcircumstance, AIthey AIare AInot AIbinding AIfor AIthe AIduration AIof AIthe AIclient's AIlife,

AIand AIthey AIare AInot AIdrawn AIup AIby AIthe AIclient's AIfamily.



PTS: AI1 AIREF: AIp. AI29
NAT: AIClient AINeeds: AISafe, AIEffective AICare AIEnvironment: AIManagement
AIof AICare AITOP: AIChapter AI1: AIProfessional AINursing AIPractice

KEY: AIIntegrated AIProcess: AICommunication AIand AIDocumentation AIBLM:
AICognitive AILevel: AIAnalyze

NOT: AIMultiple AIChoice


3. A AInurse AIhas AIbeen AIproviding AIethical AIcare AIfor AImany AIyears AIand AIis

AIaware AIof AIthe AIneed AIto AImaintain AIthe AIethical AIprinciple AIof

AInonmaleficence. AIWhich AIof AIthe AIfollowing AIactions AIwould AIbe AIconsidered

AIa AIviolation AIof AIthis AIprinciple?

A. Discussing AIa AIDNR AIorder AIwith AIa AIterminally AIill AIclient
B. Assisting AIa AIsemi-independent AIclient AIwith AIADLs
C. Refusing AIto AIadminister AIpain AImedication AIas AIprescribed
D. Providing AImore AIcare AIfor AIone AIclient AIthan AIfor


AIanother AIANS: AIC




Rationale: AIThe AIduty AInot AIto AIinflict AIas AIwell AIas AIprevent AIand AIremove
AIharm AIis AItermed AInonmaleficence. AIDiscussing AIa AIDNR AIorder AIwith AIa

AIterminally AIill AIclient AIand AIassisting AIa AIclient AIwith AIADLs AIwould AInot AIbe

AIconsidered AIcontradictions AIto AIthe AInurse's AIduty AIof AInonmaleficence.

AISome AIclients AIjustifiably AIrequire AImore AIcare AIthan AIothers.