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A registered nurse is educating a nursing student about the similarities and differences between the deontological and utilitarianism systems of ethics. What information should the nurse provide? Select all that apply.
1: The difference between utilitarianism and deontology is the focus on outcomes.
2: Utilitarianism takes into consideration the usefulness of an action; deontology does not look into consequences.
3: Utilitarianism measures the effect that an act will have; deontology looks to the presence of principles regardless of the outcome.
4: Utilitarianism and deontology are closely related to the ethics of care because both ideologies promote a philosophy that focuses on understanding relationships.
5: Both utilitarianism and deontology look into the nature of relationships and propose that the natural urge to be influenced by relationships is a positive value.

The difference between utilitarianism and deontology is the focus on outcomes.

Utilitarianism takes into consideration the usefulness of an action; deontology does not look into consequences.

Utilitarianism measures the effect that an act will have; deontology looks to the presence of principles regardless of the outcome.

A critical care nurse scheduled to be off work for a long weekend, is telephoned at 2 AM to come to work to assist with the care of multiple trauma victims. The nurse has a 15-year-old son, a 10-year-old daughter, and a spouse who is not expected to return from work until 8 AM. What should the nurse do first?
1: Wake the son
2: Call the spouse
3: Shower and dress
4: Collect the go bag

Call the spouse

A client asks the nurse, "Because I'm so comfortable talking with you, can we go out for coffee and a movie after I get discharged?" To maintain the boundaries of a therapeutic relationship, how will the nurse respond?
1: "I'm flattered, but that would be professionally unethical."
2: "You feel connected to me now; that will change once you are discharged."
3: "The attention I've been giving you is directed toward getting you better; it isn't social."
4: "A social life is important, so as your nurse let's talk about how you can form friendships."

"A social life is important, so as your nurse let's talk about how you can form friendships."

While reviewing a client's prescriptions, the nurse finds that one of the prescribed drugs is redundant and notifies the primary healthcare provider. Which attitude of critical thinking does the nurse exhibit?
1: Curiosity
2: Risk taking
3: Thinking independently
4: Responsibility and authority

Risk taking

What are the best ways for a nurse to be protected legally? Select all that apply.
1: Ensure that a therapeutic relationship with all clients has been established.
2: Provide care within the parameters of the state or provinces standards for nursing practice.
3: Carry at least $100,000 worth of liability insurance.
4: Document consistently and objectively.
5: Clearly document a client's nonadherence to the medical regimen.

Provide care within the parameters of the state or provinces standards for nursing practice.

Document consistently and objectively.

Clearly document a client's nonadherence to the medical regimen.

According to Swanson's caring process, the nurse must know the client. Which factors enable the nurse to know the client better? Select all that apply.
1: Economic constraints
2: Continuity of care by the nursing staff
3: Fewer nurses in the healthcare facility
4: Collection of data about the client's clinical condition
5: Engagement in a caring relationship without assumptions

Continuity of care by the nursing staff

Collection of data about the client's clinical condition

Engagement in a caring relationship without assumptions

According to which stage of Kohlberg's theory would a nurse ask a higher authority to reduce the treatment expenses of a low-income client?
1: Social contract orientation
2: Society-maintaining orientation
3: Instrument relativist orientation
4: Universal ethical principle orientation

Universal ethical principle orientation

Which situation is an accurate instance of false imprisonment?
1: A nurse applies restraints to a conscious client to feed him or her.
2: A nurse applies restraints to an aggressive client after obtaining a signed consent form.
3: A nurse applies restraints to an unconscious client who is in danger of sustaining a fall.
4: A nurse applies restraints to a client after obtaining an order from the primary healthcare provider.

A nurse applies restraints to a conscious client to feed him or her.

A client is admitted to the hospital for acute pain in the hip, and a total hip replacement surgery is scheduled. The client was diagnosed recently with early dementia. The client appears oriented and alert and responds appropriately when interviewed. When the nurse is providing preoperative teaching, the client says, "I don't want to have that surgery." The client's spouse voices a desire to proceed with the surgery to provide relief for the client. How should the nurse respond?
1: Discuss with the client feelings about having surgery.
2: Ask the client if a power of attorney for health care has been established.
3: Continue with preparation for surgery as the spouse has requested.
4: Continue with teaching, ensuring that the client understands the process.

Ask the client if a power of attorney for health care has been established.

The spouse of a client who is dying tells the primary nurse that the client is asking the nurses to leave the pain medication on the bedside table and fears they are being saved for a suicide attempt. The nurse knows that the staff members have mixed feelings about the client's terminal status and prolonged pain. What is the most ethically appropriate intervention by the nurse?
1: Reporting the information about the medication to the nurse manager
2: Reminding the nurses that they should not leave the medication at the bedside
3: Asking the nurse manager to address the medication problem and the staff's feelings
4: Suggesting a nursing conference to discuss the medication problem and the staff's feelings

Suggesting a nursing conference to discuss the medication problem and the staff's feelings

A client with terminal cancer signs a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order upon admission to the hospital. When the client goes into respiratory arrest a week later, the client is not resuscitated. Which factor does the nurse determine is most relevant to the legal aspects of a DNR order?
1: Policies of the agency establish the status of DNR orders.
2: Age is an important factor in the decision not to resuscitate.
3: Decisions regarding resuscitation reside with the client's primary healthcare provider.
4:Once a DNR order is signed, it remains in force for the entire hospitalization.

Policies of the agency establish the status of DNR orders.

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