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13. In nursing school, the student learns that the nurse should always consider the possible outcomes of any nursing action taken. What ethical concept does this consideration support?

A patient refused to ambulate post-operatively and subsequently developed bilateral pneumonia, causing his hospital stay to be lengthened. After discharge, the patient filed a lawsuit claiming his primary nurse was negligent in allowing him to develop pneumonia. What is the nurse’s best defense in this case?

10. Ethics as a discipline differs from law in which way?

The nurse uses the MORAL model for ethical decision making at the bedside. Which option reflects the first step (M) of this model?

The nurse’s neighbor routinely calls and asks for advice regarding health issues. What should the nurse do about these calls?

A patient became confused and used a pocket knife to threaten others. The nurse confiscated the knife. What is the nurse’s best defense for this action?

Which ethical principle supports the argument that all newborns should be screened for HIV?

What is the basic purpose of the state board of nursing?

The patient has tested positive for a gene associated with breast cancer. Can this patient be denied life insurance based upon this finding?

7. A patient presents at a small rural medical clinic after falling from a ladder. The physician suspects that the patient may have intracranial injuries but no diagnostic equipment to determine the severity of injury is available. What is necessary for the physician to legally transfer this unstable patient? Choose all that are correct.