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2022)Chapter xx1: xxProfessional xxNursing xxPractice

Hinkle: Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE xx




1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit
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offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs. What
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is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients?
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A. The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to
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these clients.
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B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different
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nursing role.
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C. The nurse should decline to care for the client’s considering abortion.
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D. The nurse should express alternatives to women considering terminating their pregnancy.
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ANS: B xx


Rationale: To avoid facing the ethical dilemma of providing care that contradicts the nurse’s
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personal beliefs, the nurse should consider working in an area of nursing that would not pose
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this dilemma. The nurse should not provide care to the client because it is a conflict of
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personal values. The nurse should not deny care to these clients as this would be a breach in
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the Code of Ethics for nurses. If the client is not requesting information for alternatives to
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abortions, then the nurse should not be providing this information.
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PTS: 1 xxREF: p. 27 xx xx


NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
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Caring BLM: Cognitive Level: Apply
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2. An 80-year-old client is admitted with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. During
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admission the client states, "I have a living will." What implication of this should the nurse
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recognize? A. This document is always honored, regardless of circumstances.
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B. This document specifies the client's wishes before hospitalization.
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C. This document is binding for the duration of the client's life.
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D. This document has been drawn up by the client's family to determine DNR status.
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ANS: B xx


Rationale: A living will is one type of advance directive. In most situations, living wills are
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limited to situations in which the client's medical condition is deemed terminal. The other
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answers are incorrect because living wills are not always honored in every circumstance, they
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are not binding for the duration of the client's life, and they are not drawn up by the client's
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family.
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PTS: 1 xxREF: p. 29 xx xx


NAT: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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TOP: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
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