Author Question: Upon voluntary admission, the nurse will inform the client about his or her rights. Select all ... (Read 38 times)

anjilletteb · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

Upon voluntary admission, the nurse will inform the client about his or her rights. Select all rights that should be discussed.

1. Right to vote
2. Right to enter into a contract
3. Right to receive visitors
4. Right to a private room
5. Right to treatment
6. Right to refuse medications
7. Right to select their nurse for the day

Question 2

Which ethical principle is upheld when the nurse meets with the managed care company repre-sentative and strongly advocates that a client remain in the hospital rather than being discharged after 5 days?

1. Autonomy
2. Fidelity
3. Paternalism
4. Distributive justice

ebenov · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
The client has all of the above rights, but there is no guarantee of a private room or the nurse that the client prefers.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 4
The principle of distributive justice holds that a person should be treated according to what is fair or owed. Often clients with mental disorders do not receive parity with individuals with physical illnesses. Option 1 relates to self-determination. Option 2 is concerned with primum non nocere. Option 3 is not an ethical principle.