A group of nurse researchers has proposed a study to examine the efficacy of a new wound care product. Which of the following aspects of the methodology demonstrates that the nurses are attempting to maintain the ethical principle of nonmaleficence?
A) The nurses are taking every reasonable measure to ensure that no participants experience impaired wound healing as a result of the study intervention.
B) The nurses have organized the study in such a way that the foreseeable risks and benefits are distributed as fairly as possible.
C) The nurses have given multiple opportunities for potential participants to ask questions, and have been following the informed consent process systematically.
D) The nurses have completed a literature review that suggests the new treatment may result in decreased wound healing time.
Question 2
The children of a female client 78 years of age with a recent diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer's disease are attempting to convince their mother to move into an assisted living facility, a move to which the client is vehemently opposed.
Both the client and her children have expressed to the nurse how they are entrenched in their position. Which of the following statements expresses a utilitarian approach to this dilemma?
A) The decision should be made in light of consequences.
B) The client's autonomy and independence are the priority considerations.
C) Benefits and burdens should be evenly distributed between the children and the client.
D) The client has a right to self-determination.
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