A nurse is asked to obtain informed consent for a procedure to be performed on a patient who has not yet been told her cancer is terminal.
Which of the following is an issue
surrounding guidelines to the amount of information that should be given to this patient?
A) Under a paternalistic model of care, the locus of decision-making resides with the patient's
family, who are responsible for informing the patient.
B) Physicians basically agree on the amount and nature of the information that should be
provided to the patient, but disagree on its delivery.
C) It is the responsibility of the nurse to inform the patient of matters that have not been
discussed with the physician.
D) In some cultures, both physicians and families strongly believe that those who are ill
should be protected from bad news.
Question 2
Which of the following statements accurately describes a characteristic of the stem cell?
A) Stem cells are not able to renew themselves.
B) Stem cells give way to specialized cells.
C) Stem cells are committed to conduct a specific function.
D) Pluripotent stem cells are derived from the patient's own DNA.
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