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jCorn1234

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on: Jul 11, 2018
Patient P refuses a blood test that Nurse N believes P desperately needs. Nurse N ignores the patient's wishes and sends a blood sample to the lab without P's knowledge. The ethical conflict between Patient P and Nurse N involves:
 
  A) P: nonmaleficence; N: veracity
  B) P: beneficence; N: relativism
  C) P: egoism; N: utilitarianism
  D) P: autonomy; N: paternalism

Question 2

The nurse gives a presentation to the members of the senior center about visual changes in the older adult.
 
  Which of the following pieces of information should the nurse include in the presentation? The most common cause of blindness in people over 65 is: A) Accidental injury
  B) Detached retina
  C) Glaucoma
  D) Macular degeneration


mcarey591

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
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P is asserting his autonomy, but N is ignoring his wishes and acting for P's own good as Nurse N perceives it.

Answer to Question 2

D
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The most common cause of blindness in the older adult is macular degeneration. The most common cause of low vision is cataracts.


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