A major change in medical ethics that affected nursing occurred ...

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A major change in medical ethics that affected nursing occurred when the Western secular belief system shifted emphasis from duties to
 
  a. individual autonomy and rights.
  b. satisfying Medicare regulations.
  c. the cost-effectiveness of care.
  d. nonmaleficence.

Question 2

The nurse providing care for patients or residents must act on the knowledge that a basic right of a patient or a resident is to receive
 
  a. considerate and respectful care from all care providers.
  b. information about the diagnosis and prognosis from the practical nurse.
  c. the medical care of their choice, regardless of their ability to pay.
  d. any food requested and in as large a quantity as desired.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
Freedom of choice (autonomy) and the ability to assert one's individual rights have become the major operative beliefs of the Western secular belief system affecting medical ethics today. These beliefs, in turn, affect the way nurses interact with patients. Satisfying Medicare regulations and the cost-effectiveness of care are not aspects of the Western secular belief system. The remaining option is an ethical principle that has always been important in medical ethics.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The individual rights of patients are an important ethical theme in health care. It is imperative that nurses separate personal ethics from nursing ethics and provide appropriate care to patients regardless of whether the nurse likes or dislikes the patient and regardless of the nurse's values relating to the patient's lifestyle, ethnicity, or other factors. Receiving information about the diagnosis and prognosis is not considered a right that is met by the LPN/LVN. The remaining options are not rights.