A client was admitted for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The ...

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A client was admitted for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). The physician performing the procedure failed to obtain informed consent before the ECT was administered. The physician could be charged with which of the following?
 
  A) Maleficence
  B) Battery
  C) Beneficence
  D) Infidelity

Question 2

A group of psychiatricmental health nurses have attended an inservice that addressed the topic of everyday ethics. This concept is best described as an approach to care that:
 
  A) Emphasizes respect, caring, and unconditional positive regard
  B) Focuses on maintaining the client's autonomy
  C) Emphasizes beneficence and fidelity in all nurseclient interactions
  D) Ensures that health care is provided justly

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
All clients have the right to give informed consent before health care professionals perform interventions. Administration of treatments or procedures without a client's informed consent can result in legal action against the primary provider and the health care agency. In such lawsuits, clients will prevail, alleging battery (touching another without permission), if they can prove that they did not consent to the procedure, that providers did not give adequate information for a decision, or that the treatment exceeded the scope of the consent. This action does not constitute maleficence, beneficence, or infidelity.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Feedback:
Everyday ethics act as the center of nursing practice and give meaning and purpose to nursing care. They focus on interpersonal relationships, demand the confirmation of positive regard, and respect the search for human dignity. They involve not only caring for but also caring about the client. The other given characteristics are congruent with everyday ethics but are not the central concepts.