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nautica902

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The nurse manager performs a risk-benefit analysis to determine the minimum number of staff the unit will need over the Christmas and New Year's holiday to allow as many nurses to take time off as possible while maintaining the safety of the patients.
 
  What ethical problem-solving approach is this nurse manager using?
  a. Utilitarianism
  b. Deontology
  c. Categorical imperative
  d. Feminist ethics

Question 2

The nurse observes a new graduate nurse preparing to place an IV catheter in the patient's arm. The new graduate tells the patient, You won't feel a thing before inserting the needle under the skin. What ethical principle did the new graduate violate?
 
  a. Beneficence
  b. Nonmaleficence
  c. Veracity
  d. Confidentiality


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kescobar@64

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C


nautica902

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

blakcmamba

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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