Author Question: A client nearing the end of life requests that he be given no food or fluids. The physician orders ... (Read 73 times)

stock · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A client nearing the end of life requests that he be given no food or fluids. The physician orders the insertion of a nasogastric tube to feed the client. What situation does this create for the nurse providing care?

A) Nurse must follow the physician's orders
B) An inability to provide care for the patient
C) An ethical dilemma about inconsistent courses of action
D) A barrier to establishing an effective nursepatient relationship

Question 2

A nurse provides client care within a philosophy of ethical decision making and professional expectations. What is the nurse using as a framework for practice?

A) Code of Ethics
B) Standards of Care
C) Definition of Nursing
D) Values Clarification

flexer1n1 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
In an ethical dilemma, two or more clear moral principles apply but support mutually inconsistent courses of action. In this case, the nurse must decide what to do based on ethical decision making and take action that can be justified ethically based on that process.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
A professional code of ethics provides a framework for making ethical decisions and sets forth professional expectations. Codes of ethics inform both nurses and society of the primary goals and values of the profession.