Question 1
A nurse strongly believes that all newborns should be screened for HIV at birth. Which ethical principle would the nurse cite to support this argument?
◦ Informed consent
◦ Confidentiality
◦ Beneficence
◦ Autonomy
Question 2
A patient incident occurred on the nursing unit. What should the nurse caring for the patient do in regard to the incident report?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
◦ Carefully document the completion of an incident report in the nurse's notes.
◦ Write a recommendation for future prevention of such incidents in the report.
◦ Include only the facts and the nurse's observations in the incident report.
◦ Assist the nursing supervisor who will write the report.
◦ Include documentation in the medical record about the event that mandated completion of an incident report.
Teaching patient discharge instructions
Patient wearing an abularm
The physician will begin visual inspection of the patient immediately upon entering the examination ...
Patient with osteoarthritis.
Wong's Essentials of Pediatric Nursing