A nurse ensures that a patient does not have questions regarding the upcoming surgical procedure and verifies that the signature on the consent form is the patient's signature. Which ethical principle is this nurse demonstrating?
A.
Autonomy
B.
Beneficence
C.
Fidelity
D.
Justice
Question 2
A 45-year-old woman presents to the emergency department complaining of chest pain and feeling anxious. She asks to have an electrocardiogram (EKG) but is told that heart disease is a man's disease and is given a prescription for lorazepam (Ativan).
What can the nurse conclude?
A.
If the woman were older, she may have received an EKG.
B.
Sex hormones play a powerful role in determining heart disease.
C.
Stereotyping seriously impacted the care the woman received.
D.
Women under the age of 45 are at low risk of having heart disease.