Choose the best description of the health care framework of ...

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Choose the best description of the health care framework of paternalism.
 
  A) The physician holds the role of the father, the nurse is the mother, and the client is the child.
  B) The client and health care professional share in determining the options and selecting the best choice for that person.
  C) The balance of authority in decision making shifts away from the provider to the user of health care services, and the client is clearly in control of choices among available options.
  D) Interventions depend on the ability of the community health nurse to relinquish decision-making control to the community client and to trust its ability to make responsible decisions.

Question 2

Which definition best represents applied ethics?
 
  A) When one considers only his/her individual good or self-interest
  B) A branch of ethics that views everything as universally valid or where true moral principles apply
  C) A systematic, logical framework for analysis, discourse, and decision making that assists in ensuring decisions are grounded in good actions
  D) A system that focuses on those traits valued in personal relationships, such as compassion, love, sympathy, and trust

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
Paternalism is where the physician holds the role of the father, the nurse is the mother, and the client is the child. Contractualism occurs when the client and health care professional share in determining the options and selecting the best choice for that person. Consumerism occurs when the balance of authority in decision making shifts away from the provider to the user of health care services and the consumer is clearly in control of choices among available options. Community health interventions depend on the ability of the community health nurse to relinquish decision-making control to the community and to trust its ability to make responsible decisions.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: C
The function of applied ethics is to provide a systematic, logical framework for analysis, discourse, and decision making that helps ensure that decisions are grounded in the philosophy of good actions. Ethical/moral egoism occurs when one considers only his/her own good or self-interest. Ethical/moral objectivism is a branch of ethics that views everything as universally valid or where true moral principles apply. Ethics of care focuses on traits valued in personal relationships, such as compassion, love, sympathy, and trust.