Nurse T promised an 81-year-old female client that he would ...

[Bob-Dole]

Nurse T promised an 81-year-old female client that he would liaise with the physiotherapy team and ensure that her rehabilitation would commence soon, since it was apparent that she was being overlooked.
 
  Due to a busy shift during which another patient declined rapidly, the nurse did not follow up. Which ethical principle has Nurse T most clearly violated? A) Beneficence
  B) Fidelity
  C) Veracity
  D) Justice

Question 2

Pernicious anemia results from inadequate absorption of
 
  a. vitamin B12.
  b. iron.
  c. vitamin K.
  d. protein.

[Eunice618]

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Central to the principle of fidelity is respecting words and duties to patients, such as following up when promised. The nurse's actions are less indicative of deficits in beneficence, veracity (since he did not overtly lie to the patient), or justice.

Answer to Question 2

A
Because the intrinsic factor is not available to combine with B12, transport of this necessary vitamin to the ileum is prevented.