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Nurse H is providing care in the hospital for a 71-year-old male patient who is in the late stages of cancer and who has painful bone metastases. The client is non-responsive but groans and grimaces intermittently.
 
  Nurse H is drawing up a breakthrough dose of morphine for the patient, but Nurse R cautions that, sure, that will address his pain, but it could depress his respiratory drive and actually kill him at this stage.. Which of the following ethical principles is Nurse R prioritizing? A) Nonmaleficence
  B) Justice
  C) Beneficence
  D) Fidelity

Question 2

An autopsy shows that Lewy bodies were present in a patient's brain. Which of the following characteristics did the living patient probably exhibit?
 
  A) Hemiparesis
  B) Tremor
  C) Diplopia
  D) Aphasia


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Nurse R's emphasis on preventing harm to the patient, even during an act that may be motivated by altruism, is characteristic of the principle of nonmaleficence.

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Lewy bodies are found in patients with Parkinson's disease. Choices A, C, and D are associated more with stroke.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Excellent

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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