Author Question: A nurse is working with a young adult who has a history of severe anxiety. This client tells the ... (Read 57 times)

jc611 · **on:** Jul 19, 2018

A nurse is working with a young adult who has a history of severe anxiety. This client tells the nurse that he uses cannabis to calm down. In your state, cannabis is illegal, even for medical use.

The nurse judges that this law is against the interest of the client and advises the client to continue to self-medicate. In so doing, the nurse is: a. at risk of being judged guilty of unethical behavior
b. being unconditionally supportive of the client
c. supporting the ethical principle of nonmaleficence
d. within the parameters of scope of practice for the profession

Question 2

A couple arrives at a mental health clinic because the wife is concerned about some of her husband's behavior.

She relates to the nurse, I have found him several times looking across the courtyard with binoculars and snooping on neighbors while they were having sex. I don't understand, because he never wants to have sex with me. The nurse's assessment would MOST likely reveal which sexual disorder? a. homosexuality
b. transvestism
c. voyeurism
d. fetishism

apple · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 19, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Even though the use of the drug is in the client's best interest, because it is against the law in this state the nurse is at risk of being judged guilty of unethical behavior. Nurses and other mental health professionals risk being judged guilty of unethical behavior if they violate laws, even laws they judge to be against the interest of their clients. If a nurse disagrees with a law, the nurse should take action to change the law.

Answer to Question 2

C
The nurse recognize that this behavior is an example of voyeurism. Voyeurs derive sexual excitement from observing the bodies of others or observing others engaging in sexual activities. Oftentimes, for individuals with strong voyeuristic urges, they gain more excitement from watching others' bodies or watching others engage in sexual activities than they do from engaging in sexual activities themselves.