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A home care nurse visits a patient who is confined to bed and is cared for by her daughter. The daughter is known to suffer from chemical dependence. The home is cluttered and unclean.
 
  During the assessment the nurse notes that the patient is wet with urine and has dried feces on her buttocks, and demonstrates signs of dehydration. After caring for the patient, the nurse contacts the physician and reports the incident to Adult Protective Services. This is an example of which ethical framework?
 
  A) Justice
  B) Beneficence
  C) Nonmaleficence
  D) Fidelity

Question 2

An emergency department nurse and healthcare team, caring for a 2-year-old, semiconscious child with numerous fractures and evidence of cigarette burns, suspect child abuse.
 
  The nurse reports the family to the child abuse hotline. The nurse is following which ethical principle?
 
  A) Beneficence
  B) Nonmaleficence
  C) Justice
  D) Fidelity



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: C

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B



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