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mcmcdaniel · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A nurse at a care facility assists with numerous aspects of residents' care. Which of the following ergonomic hazards is the nurse likely to face when providing care?

A) Assisting with dressing
B) Lifting heavy loads
C) Carrying medical equipment
D) Administering physiotherapy

Question 2

A group of nurses who work at a large, long-term care facility have become embroiled in controversy over a large number of residents who are refusing a seasonal influenza vaccination.

Specifically, there is controversy around the appropriate amount of influence that nurses can exercise when encouraging residents to become immunized. A teleological perspective on this issue would prioritize what consideration? A) The rightness or wrongness of coercion
B) The legal rights of the individual
C) The greatest good for the greatest number
D) Historical precedents

frankwu0507 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
The nurse is vulnerable to the ergonomic hazard of lifting a heavy load. Other ergonomic hazards include reaching and lifting loads far from the body, twisting while lifting, and unexpected changes in load demand during a lift, among others. A nurse is not likely to face an ergonomic hazard when assisting the client with dressing, carrying medical equipment, or administering physiotherapy.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Teleology is ethical theory based on final outcomes. It is also known as utilitarianism because the ultimate ethical test for any decision is based on what is best for the most people. Deontology focuses on the morality of an act. Teleology does not prioritize historical precedent or the legal rights of the individual.