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A 9-year-old patient was severely burned and has been undergoing whirlpool treatments to debride the wounds. The patient is crying and does not want to go to the physical therapy de-partment for treatment.
 
  The registered nurse caring for the patient knows that, even though it is uncomfortable, the patient needs to have the therapy for the wounds to heal properly. The nurse is demonstrating which ethical principle? a. Autonomy
  b. Bioethics
  c. Justice
  d. Beneficence

Question 2

A registered nurse has recently been reassigned to the gynecology unit at the hospital.
 
  The nurse is strongly against abortion because of religious beliefs and contacts the nursing supervisor re-garding the assignment because the unit cares for women who are undergoing abortions. The nurse is having a conflict in which area? a. Confidentiality
  b. Values
  c. Social networking
  d. Culture


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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The principle of beneficence promotes taking positive, active steps to help others. It encourages a nurse to do good for the patient. Beneficence guides decisions in which the benefits of a treat-ment pose a risk to the patient's well-being or dignity. Autonomy refers to independence and self-determination. The study of bioethics represents a particular branch of ethics (i.e., the study of ethics within the field of health care). Justice refers to the principle of fairness. In health care the term is used to reflect a commitment to fair treatment and fair distribution of health care re-sources.

Answer to Question 2

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The nurse is having a conflict in values because of religious beliefs and abortion. A value is a personal belief about the worth of an idea, a custom, or an object. Confidentiality is not the issue because no confidences have been broken. Social networking is online communication, which is not the issue in this scenario, values are the issue. The nurse is not having a conflict in culture, but in beliefs and values.


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