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fox · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Upon reviewing a health care provider's orders for an assigned client, you notice that tetracycline, Maalox, and an iron supplement have been prescribed.

You understand tetracycline absorption is decreased when administered with antacids or ferrous sulfate, and that the antibiotic should be taken on an empty stomach. You then schedule these medications to be given several hours apart and the tetracycline 2 to 3 hours before meals. This nursing intervention represents an example of which ethical principle? a. beneficence c. nonmaleficence
b. client advocacy d. utility

Question 2

A client is angry and crying as the nurse assists her out of bed to a chair 4 hours after a cesarean section, saying that she is in great pain and is more comfortable in bed.

The nurse recognizes the long-term value of this therapy and encourages the client to sit up for 30 minutes. This nursing intervention represents an example of which of these ethical principles? a. beneficence c. justice
b. nonmaleficence d. fidelity

T4T · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Nonmaleficence is the principle of duty to avoid causing harm to others; it refers to both intentional harm and the risk of harm, which may be physiologic, social, financial, or spiritual in nature. Nonmaleficence requires that a nurse weigh potential risks and benefits of treatment or research, following professional and legal standards of care.

Answer to Question 2

A
Beneficence is the principle of promoting good and preventing harm to others; it is often viewed as the core of nursing practice. For example, a nurse encourages a client who had abdominal surgery earlier in the day to breathe deeply and cough to keep the lungs clear, while recognizing the procedure is painful to the client at this point in the postoperative recovery process.