A nurse is caring for a client who has been involved in a mo…
A nurse is caring for a client who has been involved in a motor vehicle accident. The client will be going to surgery for repair of an open fracture of the femur. As the nurse starts to give preoperative medication to the client, a family member pulls her aside and asks that the client not be told that her husband did not survive the accident. The nurse believes the client should be told the truth. What ethical principle does this describe?
Read DetailsA client has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The…
A client has been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. The teaching begins in the hospital with an interdisciplinary approach and continues with outpatient classes. However, the client continues to state, “I know I do not need to spend my time doing all this because I will be fine once I get out from under all this stress.” The barrier to learning that the nurse recognizes and must deal with is the:
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