You Are Doing Discharge Teaching with a Client Who Has

question 13

Multiple Choice

You are doing discharge teaching with a client who has a diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse. What would be important to include in your teaching to prevent tachycardia and heart palpitations?

• A) Avoid coffee.
• B) Increase fluid intake.
• C) Maintain adequate sodium intake.
• D) Avoid strenuous activities.

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Definitions:

Moral Dilemmas

Situations in which a decision must be made between two or more actions that are ethical but mutually exclusive.

Kantian Moral Theory

A philosophical approach to ethics that emphasizes duty, rationality, and the categorical imperative as foundational principles of moral action.

Deontological Evaluation

An ethical assessment based on the principle that the morality of an action is based on its adherence to rules or duties, regardless of the outcomes.

Ethical Dilemma

A situation where one must make a decision between two or more morally correct actions that cannot both be undertaken.