A Nurse Assesses a Client with Ulcerative Colitis

question 22

Multiple Choice

A nurse assesses a client with ulcerative colitis.Which complications are paired correctly with their physiologic processes? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Lower gastrointestinal bleeding - Erosion of the bowel wall
• B) Abscess formation - Localized pockets of infection develop in the ulcerated bowel lining
• C) Toxic megacolon - Transmural inflammation resulting in pyuria and fecaluria
• D) Nonmechanical bowel obstruction - Paralysis of colon resulting from colorectal cancer
• E) Fistula - Dilation and colonic ileus caused by paralysis of the colon

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Principle of Utility

A principle in ethics and moral philosophy that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority.

Utilitarians

Proponents of the ethical theory of utilitarianism, which proposes that the best action is the one that maximizes utility, typically defined as maximizing happiness and reducing suffering.

Rightness

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Capabilities Approach

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