What Actions by a Nurse Identify an Understanding of the Nursing

question 18

Multiple Choice

What actions by a nurse identify an understanding of the nursing responsibility to treat the patient with consideration to the ethical component of beneficence? Select all that apply.

• A) Frequently self-reflecting on whether the nursing interventions are actually helping the patient
• B) Evaluating whether the intervention is causing the patient unacceptable levels of anxiety or pain
• C) Recognizing that the moral rule of primum non nocere does not apply to the mentally ill patient
• D) Being willing to influence the patient in making decisions concerning the need for unpleasant treatments
• E) Consistently setting boundaries to effectively deflect a patient's inappropriate sexually-oriented behaviors

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