A Nurse Has Agreed to Assist in Collecting Data from Clients

question 3

Multiple Choice

A nurse has agreed to assist in collecting data from clients in a long-term-care setting. The nurse becomes concerned upon realizing that many of the clients participating in the study have documented cognitive impairments. Which ethical responsibility is being violated?

• A) Beneficence
• B) Confidentiality
• C) Voluntary participation
• D) Informed consent

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Definitions:

Intrusions

Geological features formed when magma cools and solidifies before reaching the surface, creating bodies of igneous rock.

Mid-Ocean Ridges

Underwater mountain ranges formed by plate tectonics, where new oceanic crust is generated from upwelling magma.

Asthenosphere

The asthenosphere is the highly viscous, mechanically weak, and ductilely-deforming region of the upper mantle of the Earth, lying just below the lithosphere.

Transform Faults

A type of fault where two tectonic plates slide past each other horizontally, typically associated with earthquake activity.