A Nurse Manager Is Using an Ethical Foundation to Guide

question 20

Multiple Choice

A nurse manager is using an ethical foundation to guide the nursing activities, which includes providing care, preventing harm, and maintaining relationships. Which of the following is the ethical foundation being used?

• A) Care ethics
• B) Casuist ethics
• C) Virtue ethics
• D) Justice ethics

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Definitions:

Radioisotope

An atom with an unstable nucleus that emits radiation during its decay to a stable form.

Nonionizing Radiation

Radiation that has enough energy to move atoms around or make them vibrate, but not enough to ionize (remove charged particles such as electrons) atoms or molecules.

Radionuclide Imaging

A medical imaging technique using small amounts of radioactive material to diagnose or treat diseases.

Nuclear Medicine

A medical specialty using radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, particularly cancers and diseases of the heart and bones.