The Nurse Explains to a Co-Worker That in Order to Practice

question 12

Multiple Choice

The nurse explains to a co-worker that in order to practice in an ethical manner,the first thing the nurse must do is to

• A)clarify one's own values to be sure they can be helpful in ethical dilemmas
• B)find an employer with organizational goals consistent with ethical practice.
• C)follow an established set of rules when confronted with an ethics dilemma.
• D)understand nursing's role in meeting the professional goals of nursing.

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Definitions:

Phenotypic Plasticity

The capacity of a living entity to alter its physical characteristics as a reaction to varying environmental conditions.

Genetic Engineering

A field of biotechnology that involves directly manipulating the genes of organisms to modify or improve specific characteristics or produce desired products.

Dominant Genes

Genes that express their trait even when only one copy is present, overpowering recessive genes in determining certain characteristics.

Recessive Genes

Genes that produce their characteristic phenotype only when their allele is identical and not masked by a dominant allele in a heterozygous pairing.