A Nurse Working in a Labor and Birth Unit Is

question 27

Multiple Choice

A nurse working in a labor and birth unit is asked to take care of two high-risk clients in the labor and birth suite: a 34 weeks' gestation 28-year-old gravida 3, para 2 in preterm labor and a 40-year-old gravida 1, para 0 who is severely preeclamptic. The nurse refuses this assignment telling the charge nurse that based on individual client acuity, each client should have one-on-one care. Which ethical principle is the nurse advocating?

• A) Accountability
• B) Beneficence
• C) Justice
• D) Fidelity

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Definitions:

Cash Refund

An amount paid by the seller to the buyer for merchandise that is defective, is damaged during shipment, or does not meet the buyer’s expectations.

Cash Payments Journal

The special journal in which all cash payments are recorded.

Account Receivable

Money owed to a company by its debtors for goods or services that have been delivered or sold but not yet paid for.

Subsidiary Ledgers

Detailed ledgers that provide a breakdown of individual accounts that are summarized in the general ledger.