A 24-Year-Old Man with Severe Cognitive Impairment, and No Relatives

question 11

Multiple Choice

A 24-year-old man with severe cognitive impairment, and no relatives participating in his care, needs to make a decision about removal of a brain tumor that will render him totally dependent for completion of all activities of daily living. The nurse participates in ethical decision making on his behalf, knowing that the client is unable to benefit from which of the following ethical concepts?

• A) Autonomy
• B) Justice
• C) Beneficence
• D) Advocacy

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Definitions:

Planning (P)

The process of setting objectives, developing strategies, and outlining tasks and schedules to achieve the goals.

Implementation (I)

The process of putting a decision or plan into effect; the action that must follow any preliminary thinking in order for something to actually happen.

Control (C)

In management and accounting, this refers to the systems and processes that are used to monitor and manage an organization's financial resources and operations.

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