When Providing Preoperative Teaching for a Client Who Will Be

question 12

Multiple Choice

When providing preoperative teaching for a client who will be undergoing total knee arthroplasty, the nurse asks the client questions to assess his understanding of the surgery. Which type of ethics is the nurse implementing?

• A) Duty-based ethics
• B) Normative ethics
• C) Metaethics
• D) Preventive ethics

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Definitions:

Gender Constancy

The understanding that one's gender remains the same across time and situations, typically developed by age 6 or 7.

Gender Stability

The understanding and recognition that one's gender identity is consistent and persistent over time.

Electra Complex

A psychoanalytic concept referring to a girl's psychosexual competition with her mother for possession of her father.

Socializing Children

The process by which children learn the values, norms, and practices of their culture through interaction with more knowledgeable members of society.