The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Who Is Actively

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient who is actively bleeding.The physician orders blood transfusions.The nurse notes in the chart that the patient is a Jehovah's Witness and informs the patient of the physician's order.The patient states that she is a Jehovah's Witness and does not want blood products.The nurse contacts the physician to tell him that blood cannot be given to this patient and requests alternative treatment.In doing so,the nurse is operating within which of the following theories?

• A) Leininger's cultural care diversity and universality theory
• B) Roy's adaptation theory
• C) Watson's philosophy of transpersonal caring
• D) Orem's self-care deficit theory

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