A 78-Year-Old Client Is Hospitalized After a Fall That Resulted

question 10

Multiple Choice

A 78-year-old client is hospitalized after a fall that resulted in a fractured left ankle.By day 4 of the hospitalization that includes reduction of the fracture and analgesic drug therapy, the client has become mildly disoriented and is incontinent of urine.The nurse explains to the family that these symptoms reflect the:

• A)relationship between aging and both physical and psychosocial responses to trauma.
• B)response exhibited by many older adults who are hospitalized.
• C)effects of stress-induced perceptual deficits often seen in the hospitalized older adult.
• D)results of the pharmacologic pain control therapy.

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Definitions:

Lying to Customers

The unethical practice of deliberately providing false information to customers about products or services.

Ethical Behavior

Behavior demonstrating a willingness to treat others fairly and that shows one to be honest and trustworthy and that exhibits loyalty to company, associates, and the work for which one is responsible.

Treating Others Fairly

The act of interacting and making decisions in a way that is just, unbiased, and equitable towards all individuals.

Ethical Dilemma

A situation in which a person must choose between conflicting moral principles, making a decision that could have ethical ramifications.