A Nursing Instructor Is Discussing Moral Principles with a Group

question 22

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is discussing moral principles with a group of students.Which comment made by a student nurse indicates the need for further instruction?

• A) "A client choosing not to have a needed blood transfusion is an example of autonomy."
• B) "An example of veracity would be if a client asks her nurse if she is going to die and the nurse feels obligated to explain to the client that she is dying."
• C) "If a client asks the nurse to please come right back, and the nurse tells the client he will be back in just a couple of minutes, then that would be an example of fidelity."
• D) "A home health nurse carefully planning his or her day to assure each client gets an adequate amount of time is an example of beneficence."

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