The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Whose Condition Has

question 16

Multiple Choice

The nurse is caring for a patient whose condition has deteriorated and who is not responding to standard treatment.The physician calls for an ethical consultation with the family to discuss potential withdrawal versus aggressive treatment.The nurse understands that applying a model for ethical decision making involves which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

• A) Burden versus benefit
• B) Family's wishes
• C) Patient's wishes
• D) Potential outcomes of treatment options

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Definitions:

Receive

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Freudian Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic method and theory of psychology developed by Sigmund Freud emphasizing unconscious motivations and conflicts as determinants of behavior.

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Overcome

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