A Staff Nurse in the Area That You Manage Has

question 23

Multiple Choice

A staff nurse in the area that you manage has excelled in the delivery of patient education.You are considering implementing a new job description that would broaden her opportunity to teach patients and orient new staff members to the value of patient education.What ethical principle is being reinforced?

• A) Justice
• B) Fidelity
• C) Paternalism
• D) Respect for others

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Definitions:

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

This accounting practice represents a reserve for accounts receivable that may not be collectible, reflecting potential future losses due to credit sales.

Debit Balance

A debit balance is the remaining amount of money in an account, typically a bank account or a business's financial account, after all debits have been accounted for.

Credit Balance

A situation in financial accounts where the amount of credits exceeds the amount of debits, indicating an amount owed to the account holder.

Selling Receivables

The process of selling accounts receivable to a third party to get immediate cash, also known as factoring.