The Patient Is Admitted with a Large Stage 4 Pressure

question 6

Multiple Choice

The patient is admitted with a large stage 4 pressure ulcer on his coccyx.After comparing the benefits of the following support surfaces,the nurse would choose which of the following as most appropriate for this patient?

• A)Water mattress
• B)Gel overlay
• C)Foam overlay
• D)Air-fluidized bed

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Definitions:

Greatest Happiness

A principle stating that actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote overall happiness, identifying happiness with the maximum pleasure and minimum pain.

Rule Consequentialism

An ethical theory that suggests the moral correctness of an action depends on the consequences of following rules that are designed to promote the greatest good.

Classical Utilitarians

Philosophers such as Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill who advocated for utilitarianism, a moral theory that actions are right if they result in the greatest happiness for the greatest number of people.

Act Consequentialists

Ethical theorists who evaluate the morality of an action based solely on the outcomes or consequences it produces.