When a Respiratory Therapist Defers a Patient's Questions About a Condition

question 23

Multiple Choice

When a respiratory therapist defers a patient's questions about a condition to the attending physician, what ethical principle is being practiced?

• A)autonomy
• B)beneficence
• C)role fidelity
• D)harm principle

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Definitions:

Phototropism

The growth of a plant in response to the direction of light.

Biennial

Referring to plants or events occurring every two years, or plants that take two years to complete their lifecycle from germination to seed production.

Perennial

Plants that live for more than two years, often going through cycles of growth, flowering, and dormancy.

Annual

A plant that completes its life cycle, from germination to the production of seeds, within one year, and then dies.