A 20-Year-Old Client with Down Syndrome Is Diagnosed with an Illness.Even

question 15

Multiple Choice

A 20-year-old client with Down syndrome is diagnosed with an illness.Even though the client is able to live in an assisted environment and work part-time for a local bookstore,the parents of the client are adamant about not initiating a course of treatment whose side effects are unknown with Down syndrome clients.According to the nursing code of ethics,to whom is the nurse's first loyalty?

• A)The client
• B)The parent
• C)The physician
• D)The nurse

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Definitions:

Anterior Cruciate Ligament

A key ligament located inside the knee joint that connects the thigh bone to the shin bone, crucial for stabilizing the knee.

Lateral Collateral Ligament

A ligament located on the lateral (outer) side of the knee, providing stability to the outer knee joint.

Supraspinous Fossa

The depression above the spine of the scapula on the dorsal surface, which houses the supraspinatus muscle.

Acromion

An anatomical landmark located on the upper part of the shoulder blade, which extends laterally over the shoulder joint.