A Nurse Is Concerned About the Practice of Routinely Ordering

question 23

Multiple Choice

A nurse is concerned about the practice of routinely ordering a battery of laboratory tests for clients who are admitted to the hospital from a long-term care facility. An appropriate source in handling this ethical dilemma would be which of the following?

• A) The client's family
• B) The admitting physician
• C) The nurse in charge of the unit
• D) The institutional ethics committee

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