A Nursing Instructor Is Teaching a Class About Ethical Principles

question 18

Multiple Choice

A nursing instructor is teaching a class about ethical principles to a group of nursing students. The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students give which of the following as an example of nonmaleficence?

• A) Protecting clients from a chemically impaired practitioner
• B) Performing dressing changes to promote wound healing
• C) Providing emotional support to clients who are anxious
• D) Administering pain medications to a client in pain

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Definitions:

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character, influencing patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior.

Narcissism

A character attribute marked by an exaggerated feeling of self-worth, a desire for others' admiration, and an absence of compassion for other people.

Developmental Period

a specific phase in the life cycle of an organism during which it develops specific capabilities or undergoes particular experiences that are essential for its growth and maturation.

Puberty

A developmental stage in which an individual undergoes physical changes leading to sexual maturity and the capability of reproduction.