A Dying Patient Is Unable to Take Fluids by Mouth

question 10

Multiple Choice

A dying patient is unable to take fluids by mouth and tells the nurse that "it's okay" since he's not thirsty anyway and is ready to die. The nurse ensures the patient has a functioning intravenous line and administers fluids around the clock. Which of the following ethical theories is this nurse implementing?

• A) Rule deontology
• B) Act deontology
• C) Rule utilitarianism
• D) Act utilitarianism

Relate the benefits of prenatal and postnatal care and the roles of healthcare support systems.

Identify the impact of environmental factors, including father's habits and maternal anxiety, on pregnancy outcomes.

Understand the importance and methods of prenatal care education.

Recognize the roles and practices of continuous support persons during childbirth, such as doulas and midwives.

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Definitions:

Alternative Personalities

Distinct identities or personality states within an individual, typically in the context of dissociative identity disorder, each with its own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the environment.

Dissociative Amnesia

A condition characterized by memory loss that is caused by psychological stress or trauma rather than by physical damage to the brain.

Anterograde Amnesia

A condition that prevents an individual from forming new memories after the event that caused the amnesia, though memories from before the event remain intact.

Korsakoff's Syndrome

A chronic memory disorder caused by severe deficiency of thiamine (vitamin B1), most commonly associated with prolonged alcoholism.