The Nurse Makes Practice Decisions Based Upon Each Patient's Unique

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse makes practice decisions based upon each patient's unique characteristics, the relationship between the patient and the nurse, and the most humanistic course of action in the particular case circumstance. Which branch of ethics does this reflect?

• A) Virtual ethics
• B) Duty ethics
• C) Utilitarian ethics
• D) Situational ethics

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