The Director of Nursing Is Reviewing Situations That Require Attention

question 24

Multiple Choice

The director of nursing is reviewing situations that require attention. Which situation is an ethical dilemma that might need to be studied by the hospital Ethics Committee?

• A) A 20-year-old male patient with an opportunistic disease is HIV positive and does not want to share this information with his sexual partners.
• B) The nurse-patient ratio is 5:1 on a medical-surgical care area.
• C) A nurse inexperienced with electrocardiogram interpretation was assigned to the telemetry unit to provide care.
• D) Nursing staff provide medication to patients after doses are dropped on the floor.

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Definitions:

Genetic Expression

The method in which the data contained within a gene guides the construction of a protein molecule.

Heredity

The transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to offspring, a fundamental principle of genetics.

Genotype

The genetic makeup of an individual, including all of their genes, both expressed and non-expressed.

Natural Selection

A process in evolutionary biology where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.