The Nurse Educator Is Preparing a Seminar That Focuses on the Impact

question 9

Multiple Choice

The nurse educator is preparing a seminar that focuses on the impact of technology on patient care.Which effect of technology on ethical decision making should the educator include in this seminar?

• A) Ethical situations remain similar to what they have always been in health care.
• B) Nurses have fewer ethical decisions, because computers now make many decisions.
• C) Ethical dilemmas have become more complex owing to technologies that prolong life.
• D) Nurses can postpone ethical decisions, because technology allows patients to live longer.

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that increases the body's readiness for action in times of stress, known as the fight or flight response.

Neuron Clusters

Groups of neurons located closely together in the brain, often linked by common functions or processes.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brainstem down the back, transmitting neural signals between the brain and the rest of the body.

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that activates the body's fight-or-flight response during stressful situations.