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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