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A Nurse Is Attempting to Assist Her Client to Ambulate

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A nurse is attempting to assist her client to ambulate to the dining room. The care plan states that the client should use a cane. The client tells the nurse that she does not want to use the cane and that she can manage without one. The client is capable of making her own decisions. The nurse knows that this is an ethical dilemma. What is the ethical dilemma the nurse faces?


Definitions:

Source-monitoring Error

A source-monitoring error is a type of memory error where an individual is mistaken about the source or origin of a specific memory, often leading to false memories.

Reality-monitoring Error

A cognitive mistake wherein one has trouble distinguishing between actual experiences and imagined or fantasized events.

Proactive Interference

The tendency for older or previously learned information to interfere with the retention of new information.

Semantic Memories

A type of long-term memory involving the capacity to recall words, concepts, or numbers, which is essential for the use and understanding of language.

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