Practice Question
In order to do good, the hospital provides sitters for all confused patient's who are at risk for falls or injury despite bed alarms.
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Correct Answer:
Beneficence
Rationale:
🟥 Beneficence means acting for the good of the patient.
🟥 Providing sitters prevents injury and promotes safety.
🟥It shows proactive efforts to protect vulnerable clients.
🟥 Beneficence guides interventions that enhance well-being.
🟥 Using sitters reduces falls and supports safe care.
Autonomy
🟥 Autonomy concerns patient choice, not injury prevention.
🟥 Confused clients cannot reliably exercise autonomous decisions.
Fidelity
🟥 Fidelity deals with promise-keeping, not active safety measures.
🟥 It does not guide protective interventions.
Justice
🟥 Justice is about fairness, not fall prevention.
🟥 This scenario is not about resource allocation.
Paternalism
🟥 Paternalism overrides autonomy; sitters ensure safety, not forced decisions.
🟥 It is not an example of restricting decision-making.
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NUR 4341 Leadership and Mgmt Exam 2 DABSN FA25-
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- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: Examplify Exam(s)
- Domain: Leadership
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