Question

An ethical conflict exists around a female client's expressed desire to have a neighbor make her treatment decisions. This neighbor is an individual who the client's children characterize as a predator. Place in the correct order the steps that the nurse should follow in resolving this ethical conflict.

1) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2) 4, 1, 3, 2, 5
3) 2, 3, 4, 1, 5
4) 1, 4, 3, 2, 5

Answer 1

The nurse should follow the steps in the following order to resolve the ethical conflict: 4, 1, 3, 2, 5. Correct option is 2

Step-by-step explanation:

<ol><li>4. Preserve confidentially</li><li>1. Respect subjects' rights to privacy and dignity</li><li>3. Protect subject from personal harm</li><li>2. Seek informed consent</li><li>5. Think about the relationship between doctors and nurses. Who has more authority in a medical setting? How might the doctors' and nurses' reactions to using the checklist differ?</li></ol>