ATI LPN
Ethics and Legal Issues in Healthcare Questions
Question 1 of 5
Moral arguments regarding abortion include which of the following:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The central moral debate on abortion focuses on the moral status of the fetus, not peripheral issues like environment or past events.
Question 2 of 5
Proliferative retinopathy is often treated using:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Laser surgery is a standard treatment for proliferative retinopathy to prevent vision loss; the others are diagnostic or unrelated.
Question 3 of 5
All of the following are indications of insulin therapy except:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Diabetic retinopathy is a complication, not an indication for insulin; the others require insulin for acute management.
Question 4 of 5
Which type of competence-based education is characterized by basic performance in the workplace?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Behaviorist competence focuses on observable performance in the workplace.
Question 5 of 5
There is a nurse caring for elderly patient with dementia and cancer, the patients husband asks for information about 'terminal sedation.' What type and how much medication could be used for peaceful death? The nurse gives him this information and arranges for the patient to be discharged home in his husband care. This type of action is best described as:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Providing such information may be legal but is unethical without proper medical oversight and patient consent.