Asked by Jillian Hendrix on May 02, 2024
Verified
A psychiatric nurse best implements the ethical principle of autonomy when he or she:
A) intervenes when a self-mutilating patient attempts to harm self.
B) stays with a patient who is demonstrating a high level of anxiety.
C) suggests that two patients who are fighting be restricted to the unit.
D) explores alternative solutions with a patient, who then makes a choice.
Ethical Principle
A fundamental guideline or rule that is used to make judgements about what is right and wrong in a particular situation.
Autonomy
The right or condition of self-government, or in a personal sense, the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
Self-Mutilating
The act of deliberately inflicting harm upon oneself’s own body without the intention of suicide, often as a coping mechanism for emotional distress.
- Apply the ethical principle of autonomy in psychiatric nursing practice.
Verified Answer
Learning Objectives
- Apply the ethical principle of autonomy in psychiatric nursing practice.
Related questions
A Voluntarily Hospitalized Patient Tells the Nurse, Get Me the ...
A Nurse Cares for an Older Adult Patient Admitted for ...
The Nurse Attends an Ethics Committee to Discuss an Issue ...
The Adult Daughter of an Older Client with an Inoperable ...
A Conscious and Competent Client Who Is Ventilator Dependent Wants ...