- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
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- Tell the patient to practice more.
- Provide pre-filled syringes or arrange for home health support to ensure safe and accurate insulin administration.
- Assume the patient will manage.
- Tell the patient that their tremor is a problem.
- Autonomy
- Veracity
- Beneficence
- Fidelity
- Force the patient to eat.
- Support the family's desire to feed the patient.
- Facilitate communication between the patient, family, and medical team, advocating for the patient's autonomy while supporting the family's grief.
- Document the patient's refusal and leave.
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
- Autonomy of the patient
- Beneficence of the unit
- Non-maleficence to patients
- Justice in research
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Veracity
- Justice
- Force conventional treatment as superior.
- Dismiss cultural beliefs as irrelevant.
- Respect cultural beliefs, explore their understanding of illness, and provide education on the benefits of medical treatment while honoring autonomy.
- Tell the patient their beliefs are wrong.
- Accurate charting
- Medication double-checking
- Patient education
- Family involvement
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
- Tolerate the behavior to ensure patient care.
- Confront the patient angrily.
- Set clear professional boundaries, inform the patient that such behavior is unacceptable, and report the harassment to the charge nurse or supervisor.
- Avoid the patient's room.
- Use the erratic reading and administer insulin.
- Use a different, reliable monitor, or perform a manual blood glucose check to ensure an accurate reading before administering insulin.
- Guess the patient's glucose level.
- Wait for the monitor to fix itself.
- Follow the verbal order.
- Follow the written order.
- Clarify the discrepancy with the prescribing physician to ensure patient safety and correct documentation.
- Ask another nurse for their opinion.
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Autonomy
- Justice
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
- Tell the patient there's nothing more that can be done.
- Document the pain and wait for the next dose time.
- Re-assess the pain, advocate for additional pain management strategies or a change in orders from the physician, and explore non-pharmacological interventions.
- Suggest the patient just try to relax.
- Serve the prescribed diet.
- Inform the patient that their diet is incorrect.
- Temporarily withhold the conflicting food, provide an appropriate alternative, and immediately contact the dietitian and physician for a revised order.
- Just serve a small portion.
