Why is standpoint theory an important consideration when making value decisions?

Standpoint theory helps avoid the problems of self-interest in deciding ethical issues. It holds that one should always try to adopt or listen to the standpoint of the most marginalized and vulnerable persons involved.

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The anterior scalene and middle scalene common inferior attachment is:

a. First rib b. Second rib c. Third rib d. None of above

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Your 79-year-old female patient appears to show all signs and symptoms of a stroke. Her level of consciousness has rapidly deteriorated, she is now unconscious, and she can no longer control her own airway. While you intervene to manage her airway, the best position in which to keep fluid or vomitus from occluding her airway would be the:

A) recovery position. B) Trendelenburg position. C) prone position. D) Fowler position.

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