An ethical dilemma occurs when there is a conflict regarding
a. professional decisions.
b. legal issues.
c. moral actions.
d. none of the above.
c
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You have been called to a residence for a 63-year-old female with a history of COPD who is short of breath. The patient is moderately dyspneic with the following vital signs: pulse 124, respirations 20, blood pressure 162/56, and SpO2 at 86%. She is using an oxygen concentrator set at 5 lpm. What is your best course of action?
A) Attach a nonrebreather to the oxygen concentrator and increase the liter flow to 12. B) Continue oxygen administration with the concentrator and transport the patient. C) Remove the oxygen concentrator and administer high-concentration oxygen to the patient. D) Administer medical oxygen from your cylinder at the same rate as the concentrator.
The main premise of standard precautions is:
a. to treat all human blood and body fluids as potentially infectious for blood-borne pathogens. c. to never recap needles. b. to treat all used PPE as potentially biohazardous waste. d. to treat all body secretions as potentially containing blood-borne pathogens.