Sunday, June 28, 2009

The community health nurse is performing a well baby check on a nine month old infant, the child is due for ro

The community health nurse is performing a well baby check on a nine month old infant, the child is due for ro
The community health nurse is performing a well baby check on a nine month old infant, the child is due for routine immunizations. The mother who speaks little English is hesitant to give consent for the immunizations; she indicates through an interpreter that immunizations for an infant are prohibited in her culture. The nurse is aware that there is an outbreak of pertussis in the neighborhood where this family lives. Discuss the ethical dilemma using the principles of autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice; consider the nurse, the mother, the infant, & the community.
Newborn & Baby - 8 Answers
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1 :
the health nurse needs to find an interpreter who speaks her language to explain the risk of not getting the vaccine and ease her fears of getting it.
2 :
you should do your own school work!!!
3 :
Her culture is in another country. If she wants her children to go to school in the US they really should have their shots. If they want to live in the US they need to follow US laws, not the laws in their homeland.
4 :
Stop trying to cheat. Do your own homework!
5 :
The answers are in your school book..... I did my own schoolwork, do yours! Best of luck!
6 :
I already got my own BSN...now you get your own. First off, do your own assignments. Medical ethics are important. Think it through yourself.
7 :
Do your own homework.
8 :
I could discuss it for you but you wouldn't learn very much by that would you? These assignments are set to get YOU thinking!!

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