Question

the nurse is to administer a potassium supplement to the client. the nurse does not check the potassium level prior to administering the medication and later finds that the potassium level was at a critical high. what principle has this nurse violated?

Answer 1

The nurse is to administer a potassium supplement to the client and does not check the potassium level prior to administering the medication and later finds that the potassium level was at a critical high which means that the nonmaleficence principle was violated which is denoted as option B.

What is Nonmaleficence?

This refers to the duty of a professional such as healthcare workers in ensuring that there is no harm done to the client or patient.

In this scenario, negligence caused the nurse to administer a medication which had a critically high amount of potassium which is harmful to the body.

This is therefore the reason why nonmaleficence was chosen as the correct choice.

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The options are

• autonomy
• nonmaleficence
• beneficence
• fidelity