A 94-year-old woman is admitted to your hospital with dehydration, trouble breathing, and possible kidney failure. She is clearly in advanced Alzheimer's, weighs about 95 pounds, and shows multiple bruises on her body. She cannot talk. Her caregiver attributes the bruises to a blood disorder that reduces clotting.

a. What are your thoughts about this situation?
b. What kind of investigation would you conduct?
c. What actions would you take to be in compliance with ethical principles?

[120 total points] (public health) in one of the largest human experiments ever conducted, in 1954 a randomized controlled trial was run to see whether a vaccine developed by a doctor named jonas salk was effective in preventing paralytic polio. a total of 401,974 children (ages 6–9), chosen to be representative of those who might be susceptible to the disease, were randomized to two groups: 200,745 children (the control group c) were injected with a harmless saline solution (a placebo) and the other 201,229 children (the treatment group t) were injected with salk’s vaccine. what was the point of giving saline solution to the children who didn’t get the vaccine? explain briefly.

Aclient, prescribed dextroamphetamine for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd), has developed a common adverse effect of the medication since beginning therapy. which initial intervention should the client be encouraged to implement? a. increase fiber intake. b. take an over-the-counter (otc) laxative daily. c. take metronidazole. d. take diphenoxylate hydrochloride.

Justify the following statement: “diversity should exist in the workplace.”