The nurse providing care to a dying patient knows the patient prefers to wear his own pajamas even though this makes it difficult to maintain his intravenous lines and drainage tubes. By ensuring that the patient wears his own pajamas, the nurse is implementing which of the following ethical theories?

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In situation ethics, the decision maker takes into account the unique characteristics of the individual, the caring relationship between the patient and the nurse, and the most humanistic course of action given the consequences. The patient wants to wear his own pajamas even though it makes providing some aspects of care difficult.. Rule utilitarianism seeks the greatest happiness for all. Act deontology is based on the personal moral values of the person making the ethical decision. Rule deontology is based on the belief that certain standards for ethical decisions transcend the individual's moral values. The nurse is not implementing rule utilitarianism, act deontology, or rule deontology.

The Nurse Providing Care to a Dying Patient Knows the Patient