Advance directive Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Nursing process o The weakness of the nursing process, like the traditional problem-solving model, is in not requiring clearly stated objectives. Goals should be clearly stated in the planning phase of the process, but this step is frequently omitted or obscured.  Role of the nurse as a client advocate Advocacy • Advocacy involves helping others to grow and self-actualize • Nurses must advocate for themselves, clients, subordinates, and their profession • Advocates mus...

2024 CNA Final Exam ( Version 5 ) New Full Exam Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct 1. What is one important reason why the bed should remain wrinkle-free? Answer: To help keep skin healthy and prevent pressure ulcers. 2. What is the term for a device that replaces a missing body part? Answer: Prosthesis 3. Exercisesthat put each joint through itsfull arc of motion are called? Answer: Range of motion. 4. Which of the following isthe correct way to remove a gown? Answer: Un...

1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients? A. The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to these clients. B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a different nursing role. C. The nurse should decline to care for the client’s c...

Test Bank For Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 15th Edition (Hinkle, 2022), All Chapter 1-68 Complete Guide. TEST BANK Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing Janice L Hinkle, Kerry H. Cheever, Kristen Overbaugh 15th Edition Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice Hinkle: Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that t...

Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice Hinkle: Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that the unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients? A. The nurse should adhere to professional standards of practice and offer service to these clients. B. The nurse sh...

HESI Fundamentals Exam a 35-year-old female client with cancer refuses to allow the nurse to insert an IV for a scheduled chemotherapy treatment, and states that she is ready to go home and die. What intervention should the nurse initiate? A. evaluate the client's mental status for competence to refuse treatment B. review the client's medical record for an advance directive C. determine if a DNR prescription has been obtained D. document that the client is being discharged against me...

ANCC Risk mgt / ethics / research Exam 93 Questions with Verified Answers What are some systematic components to reducing risk? What does it begin with? - CORRECT ANSWER Begins with a formal written plan -organizational goals -delineation of program scope, components, methods -delegating responsibility for implementation and enforcement -commitment of the board -guarantees of confidentiality and immunity for those who squeal goals -> scope/methods -> delegation -> board b...

Chapter 03: Legal and Ethical Aspects of Nursing Williams: deWit's Fundamental Concepts and Skills for Nursing, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A student nurse who is not yet licensed: a. may not perform nursing actions until he or she has passed the licensing examination. b. is not responsible for his or her actions as a student under the state licensing law. c. are held to the same standards as a licensed nurse. d. must apply for a temporary student nurse permit to practice as a s...

What is one important reason why bed linens should remain wrinkle-free? - Answer- To help keep the skin healthy and prevent pressure ulcers What is the term for a device that replaces a missing body part? - Answer- Prosthesis Exercises that put each joint through its full arc of motion are called - Answer- Range of motion Which of the following is the correct way to remove a gown? - Answer- Unfasten gown at neck and waist and roll the dirty side in while holding gown away from the body....

which of the following statements is accurate regarding restraints - Answera belt restraint placed over the patient's chest may restrict breathing restraint or seclusion - Answershould be initiated only by staff members who have been trained in their use an advance healthcare directive - AnswerIs required to contain decisions about organ donation which of the following statements is correct - Answeran example of emotional abuse is locking a child in a closet as punishment sexual har...