Death with dignity act - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Rules and responsibilities - correct answer Drive to the patient safely Have directions and know how to get to location Patient Care Patient Packaging Look & Act Professional Medical Direction: On-Line Direction - correct answer On the phone with MD Medical Direction: Off-Line Direction - correct answer Pre-Written or Standing Orders (Protocols - Standing Orders) definitve signs of death - correct answer Dependent lividity (blood at the lowest point of the body/discoloratio...

Care Coordination correct answers a process connecting both services and resources involving patient, providers and families with the goals of optimal patient outcomes Classification of safety events correct answers Never miss event-error that could have caused harm but didn't Adverse event-error that results in moderate to sever harm (medication administration) Sentinel event- serious error that results in patient death Fidelity correct answers Act in ways that are loyal keeping promi...

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...

Hondros Nur 205 Exam 1 Latest Update Graded A+ Care Coordination a process connecting both services and resources involving patient, providers and families with the goals of optimal patient outcomes Classification of safety events Never miss event-error that could have caused harm but didn't Adverse event-error that results in moderate to sever harm (medication administration) Sentinel event- serious error that results in patient death Fidelity Act in ways that are loyal keepi...

advocate - ANSWER-the protection of human or legal rights and the securing of care for all patients based on the belief that patients have the right to make informed decisions about their health and lives caregiver - ANSWER-The provision of care to patients that combines both the art and the science of nursing in meeting physical, emotional, intellectual, sociocultural, and spiritual needs. As a caregiver, the nurse integrates the roles of communicator, teacher, counselor, leader, researcher,...

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS GUIDE CBT EXAMS FOR NMC 1. What is the role of the NMC? a) To represent or campaign on behalf of nurses and midwifes b) To regulate hospital or other healthcare settings in the UK c) To regulate health care assistance d) To regulate nurses and midwives in the UK to protect the public 2. What is the purpose of The NMC Code? a) It outlines specific tasks or clinical procedures b) It ascertains in detail a nurse's or mi...

If contracted laundry services are provided off site: - ANSWER-The use of commercial laundry services is required by the contractor based on Department of Health. For residents with dementia, optimal food choices are best achieved by: - ANSWER-Good screening, proper nutrition and hydration, and pleasant meal times. Information should be added to an ICP: - ANSWER-At a minimum when the resident has a significant change of condition. A resident has the right to participate in social, relig...

Bioethics Final Exam Review Questions and answers | Latest updated | Rated A+ Why does the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith condemn euthanasia? (Relate to Human dignity and rights) - It is an action that violates the dignity and the rights of the patient and takes the way the universal right of life away from people Why does the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith condemn euthanasia? (Relate to Faithfulness in God) - God has a vision for the course of every human life, a...

developmental theory - process of growth and development of humans as orderly and predictable, beginning with conception and ending with death nursing theory - differentiates nursing from other disciplines and activities by serving the purposes of describing, explaining, predicting, and controlling desired outcomes of nursing care practices caregiver - The provision of care to patients that combines both the art and the science of nursing in meeting physical, emotional, intellectual, socioc...

Chapter 3 THE CORE PHILOSOPHIES Exercises Core Principles 1. “If you really want to do the moral thing, sell most of your worldly possessions, and give the proceeds to those starving in impoverished countries.” Would utilitarians and deontologists agree or disagree with this statement? SOLUTION for Exercise 3-1: A utilitarian probably would agree. The marginal utility of a dollar to a starving person is far greater than the marginal utility lost by the wealthier donor who...