End of life
True or False
A DNR is the same thing as an Advance directive?
False. They are two completely different things
The duty to keep one's word.
Fidelity
The nurse calls the primary health care provide regarding a new medication prescription, because the dosage is too high. The nurse is unable to locate the PHCP and the medication is due, what should the nurse do?
A. Contact the nursing supervisor
B. Administer the dose prescribed
C. Hold medication until the PHCP can be contacted
D. Administer the recommended dose until PHCP can be located
A. Contact the nursing supervisor
An advance directive, sometimes called a _____, is a set of instructions documenting a person's wishes regarding medical care intended to sustain life.
Living Will
WHAT IS A DOCUMENT THAT PERMITS AN INDIVIDUAL TO GIVE A SURROGATE OR PROXY THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THAT PERSON IN THE EVENT THAT THEY BECOME INCOMPETENT
A. Living will
B. Durable power of attorney for health care decisions
C. Advance directives
D . Informed consent
B. Durable power of attorney for health care decision
Ethical dilemmas may occur as a result of differences in cultural and _____ beliefs
Religious
An _____ is an end-of-life decision made by a patient in advance of the actual need.
Advance Directive
CARE PROVIDERS HAVE THE DUTY TO DO GOOD TO OTHERS, TO MAINTAIN A BALANCE BETWEEN BENEFITS AND HARM, TO TREAT ALL PATIENTS WITH RESPECT
A. BENEFICENCE
B. NONMALEFICENCE
C. PERSONAL LIABILITY
D. CORPORATE LIABILITY
A. Beneficence
True or False
Organ donations cause ethical questions that cause dilemmas
True
Even if a person has decided to be an organ donor on their license, at the time of their death their family may strongly disagree with the decision causing ethical issues
The PHCP writes a ____ prescription if the client and physician have made the decision that the client's health is deteriorating and the client chooses not to go undergo CPR if needed
DNR
ISSUES THAT ARE COMMONLY ADDRESSED BY ETHICS COMMITTEES ARE:
A. end-of-life, organ donation, futility-of-care issues
B. end-of-life, organ donation, change in the durable power of attorney
C. organ donation, futility-of-care issues, pediatric patient issue
D. organ donation, DNR order, Jehovah’s witness issues
A. end-of-life, organ donation, futility-of-care issues
True or False
The Jehovah’s witnesses do not oppose to donating or receiving organs?
True
The group do not oppose to receiving or donating organs as long as the organs and tissues are completely drained from blood
A DNR prescription needs to be reviewed regularly according to _____ and may need to be changed if the clients’ status changes
Agency policy
As a professional, this would be a requirement to admit mistakes promptly or to not lie to a patient about bad news.
Veracity
________ take an interprofessional approach to facilitate dialogue regarding ethical dilemmas, they also establish policies and procedures
Ethics Committees