About the Case
What does PVS stand for?
Persistent Vegetative State
Identify at least one role of the nurse in Patient Safety that we have learned
identify risks
plan for risks
rights of medication administration
communication
error prevention
What does QSEN stand for?
Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
Individual that stated Terri wished never live on life support or in a vegetative state
Who is Terri's husband?
If an individual has signed a DNR/DNI and they become unresponsive, can the DNR/DNI be reversed?
Yes, if health care proxy wants it to be.
What are all 6 of the QSEN compentencies?
One of the main issues at hand in the Shiavo case was over the removal of what?
A feeding tube
Use of PPE
De-escalating situations
hand washing
etc...
QSEN was created for who?
Student Nurses
"The Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project addresses the challenge of preparing future nurses with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) necessary to continuously improve the quality and safety of the healthcare systems within which they work."
What did "Terri's Law" allow to happen for Terri?
Re-insertion of her feeding tube after it had been removed 6 days earlier by court order
Nurses should practice __________, which means they would respect the wishes of their patients, promote proper and safe treatments for their patients, and stick up for their patients.
Advocacy
The three components of each competency
*Hint* KSA
Knowledge, Skill, Attitudes
What does it say at the bottom of Terri's gravestone?
"I kept my promise"