Legal Aspects of Nursing
This allows a competent person to appoint a person to make medical decisions on their behalf.
What is a living will or durable power of attorney.
This philosophy holds that good acts are from which the greatest number of people will benefit and gain happiness
What is utilitarianism
This finding would not be considered an age related respiratory change in the older adult
What is wheezing on exhalation
This diet has been shown to be effective not only in preventing but also in reversing heart disease
What is the Ornish diet.
Period when recovery from illness is not expected, death is anticipated, and focus is on comfort
End of Life
Doing this minimizes the for conflict with the facility and client population.
What is adhering to the nursing scope of practice
To respect our words and duty to our patients is referred to this
What is fidelity
Teaching patients to get their flu and pneumonia shots, deep breathing exercises, practicing yoga, stopping smoking, and not taking over the counter medications is considered to be
What is health promotions
This supplement slightly reduces blood pressure, low density lipoprotein concentrations, and total cholesterol levels
What is garlic
Care that relieves suffering and provides comfort when cure is not possible
What is Palliative care
This is the contract between an older adult client and the owners of a facility.
What is private law.
Truthfulness
What is veracity
This can cause cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death in the older adult if overused.
What are bronchodilator inhalers.
This vitamin helps form red blood cells and decrease homocysteine levels
What is vitamin B12
Program that delivers palliative care to dying individuals and support to dying person, family, and caregivers.
What is Hospice care
Failure to conform to the standard of care.
What is negligence
Knowing yourself, reading, discussing issues, and encouraging patients to express their desires results in
Ethical decision making
When providing oxygen therapy to an older adult client, it is important for the nurse to monitor the patient and prevent the client from the following
What are carbon dioxide retention and narcosis
This vitamin may decrease total cholesterol and inhibit platelet aggregation.
What is calcium
Death determined by lack of cardiac and pulmonary function is considered to be
Somatic death
Assigning an unlicensed person to perform an action that is not appropriate for them to perform.
What is liability
A client wanting to commit suicide due to terminal illness can lead the nurse to be in an ethical dilemma in which two areas.
What is safety and clients rights
These two symptoms older adults may not experience with an infection are
What are pain and fever
This vitamin reduces triglycerides, reduce deaths from CAD, and lowers blood pressure
What is fish oil
First stage of the grieving process
What is denial
An aggressive and agitated client who is not responding to least restrictive interventions could justify which action.
What is physical restraint.
To do good for patients
What is beneficience
These foods, if tolerated, can be recommended to help open the airway and clear congestion
What are spicy foods and garlic
This vitamin can aid in reducing reliance on antihypertensives and diuretics
What is potassium
Decline in blood pressure, rapid weak pulse, periods of apnea, perfuse perspiration, and cold extremities are considered to be
What are signs of imminent death
This must be signed by a client and the physician for it to be in effect.
What is a DNR
Keeping staffing levels below what is needed but not objecting or advocating for proper staff due to fear of being fired is considered
What is conflict of interest.
This is how many hours a Bronchodilators should give relief
What are 4 hours
Hardening and narrowing of arteries due to plaque buildup in vessels walls.
What is atherosclerosis
This percentage of deaths occur in old age
What is 80%
This law protects your clients personal information
What is HIPPA law
A system of moral principles that guides behavior
What is Ethics
When performing postural draining it is important for the nurse to
Provide adequate rest periods of rest between position changes
Abnormal heart rate or rhythm
What is an arrhythmia
Religious belief accepting of prayer and cremation
Unitarian
Duty, negligence, and injury must occur for this to exist
What is malpractice.
Knowing about different cultures and applying their beliefs to care, instead of your own is considered
What is culturally competent
This nursing diagnosis is one of the most common given in the care of the older adult with COPD
What is poor gas exchange
Decline in cardiovascular function due to physical inactivity
What is physical deconditioning
Religion that believes in prayer and last rites during death
What is Presbyterian and Lutheran
Malnutrition, dehydration, urine odor, social isolation are examples of this
What is elder abuse
In this culture it is common for males to assume the decision-making role
Arab, Indian, and Hindu
Lungs ability to expand and retract
A vibration felt during palpation of the chest
This is reduced in the older adult due to age related changes.
What are elastic recoil, fremitus, and vital capacity.
Contributing factors of aging and risks to adequate circulation
What are decreased elasticity of blood vessels, increased resistance of peripheral vessels, decreased coronary blood flow, reduced proportion of o2 extracted from arterial blood by tissues, reduced cardiovascular requirements, to adrenergic stimulation.
Truth
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